This level of self honesty and the ability to gently poke fun at oneself is a lost art in this hustle-grift-hype-achievement society, and it’s one I sorely miss. Thank you for this refreshing hit of courage. Chasing gold stars is indeed addictive and heavily reinforced, but we need EVERYONE who woke up from it to be shouting alarms to everyone. Just look at the world we sleep-built in that smoke-filled opium den. And fwiw, your book sounds absolutely up my alley.
Dead on, Sharon. In my writing, I attempt to convey that push-and-pull... the desire to get out of the achievement culture, yet still feel drawn to it (and unable to escape it).
Some may think: "well why listen to you, then?" which is fair, but I only hope to be truthful to my circumstances and caution anyone who thinks it's easy to simply bypass this altogether.
This level of self honesty and the ability to gently poke fun at oneself is a lost art in this hustle-grift-hype-achievement society, and it’s one I sorely miss. Thank you for this refreshing hit of courage. Chasing gold stars is indeed addictive and heavily reinforced, but we need EVERYONE who woke up from it to be shouting alarms to everyone. Just look at the world we sleep-built in that smoke-filled opium den. And fwiw, your book sounds absolutely up my alley.
Dead on, Sharon. In my writing, I attempt to convey that push-and-pull... the desire to get out of the achievement culture, yet still feel drawn to it (and unable to escape it).
Some may think: "well why listen to you, then?" which is fair, but I only hope to be truthful to my circumstances and caution anyone who thinks it's easy to simply bypass this altogether.