SOCIETY, wellness
WHAT SOCIETY WANTS FOR YOU IS NOT WHAT’S ALWAYS GOOD FOR YOU
We tend to think of our society as being one of absolute truths and to view those who significantly deviate from these norms with suspicion. However, society is treated as a group and groups usually search for consensus when compared to people, they was always looking for the truth. People have accepted a version of life as being the normal end game. Some conditions that were carefully adopted since our educational cycle began. When it is the result of a mindset that has allowed people to forget the dreams they had when they were young and to go along living a life not fully in their control.
When it comes to living the good life, you'd like the truth. Society has their favourite messages about how money makes you happy and how discipline is for wimps, but neither of these things are true. At least not all the way through. Money does make you happy to a certain point, but it doesn't matter beyond that point. Will help you get rid of a lot of sources of unhappiness and at least put it to the point where happiness is a choice, is in individual control. Discipline may seem hard now, but in the long run you'll greatly appreciate it.
Here are 5 truths society won't tell you, but they are nonetheless very important to know:
1. Money Won’t Make You Happy
We live in a society that tells us to focus on our careers and pay off our debts, but what happens when those things aren't enough? What if you don't have the time or energy to get ahead and make more money? But it's not because of the money itself. It's because we've all been taught to chase the next thing, bigger and brighter, in order to consume and buy products that you don’t necessarily need in order to be happy. But never enough. Always more! We’ve been taught to think that money is the key to happiness.
As we've learned more about what happiness actually means, it seems like that idea just doesn't hold up. The truth is that money won't make you happy. It might make you feel better for a little while, but it won't bring contentment or joy into your life in long term, more than spending time with family and friends, activities and interests that we enjoy, good health and fitness. Those things are already within our control. They’re not things that need more money or less money in order for them to happen.
2. Sending Kids to School For Education
That’s another lie that society used to tell people, that you send your children to school for education, which is not entirely the case. It might be an hour or two of education, this depending on the day of the week, if there are any useful classes occur at the time. The rest of the time is indoctrination in the most of the years and occasionally bully. Children get taught at the speed of the slowest student, mostly subjects that are no longer relevant for the time they live in. The school system is a combination of a small bit of education, a consistent part of socialization which I guess is one of the best, and an enormous portion of babysitting, which the parents benefit the most.
As the system is built like that, the school does many things but is not education centred as education is only a tiny piece of it. When compared with the homeschooling it clearly show all the relevant data which result in more superior end effective way of learning for the later than for the traditional old system. Society not only it tells you things that are false but it programs you to feel guilty when crossing the boundaries and saying something against the absolute truths of today’s society.
3. Importance of Competition
Peter Thiel had an interesting point at least to say about competition and how the masses perception is and been unnaturally taught to approach the concept. He’s saying that we’ve been taught that the losers are the people who are bad at competing or their grades are not good enough to make it to the Ivy League, an academic excellence, research and accomplished University. He does suggest that over competition and the intensity of it makes individuals to lose sight of the more important things.
Focusing on the competitors, makes you loose edge on what’s actually valuable to pursue or more meaningful or important. He does highlights the beginning of he’s banking career when at this big investment bank in NY, where from outside everybody was trying to get in and from inside everybody was trying to get out. It does make the parallel between utopian well paid job and the illusion of comfort it creates with the conformity which we all as a crowd just following blindly without asking what’s the real price paid for, sacrificing the long term benefit over a short term desire.
4. Truth About Failure
Failure isn't always a bad thing. I’ll say is never a bad thing. It’s a free teacher to learn from and it’s rather more important what you do when something doesn't work out that matters most. We're all going to fail sometimes. The school system however, teaches you the opposite. Not only that you’re not allowed to fail but you’ll be punished if happens. Education promotes perfection which does not exists. I had to start painting to realize that mistakes are good and to be able to remove something that had been so ingrained in my identity as a true belief.
Multiply 15-20 years in a system created on rotten values and you’re ending up as an adult that wonders if is something wrong with themselves. Perfection is weakness.
The smartest and most talented people on the planet fail at all the time and they admit are not perfect. It's okay! They inspire others. This is how this world was build, through failure after failure and repetition. Society is so concerned about being positive that it doesn't tell you the truth about failure and why it tells people otherwise. Most people are afraid to admit failures. This can be due to a variety of reasons: lack of confidence, being ashamed or embarrassed, being afraid of ridicule or judgment, or simply being too proud to admit they failed and that they been taught like that.
We’ve all heard that you’re not a real person unless you graduate, but did you know that failure can be a more valid way of learning and growing than success? In any given task, the error rate will diminish the more mistakes are made the better. It is just the learning process along the way while improving the next step. The learning process is the experience one can build through in life, is where the most juices comes from.
5. Mental Illness is Common
Approximately 1 in 5 adults in the UK experience mental illness in a given year, yet there is often stigma and shame associated with seeking help or acknowledging a mental health issue. Yes, that’s a Western culture thing. Society tends to prioritize physical health over mental health, despite evidence that mental health is essential to overall well-being. Professionals tend to prioritize prescribed drugs in any light to mild mental disease over any form of sport or exercise, even though, a regular form of movement it is well documented and proven that can help regulate brain chemistry and improve mood and overall functioning in human being.
Sport and physical exercise can play an important role in promoting mental health and well-being. Regular exercise has been shown to help alleviate symptoms of depression, anxiety and other mental health disorders.
However, it is important to understand that medication and physical activity serve different purposes in treating mental health conditions. Nonetheless, medication may not be suitable for everyone and some people may experience negative side effects or have difficulty finding the right medication and dosage. On the other hand, physical exercise can also have a positive impact on mental health, as it promotes the release of endorphins and can reduce stress and anxiety.
Exercise can also promote feelings of accomplishment and self-confidence, which can help individuals manage their mental health. Even if exercise is not a substitute for medication, and may not be enough to manage severe or chronic mental health conditions, there was no minimum effort to prove the contrary nor any signs in that direction as is will to do that.
The Bottom Line
In a world where we are constantly bombarded with information and messages from society, it can be difficult to discern what is truly authentic and meaningful. The five truths presented in this post may be difficult to accept at first, but they ultimately offer us a deeper understanding of ourselves and the world around us.
It's important to remember that societal norms are mostly based and form as for a group philosophy of living and that expectations are not always aligned with our individual needs and desires and that it's okay to challenge them. By embracing your truths and living your life in accordance with them, we can all strive for a more authentic and fulfilling existence.
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