It’s okay to be bored →
But what you’re feeling isn’t boredom, it’s despair. And the key to defeating despair is to stop looking at the world the way it wants you to.
It’s okay to be bored →
I found my days suffused with a sort of nervous energy that I couldn’t get rid of. I assumed it was just boredom, but a little reflection revealed a more sinister force at play: despair.
It sounds more dramatic than it is, don’t worry. I unpack the distinction and my path through it in this quick piece on Medium.
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Productivity isn’t working →
A captivating essay about the ways in which a crisis reveals flaws in the workaholic way of life
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Don’t let the melancholy get to you
Why humans totally freak out when they get lost →
The psychological consequences of getting lost in the woods sound awfully familiar.