The Talk of Taylor

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  • This Is How Our World Gets Better — Thought Catalog

    So. Much. Yes. Paolo CiprianiYesterday I was settling down to work at one of my favorite coffee shops. I am back in my hometown for the summer, waiting for one of my lease to start up in a city that I actually want to live in. Until then, I am walled into a suburban hell,…

  • “Technically Single, Emotionally Unavailable”

    *scroll past the video for the entry. Listen to the video for the full experience of said entry* But first: Dating is fun as a twenty-something in 2016, isn’t it? All you hear about is either A.)someone else just got engaged or B.) how impossible it is to date in 2016 because “technology/social media/tinder/blah blah…

  • You either write or live — Cristian Mihai

    This is something Jonathan Fisher says in The Writer. In certain ways, this particular statement holds a lot of truth. You have to take a step back, see things for what they are, and then write about them. You have to become an observer, you have to put your life on hold. You have to […]…

  • I Can Start My Car From My Phone, So Why Can’t I Vote From It?

    (originally on design4emergence’s Medium page) By Taylor Kamnetz After being hung up on multiple times over the course of an hour by Yellow Cab employees, my friend found herself resentful, hopeless, and still stranded. It’s been four days since Uber pulled their services out of Austin, and the millennials of this beautiful city are hating every…

  • In The World Today

    Ya girl was published by the lovely Thought Catalog.   Check it out, and feel free to leave a comment on the site with what you think! Share it with your friends! Share it with your family! Share it with the world!   http://thoughtcatalog.com/taylor-kamnetz/2016/05/why-beauty-can-always-be-found-through-the-eyes-of-a-photographer/

  • The Diet You Should Swear By

    …isn’t the same for everyone. OH! And…         …it doesn’t exist. But how is it that there are so many diets out there that people follow–religiously, at that? How can so many people swear the diet they follow is the answer and the solution to every problem you’ve ever had? How could…

  • Kindness for Weakness

    “its very funny because i got your fucking money”   Here’s a post. A post about the importance of standing your ground and letting people know the kindness that’s within you, but to also note that this kindness should not be mistaken for (forever) weaknesses. Being respectful and courteous are things we should be. mannerisms…

  • When A Thought Turns its (unruly) Head

    Lately I’ve been missing the act of simply sitting down with a topic in mind and writing about it. You know-what bloggers do. Just do it, then. It’s not that hard. You make time for what you want to. True. These are all accurate statements. And what I have to say next may sound like…

  • Human — Cristian Mihai

    Well…if this isn’t an amazing piece about being OK with not being OK…then I don’t know what would take its place.     “You say you’re ‘depressed’ – all i see is resilience. You are allowed to feel messed up and inside out. It doesn’t mean you’re defective – it just means you’re human.” –…

  • A Post Without a Title

    Had a great idea about what to write next on here… thing is, I’d fall asleep half way through writing, or go off on an even more random tangent than usual. We don’t need any more space-cadet Taylor than we already have. So…this is here to be a placeholder to myself. Something to remind me…