Chris Hennessy

Why do Waking Fiction videos lead with stories?

Do you use tiny flaws as an excuse to stop seeing someone who is actually good for you?

Expecting your idea to flop won't protect you. It just makes you build it half-hearted. What idea are you only half-trying, so it won't hurt as much if it fails?

Dating someone to fix your sadness puts them in a job they never applied for. What did you expect someone to fix in you that was never their job?

How mommy issues manifests

Panicking that you're behind on milestones turns a short life into a race nobody's actually judging. What milestone do you feel behind on, and whose timeline are you comparing yours to?

Waiting for a lucky break only works if you've been practicing for it while nobody's watching.

Resenting people for being further along than you only serves to eat away hours you could be spending on yourself. Nothing more.

Let’s be real. Dave Chapelle hasn’t been funny since his “grape drink” peak in 2004 His preachy shows since are an absolute yawn fest and now he’s gone the political edgelord route. A lot of these rich, gated-community comedians really need to just stfu and tell jokes.

Posting only the filtered version of your life means even the people who like it don't know you.

Missing one week isn't why you quit the gym. Needing every week to be perfect is. What did you quit because you couldn't do it perfectly?

That thing you've been dreading usually takes no time at all The dread, however, will waste days

Reminder: Do the thing…

Nobody gets stuck in a bad habit overnight. It happens one “just-this-once” at a time. What “just-this-once” has quietly turned into every day for you?

The chains of habit are too weak to be felt, until they’re too strong to be broken