In today's society, "not going to work" seems to be a deviant behavior that is often accompanied by strong feelings of shame and guilt. But in Lin An's interview with Xia Mengren, we saw different perspectives and experiences, which provided new thinking for those who are confused and struggling in work and life.
In the past, both the interviewees and many ordinary people had fallen into extremely stressful working conditions. For example, after Xia Mengren resigned from Byte, although there were no hard requirements for her job, she was still like a car that suddenly braked after driving at high speed but carried inertia. It’s hard to stop the busy pace. She arranged work plans for herself every day, and when she couldn't complete them, he fell into deep self-blame. Behind this is society's long-standing overemphasis on work achievements, which makes people seem to lose the coordinates of their lives and fall into status anxiety when they don't have a job. Everyone around me seemed to be busy doing something, and I didn't want to be left behind. Under this invisible pressure, leisure has become a luxury.
However, when you really give yourself some time to relax, amazing changes begin to happen. Xia Mengren just arrived in a new place and played there from morning till night. Between 10 and 11 pm, the content she wrote casually became more popular than the previously carefully crafted content, and her followers increased in just two weeks. Nearly ten thousand. This shows that when we stop deliberately trying to please the market and return to our nature to do what we like, we may gain unexpected results. In this process, we will find that the junk emotions, stress, etc. accumulated during intense work, like toxins in the body, are slowly discharged during this leisure time.
Just like in Chiang Mai, Xia Mengren seemed very busy even though he didn't have a job. It’s a struggle trapped in traditional notions of work. It wasn’t until he was forced to take a break in Paris due to the coronavirus that he had the chance to re-examine his life. Life doesn’t have to be linear, you don’t have to achieve significant results every month, you can have a period of exploration, and you don’t have to be busy “picking fruit” all the time. The reason why Bali is so popular is that it helps people cleanse themselves of unnecessary desires and return them to a state of relaxation and comfort. With their energy restored, they can spontaneously create something valuable, talented, and engaging for their audience. and recognition.
We should draw strength from this experience and learn to accept periods of stagnation in our lives. When we let go of our obsession with continuous work, perhaps we can, like Xia Meng people, find new directions in rest and exploration, and create a more dynamic and unique life and career chapter. We encourage everyone to share their thoughts on not working or the pace of life in the comments section. Have you ever had similar struggles and insights? Let us grow together through communication, break the constraints of conventional thinking, and embrace diversified life choices.
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