I cannot recall that I've ever had difficulties in motivating myself, apart from an 18-month period in 2013-2014. Latter makes sense as a burnout is a crisis of faith (NY Magazine-2006, my 2019 blog). Our faith empowers our beliefs while our beliefs drive our willpower. Hence, losing faith in your beliefs erodes your willpower. Recently, someone offered me money to...
Last Tuesday, I was fooling around with my Apple TV+ subscription. It features a soccer related comedy series called Ted Lasso. I was flabbergasted noticing its 8.7 rating in IMDb, which is already very high for a TV series and exceptionally high for a comedy. The mix in this series is superb while the ingredients are rather simple. The same applies to the homicide...
Recently, I noticed an Aeon article with the title: Authenticity is a sham. After some contemplating, I had to agree. The only example of one's "true self" might be eccentricity. The rest of us wear "masks" and play roles (ie, family, relationships, sport, study, at work). Previously, I thought, felt and believed that my current life shows me in an authentic way....
For the last couple of weeks, I've been worried whether my sadness was a weakness or a strength. The German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) had a clear view on this matter: “That which does not kill us, makes us stronger” (Wiki). With hindsight, I agree. My moments of sadness feel like waves, slowly building, shortly peaking, and then slowly...
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