If Humans Were Spaghetti

A self-help book about growing under pressure.

Strange, honest, and told entirely through the kitchen.

We don't often take life advice from the kitchen. Perhaps we should.

If Humans Were Spaghetti is a companion, not a manual. It's about being changed by life's heat: slowly, unglamorously, and usually before you've worked out what you're becoming. No grand gestures. No motivational speeches.

Who it's for: anyone who has felt the pressure and wondered what they were turning into.
Serving: uniquely yours.
Preparation time: honest self-reflection.
Cooking time: varies on you.

Cover of If Humans Were Spaghetti by Sim Jinrong, with the line "Perfectly imperfect, and that's OK"

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Quotes from If Humans Were Spaghetti

Knowing when to step out of the heat is not quitting - it is wisdom.

Overcooked spaghetti loses its form. Overextended people lose themselves.

Spaghetti only shows its true texture once it meets hot water. Humans are not that different.

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I’m Jinrong, or JR. I spent years in HR and project management before I started writing about the things we walk past. I write Pocket Notes every Wednesday.

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