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Failure to Cope "Under Capitalism"
We have – understandably – lost faith in our institutions, most especially our governments, and so we keep our focus close, strive to get our own needs met in a world that seems to be growing harsher and less safe by the day. We are living inside what I call the Consumer Story, which tells us we are entitled and passive: we are to be sold to and se
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In the achievement society, we suffer from an internalised pressure to achieve – to do more, to be more, to have more. Whether we are aware of it or not, we have internalised the capitalist work ethic to the degree that our successes and failures weigh heavily on our individual shoulders. The primary result of the achievement society is burnout – t
... See moreAlec Stubbs • The Achievement Society Is Burning Us Out, We Need More Play
This is the tricky thing about burnout. If you are suffering from burnout, you are likely not thriving at work, and over time it’s easy to see yourself as the cause. Add to this the common assumption that you should never leave a job too soon and you get a world in which millions of people are experiencing the slow, marginal creep of burnout and ha
... See morePaul Millerd • The Pathless Path: Imagining a New Story For Work and Life
TAKING IT PERSONALLY: THE COMING CRISIS OF MEANING The resulting turmoil will take on political, economic, and social dimensions, but it will also be intensely personal. In the centuries since the Industrial Revolution, we have increasingly come to see our work not just as a means of survival but as a source of personal pride, identity, and real-li
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