Maybe being a success-bot isn’t the way after all?

Posted on July 22, 2019 by Michael DavisPosted in academia, belief, Boredom, bullys, conditioning, Conformist Culture, Critical thinking, Depression, family, Freedom, groupthink, implanted mind, Individuality, Judgment, learned passivity, meritocracy, Non-conformity, parents, popular opinion, Power, productivity, Psychology, reasonable competence, reasonable person, School of Life, social pressure, social timing, Stupidity, success-bots, suffering, Time, True Will, values, wellness, Will to Meaning, work, zombie cultureTagged academia, belief, Boredom, bullys, Compulsion, conditioning, Conformist Culture, conformity, Critical thinking, Depression, family, Freedom, groupthink, implanted mind, Individuality, Judgment, learned passivity, meritocracy, Non-conformity, parents, popular opinion, Power, productivity, Psychology, reasonable competence, reasonable person, School of Life, social pressure, social timing, Somehow It Will Work, Stupidity, success-bots, suffering, Time, True Will, values, wellness, Will to Meaning, work, zombie culture.

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I write fiction and nonfiction for magazines, work as a freelance writer / editor / journalist, and teach composition and fiction writing.

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