Cult of Success

Right now – we are not starving and don’t face this thing mostly, but we still work a lot and hard, trying to be productive. Why? To have a good income, and increase our status. But the problem is – when we move from being poor to being rich – nothing changes. In this move, we start to have new inquiries and ambitions. And we start to work more so we can make these a reality. We become on a leash of inquiries and ambitions. 

To be ahead of the competition, to get a promotion, not demotion. 

In Japan, office workers are asked to work less – as overworking in Japan can be up to 16 h per day. After that, we can’t be shocked that they sleep in transport, in parks, cafes, shopping centers, bookstores, and staircases. They even have a special word for it – karoshi translated into “overwork death”. Fact from history – due to karoshi – the premiere minister of Japan Keizo Obuchi has passed away. During 20 months of his leadership, he had only 3 holidays. Someone will say – what productivity! But at what cost? Don’t go to such extremes, please.

But okay, not all of us are such workaholics, we all are different… though everyone surrounding me is working pretty much. 

Firstly, friendly atmosphere – people were asked to meet, and hug, later – dances and physical activities – which make people closer, but critical thinking – lower. Dancing, music, and other emotional exercises people start having different states of mind, mania – when they have a huge energy, and productivity boost and are easily influenced. Surely, when you get together and have time together there is nothing bad, but when it’s done to throw dust in your eyes and get more money out of it – dancing could be done in a different place. 

The courses were successful! Though only for the organizers of these who gained huge profits. And as side-effects, these trainings broke the psychics of followers – one decided to sacrifice his son, and one woman thought that she controls the traffic lights. As well as waves of life-endings arise. 

If we talk about fine endings – people just spend their money and for a short period become hyperactive and hyper-motivated for success. But why can it be bad?

Hyper-inspiration can work badly on you – Yerkes-Dodson Law on a scale of x – Motivation, y – productivity.
As the line/wave increases – from doing nothing to calmness, to being tired, later you go for being drained – panic/anger and later end up in nerve breakdown.