Especially the part about growing up under rampant capitalism,
>Global capitalism, with its imperative of productivity and growth,
cannot recognise this dimension of life. From its perspective, time and
resources that cannot be dedicated to these aims are considered wasted.
I'm not really a money driven person, but this still rings true. Any idea I have will very quickly enter the filter of productivity and growth - "how can I use this idea to improve my wealth/health/position."
Even the idea of rest, for me, is in aid of staying fit and healthy so I can go out and work harder, conquer more. It's not for rest itself.
Never saw it as anything other than a natural human instinct, but reading that is struck me that people growing up under different systems probably don't think this way... weird.
TheSasquatchKing t1_isoutuy wrote
Reply to The benefits of doing nothing | An overactive 'life drive' endlessly seeks expansion, inevitably leads to burnout, and drains us of the energy needed to truly progress. Finding the time to do nothing is essential to reassessing who we are and who we want to be. by IAI_Admin
This is great.
Especially the part about growing up under rampant capitalism,
>Global capitalism, with its imperative of productivity and growth,
cannot recognise this dimension of life. From its perspective, time and
resources that cannot be dedicated to these aims are considered wasted.
I'm not really a money driven person, but this still rings true. Any idea I have will very quickly enter the filter of productivity and growth - "how can I use this idea to improve my wealth/health/position."
Even the idea of rest, for me, is in aid of staying fit and healthy so I can go out and work harder, conquer more. It's not for rest itself.
Never saw it as anything other than a natural human instinct, but reading that is struck me that people growing up under different systems probably don't think this way... weird.