I am glad to hear that you like your new place and your move went smoothly. Moving into a new apartment can be tiresome, not to mention a different city.
You are expressing yourself with your writing and that is one of the best things a writer can do. What you wrote captured your experience. If you rewrite and think long and hard about how to structure sentences or what words to use you might take the life out of the article. You should not be embarrassed.
I get that expectations people place on you or more importantly you place on yourself can be tough. “Oh, this is not good enough, I have to make it better.”
I was reluctant to start writing on Quora, even though I knew the answers to some questions. I thought that no one would care what …show more content…
How material possessions get in the way of connecting with each other. Part of the reason why this is lacking in the US is because we simply do not need to connect with each other to make a living. In my country, and I am pretty sure in Bolivia as well, many members of extended family live together. They have to have more collective conscious and share more to make a living. Lack of technology might be another reason why Bolivians form deeper bonds.
“It’s as if the material belongings we pad our lives with separate us from what is really important in life and inhibit our view of the natural order of things and the inherent beauty of this world.”
“Advertising has us chasing cars and clothes, working jobs we hate so we can buy shit we don 't need to impress people we don’t like.” The quote is from Fight Club. (The bolded part is Givi’s addition)
“In the US, practicality comes first. Most people seem overly concerned with making logical and efficient decisions.”
That’s me. I disagree with the statement though. This is a nation of selfie sticks, celebrity magazines, Kardashians, McMansions, conspicuous consumption and Donald Trump. Where is the logic that you speak of? People you are referring to are definitely in the minority. Google Mr. Money Mustache. Now he is the guru making logical and efficient …show more content…
I wear the same outfit to school every day. I have 8 grey shirts. Zuckerberg doesn’t have shit on me. Haha. I also pack the same thing for lunch. We will see how these efforts at concentration and habit creation will benefit me. They are supposed to free up my energy for more important tasks.
I also use my smartphone less. Some days I switch to a basic phone. I found it beneficial because I had become addicted to instant gratification by reading some stupid Quora answers or some articles or watching Youtube. All of those were getting in the way of real work and real joy.
How does it feel like going back to the university? When I used to take one class a semester, I felt like that the college was something I did on the side, far from my main occupation. How is the job searching going on?
Givi
PS. Maybe I was supposed to handwrite this but my handwriting sucks as you can infer from the signature and my thoughts flow better when I type. This is the first letter I have ever written. Hooray! Be hearty in your approbation and lavish in your praise. Haha. I understand that this the letter is probably way too fucking long and you might feel the pressure to match it in length. Well, disregard that pressure!
You are expressing yourself with your writing and that is one of the best things a writer can do. What you wrote captured your experience. If you rewrite and think long and hard about how to structure sentences or what words to use you might take the life out of the article. You should not be embarrassed.
I get that expectations people place on you or more importantly you place on yourself can be tough. “Oh, this is not good enough, I have to make it better.”
I was reluctant to start writing on Quora, even though I knew the answers to some questions. I thought that no one would care what …show more content…
How material possessions get in the way of connecting with each other. Part of the reason why this is lacking in the US is because we simply do not need to connect with each other to make a living. In my country, and I am pretty sure in Bolivia as well, many members of extended family live together. They have to have more collective conscious and share more to make a living. Lack of technology might be another reason why Bolivians form deeper bonds.
“It’s as if the material belongings we pad our lives with separate us from what is really important in life and inhibit our view of the natural order of things and the inherent beauty of this world.”
“Advertising has us chasing cars and clothes, working jobs we hate so we can buy shit we don 't need to impress people we don’t like.” The quote is from Fight Club. (The bolded part is Givi’s addition)
“In the US, practicality comes first. Most people seem overly concerned with making logical and efficient decisions.”
That’s me. I disagree with the statement though. This is a nation of selfie sticks, celebrity magazines, Kardashians, McMansions, conspicuous consumption and Donald Trump. Where is the logic that you speak of? People you are referring to are definitely in the minority. Google Mr. Money Mustache. Now he is the guru making logical and efficient …show more content…
I wear the same outfit to school every day. I have 8 grey shirts. Zuckerberg doesn’t have shit on me. Haha. I also pack the same thing for lunch. We will see how these efforts at concentration and habit creation will benefit me. They are supposed to free up my energy for more important tasks.
I also use my smartphone less. Some days I switch to a basic phone. I found it beneficial because I had become addicted to instant gratification by reading some stupid Quora answers or some articles or watching Youtube. All of those were getting in the way of real work and real joy.
How does it feel like going back to the university? When I used to take one class a semester, I felt like that the college was something I did on the side, far from my main occupation. How is the job searching going on?
Givi
PS. Maybe I was supposed to handwrite this but my handwriting sucks as you can infer from the signature and my thoughts flow better when I type. This is the first letter I have ever written. Hooray! Be hearty in your approbation and lavish in your praise. Haha. I understand that this the letter is probably way too fucking long and you might feel the pressure to match it in length. Well, disregard that pressure!