Where does capitalism take us?
affluenza, n. a painful, contagious, socially transmitted condition of overload, debt, anxiety and waste resulting from the dogged pursuit of more. (de Graaf, 2002)
affluenza, n. 1. The bloated, sluggish and unfulfilled feeling that results from efforts to keep up with the Joneses. 2. An epidemic of stress, overwork, waste and indebtedness caused by dogged pursuit […]
Never Give Up, Never Give Up, Never Give up - living with failure
Sometimes I feel like the biggest failure. Thankfully I am not a depressive personality so this usually doesn’t get me down. But, it does affect the way that I see myself. This week I have failed. Stuffed up, mixed things up and generally fallen far short of my own expectations of myself.
“You won’t get it […]
Finding yourself is about finding others
I think that one of the major weaknesses of society is the emphasis on me.
We are told to look after number one.
We are told that the most important person is me
We are told that you have to look after yourself first
We are told that the most important discovery that we will make is about ourselves.
Of […]