Princes and Madmen on The C Shore

Virtual – Orange Shirt Day Film Screening – Indian Horse at the Midland Public Library

With the relaxation of Covid-related restrictions there are many people asking the question “I want to work, but do I want a job?”. This is generally not in the sense of wanting to become self-employed but hesitancy about returning the what has been a largely unhealthy workplace culture. In many ways going to work has felt like we’ve gotten spam instead of the ham we were promised.

When your ‘gurus’ or other ‘authoritative sources’ make clever arguments that seem reasonable to you, it still doesn’t mean that following the ‘gurus’ is thinking for yourself. Another classic error of reasoning is believing that thinking differently is necessarily thinking better or smarter. The reality is, an offbeat clever argument can cause damage that could be avoided by willing to be ordinary. Of course the challenge is to know when to do which.

Barring certain dire circumstances, or a medical condition such as ‘clinical’ depression, one can avoid the dangers of dissatisfaction by recognizing one’s own capabilities, abilities, and means to achieve what matters to oneself, and use this in creating a flexible plan to improve. In short, work and play hard, relax, and enjoy life by setting goals which matter to you and that are achievable; If you don’t succeed, try again, “fail better”.