Heidi Priebe

Toronto

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Articles

Just Be The One Who Cares More

4 weeks ago | thoughtcatalog.com | Heidi Priebe

Somebody always has to care more. This is the unfortunate, cardinal rule of how relationships function. If one person didn’t care a teeny bit more than the other, no one would ever get asked out. Or proposed to. Or counselled back from the brink of divorce. Someone always has to put in a tiny bit more effort than the other party is offering and throughout the course of your life, you’re going to be on both sides of the situation at least once.
‘Hating People’ Doesn’t Make You An Introvert… It Makes You A Person Who Hates People

1 month ago | thoughtcatalog.com | Heidi Priebe

It’s easy to misidentify our personality types. We do so all the time – from taking inaccurate online tests, to consuming online articles that portray false information about what it means to be an introvert, extrovert, feeler, thinker, etc… there are plenty of clouding factors that get in the way.
10 Micro-Signs That Your Luck Is About To Pivot For The Better

1 month ago | thoughtcatalog.com | Heidi Priebe

So your life has been a little monotonous for a long time now. So you’re struggling to figure out what comes next. So some days, you feel *this close* to giving up on your dreams altogether. But hold on. Chances are, you’re a whole lot closer to that Big Change you need than you think you are. Here are ten (often overlooked) signs that your life is on the verge of taking a turn for the better.
Why Our World Needs Each Myers-Briggs Personality Type

1 month ago | thoughtcatalog.com | Heidi Priebe

The world needs ENFPs to inspire people who have lost their purpose and can’t find their way. The world needs INFPs to mend broken spirits and inspire great compassion. The world needs ENFJs to guide and mentor those who cannot find a way to go on. The world needs INFJs to understand the human condition at its core. The world needs ISTJs to ensure that we are carrying out tasks optimally. The world needs ESTJs to ensure that everyone is staying focused on what really matters.
Things You Should Know Before You Date An ENFP

1 month ago | thoughtcatalog.com | Heidi Priebe

ENFPs are all-or-nothing people in their lives and in love. They take romantic relationships seriously, yet approach them with enthusiasm and warmth. ENFPs crave meaningful connections with their partners and are likely to leave a relationship early on if that connection is absent. This type is best matched with an INFJ or INTJ — these types offer a grounded, analytical contrast to the scattered yet creative ENFP. Quality conversation is the ultimate foreplay for an ENFP.
Please Wait For The Person Who Makes Love Easy

1 month ago | thoughtcatalog.com | Heidi Priebe

For a very long time growing up, I assumed that the strongest relationships were the messiest ones. After all, conflict was the main focus of every romantic comedy I watched growing up. Every romance novel I read. Every TV show, every dramatic story, every think piece – it all centered around drama and fighting. Fighting for each other. Fighting over each other. Fighting to make it work with each other, when the going got tough. We are raised to believe that the kind of love worth having is difficult.
On Avoidance, Pain Management & The Willingness To Change

Nov 27, 2024 | heidipriebe.substack.com | Heidi Priebe

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On The Value Of Bad Work

Nov 24, 2024 | heidipriebe.substack.com | Heidi Priebe

This morning I made a commitment to wiring my ‘enemy’ ten thousand dollars if I did not publish three blog posts by the end of the day. It is no surprise to me - or to anyone else who knows me - that the money in question will not be leaving my bank account (at least not until it’s time to pay my taxes). There was never a world where I’d be wiring this person ten thousand dollars come midnight because there was never a world where I didn’t complete three pieces of writing today.
Cynicism As A Call To Grieve Our Ideals & Expand Our Awareness

Nov 24, 2024 | heidipriebe.substack.com | Heidi Priebe

I have not historically thought of myself as a cynical person. For the majority of my life I’ve erred on the ‘toxically positive’ side of the cynical - idealist spectrum. This has largely proved to be the more pleasurable side of the continuum to reside on, as well as the more profitable one. But over the past few years, I’ve noticed a new pattern emerging in my consciousness, which takes the loose following shape: the more seriously I have begun taking my life, the more cynical I have become.
If I Don’t Publish 3 Pieces Of Writing By Midnight, I Have To Wire My Enemy $10,000

Nov 24, 2024 | heidipriebe.substack.com | Heidi Priebe

This summer I challenged myself to write one thousand words a day for ninety days. I picked up the idea from a retreat I attended in the spring with Cheryl Strayed, my long-time literary hero. On the final morning of a three-day retreat - one where I had found myself infuriatingly blocked on writing anything - she off-handedly mentioned a challenge her friend Jami Attenberg ran each summer (Here us the link:)The goal is to write one thousand words each day. That’s it.