Love this: “Status isn’t free; it costs you your time and energy being locked into systems that demand you follow their (often Bad) rules, basically forever.”
The part about chasing jobs you only want before you have them and being on an infinite trade time for money treadmill is scarily accurate of almost every corporate job I’ve worked.
When I was in elementary school, I was routinely sent to the principal's office for refusing to follow rules I couldn't understand. I was also a high grade earner, so it always felt like they didn't know what to do with me. One of the punishments was to hand-write rules hundreds of times (à la Dolores Umbridge), so my friend and I built an illegal small business selling pre-written sheets to troublesome classmates.
I know live in Germany, the most fun country to break dumb rules in. Thanks for the interesting read!
Love this: “Status isn’t free; it costs you your time and energy being locked into systems that demand you follow their (often Bad) rules, basically forever.”
The part about chasing jobs you only want before you have them and being on an infinite trade time for money treadmill is scarily accurate of almost every corporate job I’ve worked.
Truly fucking brilliant
When I was in elementary school, I was routinely sent to the principal's office for refusing to follow rules I couldn't understand. I was also a high grade earner, so it always felt like they didn't know what to do with me. One of the punishments was to hand-write rules hundreds of times (à la Dolores Umbridge), so my friend and I built an illegal small business selling pre-written sheets to troublesome classmates.
I know live in Germany, the most fun country to break dumb rules in. Thanks for the interesting read!
Great article and I now know many people who are now unhappily enjoying great status at 60 years old!
Currently fixed at the junction of questioning the rules or following them. This shifted the balance to what I feel aligned to. Thank you
As a very chaotic individual, I felt seen by this piece. And I'm already enjoying the increased pace of your writing. We are hungry for it. Thank you.
Awesome writing
Really feels like how you think