‘Humans are social creatures.’
We hear this sentence a lot, right? It is because we are. By our nature, we need to see people, talk to them and interact with them. We need to feel that people like us exist and they can understand us. They can console us when we need. We need to feel that there are our likes out there that can support us. That can pick us up when we fall.
Do we have them?
Jein (Combination of Ja ‘Yes’ and Nein ‘No’ in German).
Yes, because we have them.
No, because there are much fewer now than ever. In fact, sometimes to such a small extent that it is impossible to have anyone to find emotional support from.
The reason is that life is fast now and we are busy.
So busy that we don’t even have time for ourselves, let alone other people.
The fact that we no longer can make almost any part of our schedule feeds that vicious cycle. Our schedule is all determined for us (I almost want to say ‘against us’) by external sources and that schedule does not include other people. It doesn’t even include a long enough time to eat, a basic need we have, so we end up eating on our way. Eating is no longer a social event.
In the rare instance of having a bit of free time, we choose to sleep. Well, because even that basic need is taken from us. It is not in the schedule. It is considered a burden, whereas it should be considered the most natural need we have.
With that activity of sleeping to fill in the little empty time we have, we are still left with no time for people.
I am guilty of yielding to this forced schedule, as we all are. I don’t want to do it. But I do. I have to.
Because otherwise, I can’t survive in this speed of life.
No one can.
I have a feeling that we are either going to crash bad because of this fast speed or we will adapt to the new system at some point.
For some reason, I feel like the former is happening.
What do you think?
To Write or not to Write and What to Write 
I think life is too busy & too fast, we need to slow down or we’ll miss out on things…
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Yes, I want to as well but it requires a lot of sacrifice from the expectations. This is usually hard to deal with because people or things always remind you. At least, I find it hard to deal with
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“So busy that we don’t even have time for ourselves…” We have it, but we choose not to take it.
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That is true but for me, the things I have to do drain my energy so much that I end up not doing anything at those times.
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If they drain you then they’re not good for you.
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Yeah, that is what I started thinking about recently. Time will tell how I will figure this out to be better for me.
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Find your heartbeat, which takes time, but it’s really that simple.
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I believe it is. It is interesting that simple things usually take more time, maybe because they are not as noticable.
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Subtle!
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Your thoughts are sound. I go with you. The world is chasing the wind.We have missed our priority. And as you rightly say, if we continue this way, we are heading for destruction.
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Thank you for the comment! I think we are already becoming badly affected by this at the individual level. But since individuals make up the society, this might unfortunately generalize. I really hope it will not.
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I hope we find a way to make latter true……… I like things at my own pace …rush adds to chaos
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I hope so too! I also try to do things at my own pace but there are times when I find myself trying to over-speed as response to pressure. That is when chaos starts.
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So true … especially if people are a part of MNC’s ….the corporate world pushes you to an edge …..and there unfortunately is nothing that we can do but join the race ……….I feel blessed that I don’t have to do that
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I definitely am happy for you! On the contrary, I am in a profession in which I am constantly pushed to over-speed and overwork. This is why break-downs and mental health issues are very common in it
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I know what you’re saying……..and I feel you 🤗😊
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Thanks❤️
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I think as much as our schedules are predetermined, we still have a lot of control over them, and in reality it is still us who controls them not anyone else.
Thus, if we really wanted to find time for something we would.
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I agree that we can find time, but trying to find time for everything is also tiring and I would not want to cut down on me-time. Maybe, the key is to take on only so much so that you will find time for yourself and also others, meaning not doing some of the things you have to do (and in fact, for most things, we feel we have to do them although in reality we don’t have to).
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No definitely. Well said! Thank you for subscribing to my blog by the way, I hope you found it enjoyable!
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Thanks! I actually am now trying to reach your website and can’t. I want to read more of your posts, so I hope the link works soon!
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Ok, I can find your posts from elsewhere. But I still the link here also gets fixed:)
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Thank you. Hopefully the link got fixed.
https://keepgoingkeepachieving.wordpress.com/
Its usually just this one.
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No problem! I had the same issue before. When People click on my name in the comments, they could not reach my blog. It was because of a typo in how I spelled it in my bio settings. Now, when I click on your name, it still does not show up but the other link you sent works. Maybe, yours is also just about a typo in the settings or something.
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Ah maybe i’m thinking thats because the name of my username is different to the name of my blog. In that case I think the only way to fix this would be to have a unilateral username, blog name and link perhaps?
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I am not sure, because I don’t think the user name and the link need to be the same. I think the best way to understand why this is happening is to instant-chat with a representative of WP. They will tell you why that might be happening. They were really helpful to me.
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Ok thank you very much !
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No problem! Hope it gets resolved soon!
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I think it should work now.
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yeap, it does!
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I think you should now be able to click on my username and get the right link. Thank you for letting me know about the issue by the way.
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Now I get it. And no problem:) It is good to fix issues as soon as they arise:)
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I think we need to slow down and really start living in the here and now! 🙂
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True! I am trying to learn this in a profession that requires us to be in a race all the time. Hard but should be worth it.
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Definitely worth it… Peace & Love! ❤
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This sounds like it leads to burnout. If we don’t have time for anything then we need to take a long hard look at our priorities and switch things up so that we can look after ourselves as we only get one life and one chance to get it right. There are no reruns.
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Well said! Yes, it is best not to waste this one chance we get with wrong priorities. One thing that helps me is to think how I will feel in ten years if I do something versus if I don’t.
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Sadly I agree with the former…it’s a 3G Capital mentality…short run versus long term…
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Unfortunately, I agree with you. I wish I didn’t have to
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I try to make things with my hands, especially breads. It seems to slow time down a bit. 🙂 Blessings!
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I think these kinds of activities really do help! Great idea!
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