In These Times: Inside the Happiness Racket.
“The happiness industry exonerates capitalism. It’s not that the job is underpaid, the hours unreasonable or the product pointless. It’s that the employee is just unhappy. She should be encouraged to eat better, exercise and practice mindfulness. Or, if those things fail, seek a pharmaceutical remedy.” It’s enjoyable to be happy. Melancholy in solitude (*not* depression or sadness) tends to make me superhumanly creative. And I’m not the only one.
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Folks just don’t seem to recognize the lonely artist or inventor in an empty garret (erk), making timeless creations.
Posted by Garret P Vreeland on 05/20/15 at 02:50 PM
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We have been “Galloped” repeatedly over the last few years.
Last year we got our first free form comments:
I asked them to quit asking if I was “happy” and start asking if I ever experienced “a sense of achievement” or if I spent more time"frustrated”.
These were the poles appropriate to work.