Strong Opinions, Loosely Held

By Elizabeth Filips

Hiya, I'm Elizabeth, a medical student, artist and YouTuber in London. Every Sunday I write about exploring meaning, productivity, little pleasures and just navigating life. And some of my favourite things that week.

Previous issues

Our sense of time is all wrong and what to do about it

#24 Sep 6, 2021

OK honey, what would make this situation better for you?

#23 Aug 29, 2021

Are you still the same person?

#22 Aug 22, 2021

#21

Aug 13, 2021

Should you follow your dreams? – Heya it's been a while!I've finally settled into the new house, have an internet connection and despi
#20

Jul 26, 2021

What if you die tomorrow? – We definitely romanticise dying within 24 hours.Have a difficult decision to make? Well, what would y
#19

Jul 19, 2021

An easy way to feel better – Hiya overthinkers,My most recent attempt to be more present and enjoy my life has been surprisingly q
#18

Jul 10, 2021

You need to start seeing yourself as a bear – Heya, I'm back! I've genuinely missed this newsletter.Today I've been thinking about our expectations
#17

Jun 20, 2021

Overcoming beginners' pain – I wonder if the feeling "who do I think I am?" is universal.Maybe you've wanted to learn to dance bet
#16

Jun 13, 2021

Goalsetting for the summer – I need to get my life in order.I've been putting off sitting down and organising my life by thinking
#15

Jun 8, 2021

I have an announcement! – Hello everyone!! Sorry for the mid-week email, but I couldn't wait until Sunday to announce this - I
#14

Jun 6, 2021

How to reward yourself – Heya,It's milestone time: I've just graduated from my third year of university (having done better th
#13

May 23, 2021

Emotionally stepping aside – Has this ever happened to you as a child? Your mum is furiously shouting at you, and then the phone r
#12

May 16, 2021

The Scarcity Mindset – It sometimes takes just one small mindset change to shift my world view. This is one of them.It start
#11

May 2, 2021

Doing the Bare Minimum – Heya, Having always been a perfectionist, my natural state is that of relentless overworking. Reading
#10

Apr 11, 2021

This is not a safe space – Heya, I’ve had years of training for welfare. To create comfortable, accepting, non-judgemental space
#9

Apr 4, 2021

I'm a horrible person – I've been a terrible friend for the last few weeks.And no, nothing's changed. I've acted the same as
#8

Mar 28, 2021

Why I'm OK with being mediocre – Heya, I’ve changed. I’ve just realised, I’ve gone from a “never show your work until it’s perfect” ki
#7

Mar 21, 2021

How I deal with my emotions – I’m an emotional person. I get passionate about inanimate objects like books and courses I’m signed u
#6

Mar 15, 2021

Depression and Games – Heya,One of my favourite quotes from one of my favourite people in the world Naval Ravikant is:The op
#5

Mar 7, 2021

Why It Sucks To Be Human – Heya,It's almost 12am and I'd completely forgotten about today's newsletter. So it's going to be a sh

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