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by kstenerud 2483 days ago
Some people might be afraid.

Some people might feel intimidated and defeated by these brutal "motivational" posts that tell you how unfulfilled your life is if you're not at least X% "productive".

Some people might have better things to do.

Some people might understand that your psyche is not a machine, and goes through cycles conducive to "productivity" or not.

Some might understand that this whole "productivity" thing is a cargo cult that keeps you toiling away your best years on the hope for a distant future where the universe will somehow realize the favor it owes you.

Life owes you nothing. Your only hedge against it is friends and family, people and relationships. That's how we survived millions of years, and that's how all of the rich folks of today got to where they are: people and relationships.

Don't be the horse.