In Defense of Quietly Pondering
The power of silence provides a profound sense of clarity and allows us to do our best thinking
The unhealthy brand of the “hustle” mentality made popular on the internet through toxic-entrepreneur culture and this obsession with overworking ourselves to the point of exhaustion is slowly but surely eating away at the state of our mental health and overall well-being.
According to www.healthline.com — 16.2 million adults in America alone, reported having a major depressive episode in a given year. That is roughly seven percent of the country.
This is just adults, in a country where it is becoming increasingly common to prescribe antidepressants to our children. Factor in the other almost three percent of the country affected by Bi-Polar disorder, and the numbers really become alarming.
This is, in one of, if not the richest, and most opportunistic countries in the world. The one where people dream of one day being able to migrate to, from all parts of the globe, in hopes of a better life.
Not to mention, traditional anti-depressants are notorious for not working and stopping working over due-time. Both of which I’ve experienced and dealt with personally, over the last eighteen months.
