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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The best ones are thoughts that many people can relate to and they find something funny or interesting in regular stuff.

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Corporate America has programmed people to HUSTLE! BE THE BEST! ACHIEVE! MAKE MORE MONEY!!! for so long that they now need to pay someone to come and teach us how to relax, enjoy the moment and be happy again.

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[โ€“] lolola@lemmy.blahaj.zone 24 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

To me, this says that your workplace has acknowledged and accepted that the way they do business is leading to burnout, at least for some people. But rather than using that as evidence that their business practices need to change, they've instead opted to individualize the problem. Our growth projections aren't unreasonably ambitious, you just need to do more deep breathing.

It's like how I'm told to take a vacation to relax, only to return to the same (or an even larger) pile of to-dos that I left behind.

Edit: If this resonates with you, check out the book "McMindfulness" by Ronald Purser.

[โ€“] Potatisen@lemmy.world -4 points 1 week ago

No, it's just stupid Americans falling for their next hype.

Instead of jerking balance they just jump from thing to thing, absolutely menta, honestly