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Is the article not valuable without address the root of the problem?

The author explains how he copes with the way organisations behave. Without this coping mechanism, he would be less happy and more angry. This coping mechanism could help a lot of unhappy/angry people right now, while solving the root problem requires more time and collaboration. Maybe it is also okay if we make people more happy right now, and work on the root problem in the next article?




Maybe but I feel the philosophy of this article is the same as that which the "checked out" employee I've frequently met in my career has swallowed.

They aren't happy people, because they've kind of given up and become cynical at life as a whole.

The article would've been more helpful if it had, say, encouraged people to start their own businesses and do better.


I've written elsewhere on this. I actually did drastically reduce my work hours and begin exploring other careers, plus starting my own business. However, it didn't seem like it was my place to tell people what they should do, and decided to stick to commenting on what might be a waste of time instead. Everyone's on their own journey, etc, etc.

I've been much happier, but for hopefully understandable reasons, do not wish to bore my long-term readers by repeating myself re: all that history. After all, most of my posts are read fifty times tops by the same people.




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