Kim Quindlen

I’m a staff writer for Thought Catalog. I like comedy and improv. I live in Chicago. My Uber rating is just okay.

This Is What An Anxiety Attack Feels Like

Do you know what that’s like? To regularly experience the sentiment of what if this is the moment I legitimately die?

31 Pieces Of Advice I Wish I Could Give To My College-Aged Self

If you do gain the Freshman 15, don’t take it personally when you go home for Christmas and your rude relatives want to talk about it with you. Old people just like to talk about what people weigh. It’s one of their main hobbies.

9 Buttons I Wish Were On My Keyboard

Google Search Erase / Netflix / I Literally Can’t

17 One Sentence Life Lessons From My Dad

Effort is more important than talent.

12 Quotes From Conan O’Brien’s Dartmouth Commencement Speech That Will Help Prepare You For Adulthood

There are few things more liberating in this life than having your worst fear realized.

We All Need To Stop Being Preoccupied With The Illusion Of Our Lives So That We Can Have Actual Lives

Maybe we’re preoccupied with monitoring the illusion of our lives because it’s the only way that makes happiness seem like a real and attainable thing.