Comments on: Modern “Neurasthenia:” Curing Your Restlessness

By: Kayode

Kayode — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 16:59:02 +0000

I just went through a ‘dream binge’… that’s what I call it, I get really excited about a million possibilities and jump around excitedly and then feel the immediate ‘hangover’ of paralysis where I realize i can’t possibly do all those things and then go back to the depressing-i’m stuck-i don’t-know-what-to-do stage.

Thanks for this post, it puts things in perspective. I know what I must do.

One thing at a time. Slowly and surely.

By: Career

Career — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 19:54:45 +0000

[...] I know that everyone’s experience is different. A lucky few are able to start right away in a job they love. Others are thrown into a job that keeps them so busy that they don’t have time to think about whether they love their job or not. I have a good amount of friends that are in this category; they are pilots, bankers and Navy SEALS. They are constantly under stress and from time to time their jobs can be very exciting. However, not many people can maintain a job like this for their entire career, so most will change jobs after 5-10 years. I guarantee you most of the people in this category will ask themselves at one point or another if what they will take away from the job (whether it be job satisfaction, job experience, or hireability..) outweighs what they put in (i.e. lack of sleep, neglect of family, constant stress..). The rest of us that are currently working fall into the category of “lucky enough to have a job.” This category can be split up into two groups depending on which generation you fall into. My generation (Generation Y) is accustomed, for the most part, to getting what they want. We are more capable (or think we are) than what the generation before us thinks. The result is that for the first year or two, or five or ten, we are stuck getting coffee and forwarding emails, and copying paper; basically “waiting our turn.” This makes us super RESTLESS. [...]

By: Thiva

Thiva — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 11:06:51 +0000

Well said.. Hats off..!!

Chasing big aims is always an tantalizing difficulty.. You have rightly pointed out the causes..
Most of us would have these symptoms.. As u said ” taking small steps” would lead to happiness.. After reading this I feel much relaxed..

Thanks..

By: Finding Your Calling : What Is a Vocation? « Com'on get higher!

Finding Your Calling : What Is a Vocation? « Com'on get higher! — Mon, 24 May 2010 15:57:12 +0000

[...] a life at odds with your vocation, there’s no doubt about that either. You’re indescribably restless; you wake up in the middle of the night feeling like you can’t breathe, like there’s a great [...]

By: Finding Your Calling Part I: What Is a Vocation? | The Art of Manliness

Finding Your Calling Part I: What Is a Vocation? | The Art of Manliness — Mon, 24 May 2010 05:54:48 +0000

[...] at odds with your vocation, there’s no doubt about that either. You’re indescribably restless; you wake up in the middle of the night feeling like you can’t breathe, like there’s a [...]