9 posts tagged with "Essays"

Few understand this.

This is a story I rarely share with anyone. But a lot of my problems are shared by other people and I wish more could come to understand the problems we have today.

Some battles can't be won.

Not everyone can be negotiated with and giving the wrong person what they want can be a a pathway to ruin.

In today's fast-paced, hyper-connected world, the pressure to be productive is irrationally relentless.

We are constantly reminded that productivity is the key to success -- that subsequently has been corrupted to believe that productivity is essential for survival and preservation.

Many of us feel an overwhelming urge to engage in activities that we perceive as productive -- be it through social shame, keeping up with society, to avoid political conflict through GDP growth.