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For the Love of Resets
The TikTok trend that changed my life for the better, and how moderation motivates me the most.
I have a TikTok account — separate from my personal one — made solely for “Girl, get your life together!” content.
On this account, I regularly consume videos with captions such as:
- “My 5–9 before my 9–5” (or, “my 5–9 after my 9–5”)
- “My weekend morning routine”
- “Come to work with me”
And my personal favorite:
There are millions of videos like this in existence, and I truly wouldn’t mind watching every single one of them.
But it was when I found myself actively searching “reset” and watching 50+ in a row that I finally wondered, “Why is this so interesting to me?”
When I took a closer look at the content and really examined what was happening in my life at the same time, I discovered some clear reasons why a “reset” was so enchanting to me in particular.
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