Marginalia #2: "Burgh Island" - Ben Howard, Esmerelda, and the Tide of Self
The second Marginalia entry. My personal reflection on Ben Howard, Burgh Island, authenticity, and the space between who we are and who we have to be.
The second Marginalia entry. My personal reflection on Ben Howard, Burgh Island, authenticity, and the space between who we are and who we have to be.
The productivity cult tells us to be 1% better every day, but Byung-Chul Han warns us of the burnout society. This essay is a manifesto for the radical act of chilling as a form of resistance against endless self-optimization.