Desperately Seeking Self-Improvement: A Year Inside the Optimization Movement
She said nothing. “You see, for me, this project is
André Spicer • Desperately Seeking Self-Improvement: A Year Inside the Optimization Movement
measurable, like memorizing 1,000 digits of pi,
André Spicer • Desperately Seeking Self-Improvement: A Year Inside the Optimization Movement
home, was a pile of leaflets from the new-age retreat I was going to attend at the end of the week. I ordered a beetroot burger and a no-nut wrap and sat
André Spicer • Desperately Seeking Self-Improvement: A Year Inside the Optimization Movement
“And you feel André is not invested
André Spicer • Desperately Seeking Self-Improvement: A Year Inside the Optimization Movement
them.” I was confused. I had just spent an enjoyable
André Spicer • Desperately Seeking Self-Improvement: A Year Inside the Optimization Movement
Self-improvement today is so integrated into our society that it is hard to know where it begins and ends. Yoga is taught at elementary schools. Mindfulness is used in prisons. Life-coaching is promoted as a way of combating poverty.
André Spicer • Desperately Seeking Self-Improvement: A Year Inside the Optimization Movement
fucking space, screwing emptiness. Then we were on the floor, under heavy blankets, panting. Meditative music played quietly from the speakers. I was staring up toward
André Spicer • Desperately Seeking Self-Improvement: A Year Inside the Optimization Movement
flooding out from my nostrils and my head was spinning.
André Spicer • Desperately Seeking Self-Improvement: A Year Inside the Optimization Movement
determination and blind commitment seemed like a good