Category: Reinvention
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Disguised Coercion & Performativity IntroductionThe Mechanism of Disguised CoercionHow Performativity Delivers CoercionTracking Coercion via a Diagnostic LensWhy This Tracks Especially Well with Efficiency IdeologyA Midlife-Specific ObservationConclusion & Key TakeawaysAdditional Reading Introduction In the previous installment,[1] I discussed performativity and the ideology of efficiency. Specifically, I examined efficiency as getting the most done in the least…
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IntroductionEfficiency vs. PerformativityThe Gen X ProblemWorking Better—Neither Smarter nor HarderThe Perspectival ShiftConclusion Introduction In this writing, I’ll discuss performativity and the ideology of efficiency. The inference is straightforward: The point of efficiency is to get the most (maximum) done in the least (minimum) amount of time. But what if performativity isn’t about efficiency at all,…
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A rejection of hustle culture. IntroductionVolume as a Proxy for SignalReframe the Physiology as DataDon’t Apologize for the Actual Age Advantage, Exploit ItTime Horizon As EditorRedefining Success from Accumulation to IntegrationIdentity Shift from “Disciplined Person” to “Person with a System”Where a Bias for Action Survives the ShiftA Concrete Instrument You Could DeployConclusion & Key TakeawaysAdditional…
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A profound and deeply human challenge. IntroductionVisualization as a Buttress Against Status AnxietyThe Strategy Against Disguised Coercion & DesperationA Decision Matrix to Aid AcceptanceThe Best Ability Is AvailabilityA Few Practical Next StepsConclusion & Key TakeawaysAdditional Reading Introduction This essay is a meditation on potential and the quiet dignity of acceptance and responding rationally to being…
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Introduction You’ve Been Thrown Into the World… Now What? Us vs. “They” Befindlichkeit Discloses the World Demythologizing Success & the Other Demythologizing Material Possessions Conclusion & Key Takeaways Introduction For the 45+ adult, the drive to appear “successful” becomes, a fortiori, more catalyzing than the underlying inner conflict of envying others. Why? The answer is…
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IntroductionOn Élan Vital, Aporia, & Feeling StuckPsychological EntropyOn Élan VitalHave the Discipline for TransformationInterest as Purpose ReinventedAdvantage, CapacityReinvention: It’s Not What You ThinkConclusion & Key Takeaways Introduction We hear it all the time: When we get to a certain age, the central insight is always the same: “stay active.” That advice is like a cup…
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IntroductionFear of Irrelevance as Status ThreatResponding Without PanicFrom Relevance to IntegrationSelf-Transcendence via IkigaiConclusion & Key Takeaways Introduction When the amygdala interprets a shift in social value as a threat to survival, panic often emerges. Many adults—Gen X and older—have experienced it at some point in their lives: They wake up one day only to find…