WW: 🚩Signs you are stuck in the rat race

WW: 🚩Signs you are stuck in the rat race

Wholesome Wednesdays (WW): Bringing you curated positive content on Wednesdays to uplift your hump day.

“That’s just the way it is” Have you been uttering that to yourself lately as you knock out from work? You might be stuck in the rat race. Recognising our “stuck-ness” is the first step into taking active directions to change our life’s trajectory. The year has ended. What will you do in 2023? Here are two sharings to get you in a better state for 2023.

1. “That’s just the way things are”: Signs you are in a rat race
2. The curse of comparison

That’s just the way things are”: Signs you are in a rat race

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What’s going on here & Why we like it

Jacked Aecus, a personal development coach, shares 7 signs to identify if we are stuck in a rat race. What’s so bad about being in a rat race? It ultimately tires/burns you out with no actual, tangible reward. It is a hamster wheel that brings you nowhere. We like this tweet thread for the frankness and actionability it brings to our lives.

Use this post to check in on your 2022 and how you wish to shape your 2023 going forward. Will you still be stuck? Or will you choose some wise ways to improve the parts of your life that have been slipping away?

“Are you constantly checking your phone or taking calls from colleagues?”

Wise Steps

  1. Looking at these 7 signs, how many can you identify with? What are some ways you can improve on them for 2023?

Check out the post here or below!

7 warning signs that tell you are stuck in the rat race @JackedAecus #Stocksify

Posted by Stocksify on Thursday, September 1, 2022

The curse of comparison

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What’s going on here & why we like it

Ravi Tandon, a contributor on LinkedIn , shares his contemplations on the urge of comparison and tactics towards countering our endless need to compare. He contemplates using the idea of “The Buddha Mind” to approach the world. We love how he distills facts about work life and our comparisons into 10 salient points. For example, by shining a light on the perspective of time through taking the entire span of time since the Big Bang. Ravi reminds us that we are little specks of time. Just 3 seconds in the grand scheme of things.

We found many Dhammic elements in this article that is worthwhile reading (while browsing LinkedIn!)

“Run your race. Better still, live your race, and you shall be more fulfilled.”

Wise Steps

  1. What race are you running now? Is it for yourself/passions or for your ego?
  2. Stand on the shoulders of giants by reading more in 2023; to learn from others’ experiences.

Read it here

#WW:  👋 The value of knowing when to quit

#WW: 👋 The value of knowing when to quit

Wholesome Wednesdays (WW): Bringing you curated positive content on Wednesdays to uplift your hump day.

We often prioritise winning especially in Singapore. How we know when to quit? What if we are not lazy but burnt out? These are great times to check in and answer ourselves honestly

1. How to figure out when to quit? This framework might just help you

2. You might be the 75% of adults who face some form of burn out. Here are 6 signs to check on

How to figure out when to quit? This framework might just help you

What’s going on here & why we like it

Ali Abdaal, a youtuber who focuses on self-growth and self-education shares about the value of quitting and why sometimes it is better to give up than to continue. He shares on Stephen’s quitting framework for us to get a grip on our lives and avoid the pitfalls of following a past commitment that is no longer relevant.

“The payoff (going to medical school) wasn’t worth it”

Wise Steps

Run through this framework on different aspects of your life to check in on whether you should quit on certain projects that you have dragged on…and have made you a grumpy person

Watch the tiktok below!

You might be the 75% of adults who face some form of burnout. Here are 6 signs to check on

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What’s going on here & why we like it

Psych2go, a youtube channel focusing on mental health, shares 6 signs to check on to determine if you are lazy or plain burnout. Some of the signs are: depersonalisation (not feeling like yourself), demotivation (you used to be motivated), and you find difficulty finding passion. We like this video because it allows viewers to discern between lazy mind states and a clear need for intervention in mental well-being (burnout)

“Burnout develops in stages…it doesn’t happen overnight. There are 5 stages of burnout.”

Wise Steps

Do a check-in! See if you can spot any of the 6 signs of burnout and start taking active action by reaching out for professional help.

Enjoy the video below!