What Mike Monteiro thinks about Psychotherapy

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American designer and writer; co-founder of Mule Design and author of Design Is a Job (2012) and Ruined by Design (2019), on designers' ethical responsibility. Writes a weekly advice newsletter and now also paints.

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1. 24 Jul 2026

   Our readingThe best way to deal with the feeling of being adrift is to focus on what others need rather than what one needs.

   Their wordsAnd over the years (along with much therapy) I've found that the best way to deal with this feeling, which can be incredibly lonely, is not to ask myself what I need, but to ask myself what others need. How can I be useful?

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