{"id":119,"date":"2022-05-25T16:04:29","date_gmt":"2022-05-25T14:04:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/icanbeme.space\/?page_id=119"},"modified":"2022-08-23T16:06:53","modified_gmt":"2022-08-23T14:06:53","slug":"careful-what-you-wish-for","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/index.php\/blog-articles\/careful-what-you-wish-for\/","title":{"rendered":"Careful what you wish for &#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>Category: Careful what you wish for &#8230;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-container-6 wp-block-columns has-3-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-container-1 wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/paradox-of-choice-1-728-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-136\" width=\"330\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/paradox-of-choice-1-728-1.jpg 728w, https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/paradox-of-choice-1-728-1-300x209.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/><figcaption> <em>Photo by&nbsp;Dr. R. James, Texas Tech University <\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<font face=\"verdana\" size=\"6\" color=\"#008080\">Paradox of Choice  <\/font>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:58px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We live in a world where individual freedom and freedom of choice are among our most important values. At first, this gives the impression of having absolute freedom. However, at some point we realise that we feel overwhelmed by having to make all that choices. The Paradox of Choice is feeling responsible for our choices and the disappointment about not having made the &#8220;right&#8221; one. It can lead to feelings of guilt and a decreasing self worth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/index.php\/2018\/04\/30\/the-paradox-of-choice\/\" style=\"background-color:#008080\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">read!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-container-2 wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/www.salesforce.com_-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-137\" width=\"277\" height=\"229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/www.salesforce.com_-1.jpg 313w, https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/www.salesforce.com_-1-300x248.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 277px) 100vw, 277px\" \/><figcaption> Photo by&nbsp;www.salesforce.com <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<font face=\"verdana\" size=\"6\" color=\"#008080\">What does success mean?  <\/font>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\nIn our capitalistic society we often call it success when we achieve what we planned for. The process, itself unimportant, becomes the means to an end and it almost doesn&#8217;t matter how we reach that goal, as long as we do. However, not only are we not in control of everything, but in that process we might also lose sight of what it is that we really want. I think that redefining what &#8220;success&#8221; means to us, can bring us closer to our true selves.\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:52px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/index.php\/2019\/03\/18\/what-does-success-mean\/\" style=\"background-color:#008080\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">read!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-container-5 wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/keepcalms.com_-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2739\" width=\"195\" height=\"227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/keepcalms.com_-1.png 600w, https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/keepcalms.com_-1-257x300.png 257w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><figcaption>Source: keepcalms.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:19px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<font face=\"verdana\" size=\"6\" color=\"#008080\">Independence is an illusion<\/font>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:23px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you pride yourself on being (financially) independent? Gotcha! <br>While (financial) dependence is a virtue to strive for in our society, we become blind for our dependencies on each other. We may work for a douchebag boss in order to claim that we are financially independent. Are we though? In this article, I argue that we cannot escape independence \u2013 but we can transcend it! Thereby we become the freest dependent person we can be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-container-3 wp-block-buttons\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-container-4 wp-block-buttons\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/index.php\/2022\/08\/23\/independence-is-an-illusion\/\" style=\"background-color:#008080\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">read!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Category: Careful what you wish for &#8230; Paradox of Choice We live in a world where individual freedom and freedom [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":23,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"content-type":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.2 - 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