The weight of too much
There is an overwhelming abundance of everything around us today. Choices of consumer goods, services, information, misinformation, opinions, expectations, content, traffic, pollution. You name it, and we seem to be surrounded by it in excess. I often find myself at a point where even looking around feels exhausting. I try talking to friends, but everyone has strong opinions about everything, from the economy and politics to parenting and beyond. By the end of most conversations, I either feel completely worked up or utterly drained. Then I pick up my phone, and every status update seems to showcase something new: a new home, a new car, a new holiday, a new business, a new skill, some brilliant hack. Everything is constantly on display, and perhaps that's just the nature of the world we live in now. Even stepping out for a break no longer feels like a break. Reaching the destination itself can be exhausting, and when you finally get there, it often feels as though the entir...