
A Life Beyond Numbers is Possible – Here’s How
From the moment we wake up to the moment we go to sleep, we are measuring ourselves. Steps taken, calories burned, hours slept, heart rate, productivity levels, all things made possible by recent technology. But is it worth it? Somewhere along the way, our worth became tied to how many tasks we could tick off our to-do lists, how efficiently we could optimise ourselves, and how much closer we got to some arbitrary milestone.
And sure, structure has its benefits. It keeps society functioning, helps us set goals, and ensures that we move forward. But what happens when the structure starts controlling us rather than supporting us?