We’re taught to dream sizable and aim for the stars,but perhaps 2016 should be the year we dare to dream a little smallerI hate modern Year resolutions. Facing January, month of deadlines, or shadowy mornings and abandoned Christmas trees,by deciding to give up a crucial food group is not my idea of a pleasant start to the year. When it comes to my career, however, and it’s a different myth. Every year begins with a fevered dissection of my work-related achievements. Am I earning more money than last year? Have I written that novel yet? Have I moved up and ahead? The answer to all of these is normally “a bit” or “not really”,apart from in the case of the novel writing, where it is inevitably “no”. So I feel a little downcast, and set even higher targets and work myself into the ground. Again. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com