How to feel alive again.
When you’re somewhere unfamiliar and invisible, the pressure to “be someone” dissolves. You stop worrying about how you look, what you say, or how you come across. You become an observer again, like a beginner in your own life. Your mind slows down, curious again, noticing little details you usually overlook - the way sunlight filters through
... See morea life spent in circumstances immeasurably better than a concentration camp can still end up feeling fairly meaningless if you’re incapable of directing some of your attention as you’d like. After all, to have any meaningful experience, you must be able to focus on it, at least a bit. Otherwise, are you really having it at all? Can you have an
... See moreOliver Burkeman • Four Thousand Weeks
But in this process, we must remember something important: life is not meant to be rushed through. It is not a race, nor is it a problem to be solved. It is an experience to be lived, and living well requires presence. To focus on one thing deeply, to give it your full attention, is to experience it fully. And when we do this, something remarkable... See more