In Defense of the Unoptimized Life
While these answers came from a group of people self-described as “in recovery,” burnout is a widely documented ailment of our time. Meanwhile, the desire to make the most of our weeks remains universal. How can we honor this desire without sacrificing our health in the process? The answer lies in a new way of thinking and doing that can serve as a
... See moreAnne-Laure Le Cunff • Tiny Experiments: How to Live Freely in a Goal-Obsessed World
"…everyone wants to succeed immediately and without pain or effort. Or they love to write books about how to write books, rather than actually writing...a book that might actually be about something. Bad advice is every- where. Build a following. Establish a platform. Learn how to scam the system. In other words, do all the surface stuff and none o... See more
Implicit in the promise of outsourcing and automation and time-saving devices is a freedom to be something other than what we ought to be. The liberation we are offered is a liberation from the very care-driven involvement in the world and in our communities that would render our lives meaningful and satisfying. In other words, the promise of liber... See more