vanya
@vanyastar
vanya
@vanyastar
All this time is an unfathomable luxury, and I'm struck by the uncomfortable feeling that I'm enjoying it a little too much. Perhaps there is nothing wrong with me at all; perhaps this is all a fantasy that I've concocted in my desperation to leave. I'm only serving my notice period, so perhaps I just don't care anymore. I know that I would
... See morelabour and
An idea that pervades work culture is the concept of the ‘real job’. The phrase implies it is something tangible and objective, but in fact is anything but. How can we define a ‘real job’? Working between the hours of nine and five? The pay? The place of work itself? There are many lucrative careers that do not fit into a neat category, and many
... See morecreativity and
Inspired when reading the first chapter of The Factory (2013) by Hiroko Oyamada, translated by David Boyd (2019)
I didn't feel that the two should be in conflict - achieving your potential, and not being completely miserable. Happiness is the greatest skill we'll ever learn; it is not a part of ourselves that should be hived off into a dark corner, the shameful territory of the wilfully naive.
Happiness is our potential, the product of a mind that's allowed to
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