Adena Jones | Deputy Managing Editor @ Bleacher Report

TL;DR

Adena Jones describes her exhaustion from microaggressions and constant pressure, illustrated by a high school election loss despite her full effort. She concludes that while she will continue to give 100%, she is learning to prioritize self-care and extend grace to herself.

Key insights

• The speaker is tired of microaggressions such as "you’re just not a good fit for the team," "can I touch your hair," and judgments like "you look like you can fuck a dude up" or "women with bigger but
• She references an Instagram influencer’s quote: "life is 10% of what happens to you and 90% of how you react to it," initially resonating with it before examining her own behavior.
• Her personal mantra is "leaving it all on the floor" — giving maximum effort — which she learned from a high school campaign for senior class president that she lost.