MODERNPACE.

themodernpace.com — Edition 2026

About the Author

Writing about how
we live, work,
and pay attention.

I write essays on modern life — not as an expert looking down, but as someone paying close attention while moving through it.

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FOUNDED & WRITTEN BY

Maya Sterling

Why this journal exists

A few years ago, my days were full and productive, yet strangely forgettable. I was meeting goals, responding quickly, and keeping pace — but rarely stopping long enough to notice how any of it felt.

This journal began as a private attempt to slow things down. To write clearly about ordinary experiences: mornings before screens, rooms that allow quiet, travel without urgency, and work done with care rather than haste.

What started as personal notes slowly became essays. Not instructions for living differently, but observations meant to help us notice what we already have and decide more deliberately what we give our attention to.

Depth over frequency

I publish infrequently by choice. Writing often takes weeks, sometimes longer, because clarity usually arrives after patience.

Human perspective

Every piece here is written, revised, and edited by a person. I value lived experience, uncertainty, and nuance more than polished certainty.

Respect for attention

This site avoids urgency by design. No pop-ups that interrupt reading, no exaggerated promises, and no pressure to stay longer than you want.

Morning light
Quiet interiors
Working slowly

If something here resonates

I’m always interested in thoughtful conversations, careful questions, and stories shaped by real experience.

Write to me