It's weird: I finished grad school and left the local planning commission last December, which freed up a ton of my time. Somehow, though, it feels like time is more scarce, though I'm generally less stressed out.
Observation: perception of time is affected by structure and rigor.
I can't decide if I'm happier with less stress, less structure, and the perception that time is scarce, or if I prefer deadline pressure, structure, and the sense that there is always juuuust enough time to do the things I need to.
Though I did look up from my newspaper and tea yesterday and think, "I should get another degree."
@emdeesee I think that our generation's constant feeling that we should go back to school is born from the lack of time for learning, as opposed to doing, that neoliberal capitalism enforces on us. Learning for the sake of it feels like time wasted in being unproductive, so it only matters if we can make it the sole (or predominant) focus of our time in the attainment of a piece of paper that is a synecdoche that distinguishes that learning as having been productive.
@SuzanEraslan I need to sit with this for a while, before I can respond. There's a lot to unpack. Thoughts provoked...
