4 November 2014
Victims and Perpetrators
In Canada, particularly in Toronto, we are awash in recent news of a broadcaster who has been allegedly sexually assaulting women for several years. There are enough people–journalists and otherwise–writing specifically about the incidents and the personality in question. This is not what I wish to discuss here (because I think others have the time and resources to write about this particular matter more effectively than I).
I will start by saying that this has opened up a wide discussion about sexual assault and consent, as well as the safety of the workplace for women. To begin to understand the extent of this discussion, I would recommend looking-up the Twitter hashtag #BeenRapedNeverReported. There are few who would argue that this is a perfect moment for society to coldly examine the legacy of the permissiveness of sexual assault (in all its forms, explicit and subtle). (more…)
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filed under: general info• men• PTSD• society• women
23 September 2014
Mono-tasking
The word multi-tasking will probably be familiar to most readers. In fact, some may look at that word as a bit of an antiquity–after all, hasn’t multi-tasking become passé? We are increasingly expected to juggle dynamic livelihoods, careers, relationships, possibly families on top of all that.
Multi-tasking has become second nature, and that’s not necessarily a good thing when we approach exhaustion. When life has temporarily weighed upon us and, for reasons mental and emotional (and ultimately how that affects us physically), we just can’t go on like we used to. We become frustrated with ourselves.
Why can’t I be as mobile and energetic as when I was [place age here]? I used to be so good at “spinning plates” but they’re all crashing now. I just can’t get my head around things as quickly as I normally can.
The answer is to take it easy. In other words, mono-tasking. Yes, mono-tasking. Do one thing at a time, as much as it might be counter-intuitive to how we as a society have been expected to perform (and, I should add, since when did “performance” become so important–who’s watching?). We’re no good to anyone–our family, our employer, our friends–if we sacrifice our health for the sake of keeping up the appearance of nothing being wrong.
If you feel exhaustion coming on: mono-task. Give yourself a break.
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