NathanAnthonyBarstad

poem 51

write write write write write and do it right but not only right but also right now so that you never get a chance to take a breath because all you are ever doing is appeasing an ever incessant mind that demands that you completely extricate every thought thought thought thought that you thought was going to be just a passerby in your mind or your brain or whatever the hell its supposed to be called but you do not know because you do not even know your own mind mind mind which you mind some of the time so you just write write write write because you have to

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  1. creatively74b8ec9843

    Unfortunately, we live in a society that’s always in a rush. We’re rushing to get things done, rushing to get wealthy, even rushing to self-improve. Learn Spanish in six days! Get a six-pack in a week! Become a millionaire by drop-shipping and retire before you’re twenty-five! Most of the time, these things don’t work. So, why the rush? Why the overstretching? Why live on the edge of exhaustion all the time? We’re not doing ourselves a favor. Yet, society commands us to always be busy. Rushing and grinding, no matter if we’re swimming against the stream. Doing is a virtue. Hence, we have offices full of people who are more concerned with showing that they’re productive than actually producing something. Also, things like substance, balance, patience, careful consideration, and slow but steady progress aren’t exactly celebrated. But these are the fundamentals to a robust, substantial form of success. What if we abandon the societal expectation of stretching ourselves beyond our means and quick but unsubstantial status and success? “Those who try to outshine others dim their own light,”[57] wrote Laozi. What if we put substance over status and balance over self-exploitation? What if we let go of what philosopher Alain de Botton calls “Status Anxiety,” which is the anxiety that comes from comparing oneself to others and worrying that we are falling short of society’s expectations?

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  2. creatively74b8ec9843

    Unfortunately, we live in a society that’s always in a rush. We’re rushing to get things done, rushing to get wealthy, even rushing to self-improve. Learn Spanish in six days! Get a six-pack in a week! Become a millionaire by drop-shipping and retire before you’re twenty-five! Most of the time, these things don’t work. So, why the rush? Why the overstretching? Why live on the edge of exhaustion all the time? We’re not doing ourselves a favor. Yet, society commands us to always be busy. Rushing and grinding, no matter if we’re swimming against the stream. Doing is a virtue. Hence, we have offices full of people who are more concerned with showing that they’re productive than actually producing something. Also, things like substance, balance, patience, careful consideration, and slow but steady progress aren’t exactly celebrated. But these are the fundamentals to a robust, substantial form of success. What if we abandon the societal expectation of stretching ourselves beyond our means and quick but unsubstantial status and success? “Those who try to outshine others dim their own light,”[57] wrote Laozi. What if we put substance over status and balance over self-exploitation? What if we let go of what philosopher Alain de Botton calls “Status Anxiety,” which is the anxiety that comes from comparing oneself to others and worrying that we are falling short of society’s expectations?

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  3. creatively74b8ec9843

    Unfortunately, we live in a society that’s always in a rush. We’re rushing to get things done, rushing to get wealthy, even rushing to self-improve. Learn Spanish in six days! Get a six-pack in a week! Become a millionaire by drop-shipping and retire before you’re twenty-five! Most of the time, these things don’t work. So, why the rush? Why the overstretching? Why live on the edge of exhaustion all the time? We’re not doing ourselves a favor. Yet, society commands us to always be busy. Rushing and grinding, no matter if we’re swimming against the stream. Doing is a virtue. Hence, we have offices full of people who are more concerned with showing that they’re productive than actually producing something. Also, things like substance, balance, patience, careful consideration, and slow but steady progress aren’t exactly celebrated. But these are the fundamentals to a robust, substantial form of success. What if we abandon the societal expectation of stretching ourselves beyond our means and quick but unsubstantial status and success? “Those who try to outshine others dim their own light,”[57] wrote Laozi. What if we put substance over status and balance over self-exploitation? What if we let go of what philosopher Alain de Botton calls “Status Anxiety,” which is the anxiety that comes from comparing oneself to others and worrying that we are falling short of society’s expectations?

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    1. Nathan Anthony Barstad

      indeed…tis unfortunate…

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