[23] the great reset
A few days ago, I browsed through Reddit like a really productive person I am. Skimming through various forums, reading what people were curious about. I came across this particular post in my beloved country's subreddit. It was a poster about a lockdown announcement from an ex-PM in 2020.
5. Years. Ago.
I have this rush of memory flooding my mind, trying to remember what was going on at that time. I was 22. Fresh out of university. Probably braver than my current self. Have nothing to lose and a future spread in front of her like something on a Pinterest vision board. I graduated on a random February evening, changing status from an undergraduate to unemployed. I worked on my Japanese language, playing badminton with my roommate, wearing masks everywhere. It was quiet during that time, even in the city. In the first half of the lockdown, social media boomed from the rise of content. We laughed at stupid jokes and whipped up coffee trends, when everybody tried to cope with the state of the world. Day by day, we watched the death report every evening, wondering when this would end. Then the vaccine rolled out. The world slowly picked up the pace.
Except, from the great reset, it went full speed to whatever (look around) that we have currently. Politically, socially, individually.
When the world went through the great reset, it changed our perception of time, work and wealth. At an individual level, I think we need a reset once in a while. Redo. Start over. It will change our perspective and create another path that aligns with our needs. We can quit and start over, showing up every day until it works. It's not a waste of time if we try because the learning curve is never linear. Starting small is better than starting big and getting burnout. I genuinely believe that our path isn't linear, and we don't have a competitor, but a guide in whatever we do.
start again,
reesa