Total word count – 235 words.
Took me 1 minute to read.
Let’s stay real for the next 1 minute.
Ok, I’ll take that as a yes.
Let’s start.
The world is selfish — be it friends or colleagues.
Nobody was ever really thinking about you, anyway.
They aren’t. They weren’t. They never were.
People are mostly just thinking about themselves — not your choices, your flaws, or your fears.
They’re too busy.
Too preoccupied with their own lives, their doubts, their stories.
Remember the mistake you made? Barely registered. Fuck it.
Your hesitation, your stumble, your silence?
Not nearly as noticeable as you think.
People don’t have time to worry about what you’re doing or how well you’re doing it.
They’re caught up in their own chaos.
Everyone’s living in their own bubble of self-concern.
Here’s the truth — you can breathe and let it go.
You don’t have to be perfect, polished, or pleasing.
Nobody is watching you as closely as you fear.
Nobody is critiquing your every step.
Nobody is thinking about you nearly as much as you are.
Did you notice? That’s power.
That’s freedom.
You are not the center of everyone’s story—only your own.
So, live like it.
Speak like it.
Fail like it.
Begin again like it.
ZERO pressure.
You’re free to be human.
And that’s where your magic lives.
Act today. Act fast. Act for yourself.
— Shailesh Thakran
That’s all, folks.
This is “Nobody is Thinking About You” in brief.
