the complete guide to not giving a fuck
scardaisy:
i be reading a rather wonderful blog. with a very wonderful post title.
http://inoveryourhead.net/the-complete-guide-to-not-giving-a-fuck/
“I’ve spent almost my whole life caring far too much about offending people, worrying if I’m cool enough for them, or asking myself if they are judging me.
I can’t take it anymore. It’s stupid, and it’s not good for my well being. It has made me a punching bag– a flighty, nervous wuss.”
This. Do you think it’s really possible though, to change the mindset of a lifetime? I wish I could. Interesting, very perceptive blog…
scardaisy:
happywabbit:
Think I’ll adopt this as a personal mantra, together with “It’s a lovely day, you’ve got a banana, be happy!”
Hippo, what is that from? The banana thing! It is genius!
It’s from the S2 of Simon Amstell’s ‘Grandma’s House.’ It’s brilliant! The writing and acting is sooo good - so much awkwardness, so much subtext. And it’s f**king hilarious. You NEED to watch it - BBC2 Thursday 10pm.
Think I’ll adopt this as a personal mantra, together with “It’s a lovely day, you’ve got a banana, be happy!”
Happy Easter! Frohe Ostern!
Happy Easter, join the hunt
but be careful, little runts…
(Could this painting by Michael Sowa be the inspiration behind Curse of the Were Rabbit, I wonder? )
scardaisy:
happywabbit:
“We live in a world which excessively and misguidedly respects extroverts. We make them our bosses and our political leaders. We foolishly admire their self-help books, such as How to Win Friends and Influence People. We introverts attempt to emulate extroverts, and the stress of not being…
Bit harsh I think. I’ve known some jolly nice extroverts, and at least a couple of horrid bastard introverts. That said, I do very often wish people around me would just SHUT THE FUCK UP AND LET ME THINK now and then.
True, but I think the point the author is making is that the extrovert personality is held up as not only the Ideal but the Norm - and that can be quite damaging. At work you feel obliged emulate the outgoing, dynamic, pushy professional ideal - so fucking stressful - and if you can’t or won’t conform you’re labelled a freak with avoidant personality disorder. Anxious Nerds of the world unite!
On being an introvert in an extrovert’s world
apocatastasis:
happywabbit:
“We live in a world which excessively and misguidedly respects extroverts. We make them our bosses and our political leaders. We foolishly admire their self-help books, such as How to Win Friends and Influence People. We introverts attempt to emulate extroverts, and the stress of not being “true to ourselves” can make us physically and mentally ill.
We think extroverts are great because they’re charismatic and chatty and self-assured, but in fact they’re comparatively narcissistic and unthoughtful and we’re committing a grave error structuring our society around their garrulous blah.”
From Jon Ronson’s Guardian review of ‘Quiet: The power of Introverts in a world that can’t stop talking’ by Susan Cain
Those that want all the power and the glory shouldn’t get it (but tend to). I like how this works for politicians as as well as celebrities. I don’t like that it’s the sheeps fault that they keep bowing to the wolf/meat marketing board.
Yeah, the world of work, politics, media, and arts is largely run by dominant extroverts. One of the reasons I love performers like Julian Barratt so much is because he’s an Ambassador for Introverts in a world of glittery Vinces.
On being an introvert in an extrovert’s world
“We live in a world which excessively and misguidedly respects extroverts. We make them our bosses and our political leaders. We foolishly admire their self-help books, such as How to Win Friends and Influence People. We introverts attempt to emulate extroverts, and the stress of not being “true to ourselves” can make us physically and mentally ill.
We think extroverts are great because they’re charismatic and chatty and self-assured, but in fact they’re comparatively narcissistic and unthoughtful and we’re committing a grave error structuring our society around their garrulous blah.”
From Jon Ronson’s Guardian review of ‘Quiet: The power of Introverts in a world that can’t stop talking’ by Susan Cain
Budget 2012
So… Gov. funded by millionaires, with cabinet of millionaires gives big tax cut to… millionaires. Who’d have thunk it? All in it together? My ar$e.
