What does the headline we click on say about us?
I am drawn to stories about those who exhibit qualities I lack.
3 min readMar 15, 2021
When I feel I’m living fearfully, I enjoy tales of those who act courageously. If I’m living emotionally, with no capacity for a poker face, I seek inspiration from those who remain unflappable in the face of disaster. This is how I choose what to read… most of the time, but then I began to wonder what the headlines I am clicking on are also saying about me.
Below are 15 headlines picked from the the top ranked Medium articles of all time. As you scan through them, is there a theme to emotions that resonate most powerfully?
- The Most Important Skill Nobody Taught You
- Something is wrong on the internet
- Laziness Does Not Exist (But unseen barriers do)
- A quick beginner’s guide to drawing
- You’re Not Lazy (The last motivational blog post you’ll ever need.)
- How Technology is Hijacking Your Mind
- How I Hacked 40 Websites in 7 minutes
- You Are Not Equal. I’m Sorry.
- 7 Things You Need To Stop Doing To Be More Productive, Backed By Science
- How Quitting My Corporate Job for My Startup Dream…