THE LIFE WE POSTPONE: When Did Adults Stop Playing?
We teach children to play, then spend adulthood telling ourselves to grow up. What if responsibility never required us to become so relentlessly serious? Primary keyword: adult playfulness
THE LIFE WE POSTPONE: Rats in the Rat Race
Thousands of us commute beside one another every day without really seeing each other. What does the rat race teach us about attention, strangers and the parts of life we treat as dead time?
THE LIFE WE POSTPONE: The Conveyor Belt
School prepares us for work. Work prepares us for retirement. But if every stage of life is preparation for the next one, when exactly are we supposed to start living?
THE LIFE WE POSTPONE: The 40-Hour Surrender
Most of us must exchange a huge proportion of our lives for the money required to survive. But why did forty hours become the default, and how much of life should work reasonably be allowed to occupy?
THE LIFE WE POSTPONE: Professional Until We Die
We spend decades working, performing competence and acting appropriately professional. But when did responsibility start requiring us to surrender humour, personality and ordinary enjoyment?
Move Your Fucking Bag
Bags on train seats. Speakerphones. Blocked pavements. Trolleys across aisles. When did being considerate start meaning waiting until somebody asks us to stop inconveniencing them?