Writing a book is weird

Some thoughts on arrival fallacy and other messy emotions

Illustration: Léo Hamelin

The day my book came out, I spent the afternoon under my duvet watching Friends re-runs. Friends is my comfort TV, it’s what I watch whenever I fly, when I’m feeling down or when I’m just experiencing a mess of emotions that I can’t quite put my finger on. If I’m watching the gang hang out in Central Perk, chances are that I’m n…