Diary of Surrender, Week Two: Magical Thinking is Screwing Me Up

It’s a hard habit to break.

Fragment of a Queen’s Face, ca. 1353–1336 B.C., New Kingdom, Amarna Period | Metropolitan Museum of Art, Open Access Program

I’m writing a diary about my year of giving up, although I may give up on this too. Who knows? You can read about why I’m giving up here, and my first week of saying fuck it here. Further disclosure: the term “week” is used loosely.