I find it interesting how the cultural moment we are in and its vanguards of health (that’s a compliment) are re-discovering age-old truths for themselves after trying to solve problems generated by industrial-scientific culture with the tools of industrial-scientific culture. Ultimately it seems we end up where we started. But as the old cliche goes, it’s the journey, not the destination that matters. Thanks for sharing Misha, what an honest written piece.
Well said! I think you're exactly right here when you say we're using the tools created by society to solve those problems created by society. A lot of it is an availability bias -- whatever pops up or is around us becomes the go-to approach, especially if its taking advantage of some our evolutionary quirks (like distraction, negativity bias, need for status/FOMO).
And yet, what's also ingrained in our genes is the desire and need to connect. We know how to do it, we know how to connect. Sometimes when the distractions fall away, our deepest desires emerge from the depths and we wonder: how was I missing this all along? Funny enough I found myself on social media a bit too much the last month, installed a feedblocker, and as soon as I had no more feeds I opened up a blank page and wrote this article.
Great piece! Definitely can relate to the urge to control things and get sh!t done in addition to the subsequent discovery that we can never get it all done. The pursuit of doing it all is what leaves a hole in us. Focusing on the future keeps us from enjoying the present. Glad to read about your journey and recognize all the similarities to everything I've understood through my journey over the past few years! Keep up the great work!
Thanks for sharing David! I totally agree. I also think that it is particularly easy to fall into the trap for freelancers/entrepreneurs. For me there was an initial intention to break free and live on my own terms, but then after doing that for a little while, the old patterns and indoctrinations re-surfaced, leading me further to burnout, even thought I was "working for myself and had ultimate freedom." I suspect this cycle is common for a lot of people who quit corporate to do their own thing.
I find it interesting how the cultural moment we are in and its vanguards of health (that’s a compliment) are re-discovering age-old truths for themselves after trying to solve problems generated by industrial-scientific culture with the tools of industrial-scientific culture. Ultimately it seems we end up where we started. But as the old cliche goes, it’s the journey, not the destination that matters. Thanks for sharing Misha, what an honest written piece.
Well said! I think you're exactly right here when you say we're using the tools created by society to solve those problems created by society. A lot of it is an availability bias -- whatever pops up or is around us becomes the go-to approach, especially if its taking advantage of some our evolutionary quirks (like distraction, negativity bias, need for status/FOMO).
And yet, what's also ingrained in our genes is the desire and need to connect. We know how to do it, we know how to connect. Sometimes when the distractions fall away, our deepest desires emerge from the depths and we wonder: how was I missing this all along? Funny enough I found myself on social media a bit too much the last month, installed a feedblocker, and as soon as I had no more feeds I opened up a blank page and wrote this article.
Great piece! Definitely can relate to the urge to control things and get sh!t done in addition to the subsequent discovery that we can never get it all done. The pursuit of doing it all is what leaves a hole in us. Focusing on the future keeps us from enjoying the present. Glad to read about your journey and recognize all the similarities to everything I've understood through my journey over the past few years! Keep up the great work!
Thanks for sharing David! I totally agree. I also think that it is particularly easy to fall into the trap for freelancers/entrepreneurs. For me there was an initial intention to break free and live on my own terms, but then after doing that for a little while, the old patterns and indoctrinations re-surfaced, leading me further to burnout, even thought I was "working for myself and had ultimate freedom." I suspect this cycle is common for a lot of people who quit corporate to do their own thing.