Hadn't thought about it this way but you're totally right. Made me think about Nazi propaganda around self improvement, which started with promoting healthy diets, exercise, and non-smoking, and ended with eliminating anyone 'unhealthy', i.e disabled or non white.
i’ve never made this comparison, but that’s very true and totally terrifying. it’s scary how normalised it has become on social media to promote one way of living, often totally dictated by aesthetics, and feels like a horrible slippery slope
'striving for happiness is more important than striving for efficiency' is such an important message that is missing from most people's for you page. i wish we could share it more broadly, that happiness comes from within. when we optimise and say 'i'll be happy when i achieve xyz milestone' it never works... such a great piece! thank you for sharing.
Hadn't thought about it this way but you're totally right. Made me think about Nazi propaganda around self improvement, which started with promoting healthy diets, exercise, and non-smoking, and ended with eliminating anyone 'unhealthy', i.e disabled or non white.
i’ve never made this comparison, but that’s very true and totally terrifying. it’s scary how normalised it has become on social media to promote one way of living, often totally dictated by aesthetics, and feels like a horrible slippery slope
'striving for happiness is more important than striving for efficiency' is such an important message that is missing from most people's for you page. i wish we could share it more broadly, that happiness comes from within. when we optimise and say 'i'll be happy when i achieve xyz milestone' it never works... such a great piece! thank you for sharing.
it’s the biggest change I’ve made in how I approach my life and it’s made such a difference - thanks for reading!