Boxes

Everyone now has to be in a box.

Vegan, in a box.

Christian, in a box.

Atheist, in a box.

Smoker, in a box.

Gay, in a box.

Muslim, in a box.

Right wing, in a box.

Socialist, in a box.

Label us and put us in a box.

It helps us to hate, ridicule, vilify, and feel superior to other boxes.It distracts us from the bigger picture. We’re blind to the real world that is outside our box. We can easily be manipulated once labelled.

Tear down the boxes.

We are all the same human race, equal, worthy, and we will succeed in finding a better world if we are all in the same box as one.

We do not need labelling.

We need to connect with each other instead, label-free, and share empathy, kindness, compassion and love for each other.

If it sounds all a bit fluffy and utopian, have you ever wondered why? The myth-makers that control us, need us in our boxes and tell us their way is the only way. Well, it has been for them but for the rest of humanity, it is not. There are alternatives we’ve never tried.

Together, we would not accept the injustices of the world perpetrated against one box by another led by the myth-makers who make the boxes and the labels.

Jump out of your box, ditch your label and become a free human.

We can all make our difference outside the boxes as one human race.

Under pressure

‘I work best under pressure’ is a myth, closely related to the ‘multi-task’ myth.

We work best when we are focused, in flow, distraction free and with a calm mind and free from immediately looming deadlines.

The ‘under pressure’ part comes often from not having completed focused work, procrastination and bad planning.

The more we commit to doing regular focused work, the more we remove pressure and the better our work becomes.

Stress creates rushed work, cutting corners and compromising the best that we could do for just good enough.

Relieve pressure by calmly taking time to do the things that really matter in a distraction free space.

Only then can we hope to achieve the best that we are currently capable of.