Francesco
@fran
Francesco
The more I pay attention to my body, the more I realize how much of this world requires me to disconnect from it just to participate.
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Uncomfortable truth: How close is āpositivity cultureā to delusion and denial?
Jake Seligerjakeseliger.com
Iām fond of saying in response to āHowāre you doing?ā that āIām dying, which is painful and quite bad. How are you?ā
Jake Seliger ā¢ Uncomfortable truth: How close is āpositivity cultureā to delusion and denial?
Sometimes things happen for no discernible reason. Sometimes things happen and there is nothing to be learned from them. I for one think Iāve learned nothing from having cancer or losing my tongue, apart from the obvious, like āboth suck.ā Neither has made me stronger, better, more empathetic, or anything else positive. Iām not a better person. I... See more
Jake Seliger ā¢ Uncomfortable truth: How close is āpositivity cultureā to delusion and denial?
I recently read āThe Optimists Ended up in Auschwitz.ā As you can infer from the title, the people who looked on the bright side didnāt flee Germany in the 1930s, and the people who were less convinced of the goodness of the mob ran, survived, and passed on their genes. Optimism is often but not always warranted, and pessimism exists because bad... See more
