A Skittle factory. A monkey. Your mindset.

Every now and then, I come across something so strange and specific that it loops back around to profound.

This is a special one-off issue of the newsletter—no coaching tool, no mindset reframe, no invitation to reflect on your limiting beliefs. Just something weird and worth sharing.

Shoutout to a subscriber—you know who you are, E—for sending this one my way:
“Skittle Factory Dementia Monkey Titty Monetization” by Parakeet.
Yes, that’s the actual title.

It’s an absurdist, darkly funny, deeply weird ride through what happens when our thought loops harden into identity—especially as we age.

And underneath the viral monkey boobs and factory metaphors, there’s a clear, almost sobering insight:

You don’t become someone different over time—you become more of what you’ve practiced being.

That includes how you respond to failure. Risk. Possibility. Creativity. Doubt.

This is the kind of thing I help clients untangle in coaching: the loops they don’t even know they’re running, until they hit the limits of their own operating system. This piece explores that idea—just with more GIFs and monkeys than I typically use.

⚠️ Fair warning:
The tone is edgy. The humor is dark. It veers from thoughtful to completely unhinged. I skimmed a few sections.

If absurdist spiral-core isn’t your thing, feel free to skip. But if you want to see what mindset philosophy looks like when it’s duct-taped to a rocket and shot through a Skittle factory—here’s the link:

👉 Read the full post on Substack

Heads up: that link will ask you to subscribe to the author’s Substack.
If you’d prefer not to, email me at pierre at pierrebradette dot com and I’ll send you a PDF version.

Enjoy the madness. Or not.

Either way—it might make you notice which flavor of thought you’ve been manufacturing lately.

Pierre

Certified Professional Coach

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