From b7eea4e77fe3340f44ca617d7785cd61e3636c03 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Pedro Date: Sat, 13 Jul 2024 11:44:05 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] post: falling behind --- priv/posts/2024-07-13-falling-behind.md | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 29 insertions(+) create mode 100644 priv/posts/2024-07-13-falling-behind.md diff --git a/priv/posts/2024-07-13-falling-behind.md b/priv/posts/2024-07-13-falling-behind.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..03d1e15 --- /dev/null +++ b/priv/posts/2024-07-13-falling-behind.md @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +--- +title: "Falling behind" +description: "In this blog post I reflect on this feeling of falling behind that I've been experiencing lately." +tags: ["Reflection", "Values"] +--- + +# Falling behind + +It’s impossible to live these days without the ongoing feeling of falling behind: + +- News you have to read. +- Podcasts that you have to listen to. +- Recommended restaurants to try. +- X posts to catch up with. +- Emails and Slack messages to read. +- GitHub notifications to go through. +- Travel experiences to experience. +- Technologies to catch up with. +- Workouts to do. +- Kilos to lose to match the stereotypes. +- WhatsApp audio messages to listen. + +I feel the world around me has got so hectic so quickly, that my brain hasn’t been able to scale. In fact, *I don’t think it should.* Trying to scale puts me in the perfect mode that capitalism likes: [over-consumerism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overconsumption_(economics)). But what about our mental exhaustion? That’s something only the person suffering cares about. + +These days I feel a lot like falling behind, like jumping from one thing to another until I go to sleep. Everything ends up being irritating as a consequence. + +And this is a mode I don’t like. I’m aware I don’t like to go through my days that way, nor that is something healthy, but somehow I find it hard to escape. When I manage to ignore all of that and put the focus on myself, which for instance happens a lot when I’m flying, then I have the most mental relief and joy. It’s a forced disconnection that I wish I could force myself at any time without having to step on a plane. It’s a gift being able to do that in a so connected world. + +So I’m figuring my way out, but I don’t have the formula yet. I’ll try to go through the pain of reverting some mental patterns that are the consequence of many years of mindlessly embracing a lifestyle that has proven not to be healthy at all. Hopefully, I’ll get through it and restore some mental sanity.