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

Goalsetting for the summer

#16 Jun 13, 2021

I have an announcement!

#15 Jun 8, 2021

How to reward yourself

#14 Jun 6, 2021

#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
#4

Feb 28, 2021

Why I don't trust myself when running – I find it really funny when I say 'this just isn't for me' or when I quit things. I so confidently tr
#3

Feb 21, 2021

Why You Should Listen To Your Lazy Self – I'm a scheduling queen.Seriously, I just love that fresh-new-project feeling, time-blocking, organisi
#2

Feb 7, 2021

Your Discomfort Zone Will Kill You – Heya,It's been an emotional week on my end. I will admit I've spent as much time tracking my YouTube
#1

Jan 31, 2021

Strong Opinions, Loosely Held – Hiya,I guess we're doing it. I've wanted to start one of these babies for months now, but my incompet