I think this is the point I want to make rather strongly. While there are exceptions to everything, people with no pressure (internal or external) on them to do things will generally go soft, flabby, passive, dull, and dumb. And often will start to medicate themselves (alcohol is typical) to keep themselves floating in grey nothingness without anything happening to them.
That’s why retiring (or becoming a housewife) can be dangerous.
Fighting for something you really want will both improve you and make your feel alive.
Or my parents are unusual in this regard?
I think they’re typical, but I also think you don’t want to be typical.
I think you are very right. I also think I totally have no idea how to do it and it seems hard.
Everybody I know fights for things I already have.
Let me think it over and discuss it later. Or if you have some basic ideas, go on. Perhaps, meta-values. Is it possible to have goals if neither your happiness or not that of other people motivates you much, or are these necessary etc.
That’s why retiring (or becoming a housewife) can be dangerous.
This feels weird, because it suggests people who still work are not in a high danger of it. I think it is not the case, only for special kinds of works but just doing office stuff to pay bills i.e. most people does not qualify in this. In other words, once a career reaches a point where diminishing marginal utilities become clear, the next improvement is hard and brings little change, and it becomes routine, I think it happens.
And yes, I see how it is a typical West Euro issue. The whole society is set up for floating in riskless, unchallenging dullness. People usually fix it with hobbies. The average Austrian is an alpine skier at heart and accountant work, not the other way around.
Yes.
I think this is the point I want to make rather strongly. While there are exceptions to everything, people with no pressure (internal or external) on them to do things will generally go soft, flabby, passive, dull, and dumb. And often will start to medicate themselves (alcohol is typical) to keep themselves floating in grey nothingness without anything happening to them.
That’s why retiring (or becoming a housewife) can be dangerous.
Fighting for something you really want will both improve you and make your feel alive.
I think they’re typical, but I also think you don’t want to be typical.
Um, being a housewife can be a lot of work.
The point is not the amount of work, the point is pressure and challenge. But, of course, see also “there are exceptions to everything”.
Well, I suppose that depends on whether the housewife has children.
I think you are very right. I also think I totally have no idea how to do it and it seems hard.
Everybody I know fights for things I already have.
Let me think it over and discuss it later. Or if you have some basic ideas, go on. Perhaps, meta-values. Is it possible to have goals if neither your happiness or not that of other people motivates you much, or are these necessary etc.
This feels weird, because it suggests people who still work are not in a high danger of it. I think it is not the case, only for special kinds of works but just doing office stuff to pay bills i.e. most people does not qualify in this. In other words, once a career reaches a point where diminishing marginal utilities become clear, the next improvement is hard and brings little change, and it becomes routine, I think it happens.
And yes, I see how it is a typical West Euro issue. The whole society is set up for floating in riskless, unchallenging dullness. People usually fix it with hobbies. The average Austrian is an alpine skier at heart and accountant work, not the other way around.