Rejecting the Cult of Optimization

Someone messaged me and asked how many countries I’d been to and I realized I honestly have never counted or even thought about it Dont get me wrong, there’s something to be said for setting goals if the things you value require them. Ofc if you’re training for a marathon you need to be very specific about diet and training but it seems like so many people live this way regardless of being an athlete etc And I think I just got tired. Even if it’s the norm, it takes (I’ll speak for myself here) me away from the present, it takes away time I could be enjoying or noticing. It takes me out of flow and into rigidity and fear. With all the noise on social media about all these things we need to be doing to optimize and set ourselves up for success is anyone else just.. Not into it? Where are my non-counters!? 💜💛