American Hustle
It is a Sunday morning in Sicily and I'm clicking through Instagram and Facebook and feeling especially lucky that I'm not in the United States. One of the main goals of this three month period in Sicily was to restore my mental health from the continued trauma of being an American Citizen through years and years of catastrophic "unprecedented" events and a toxic hustle culture. I am far from that goal, but stepping in the right direction. The first phase of this goal has been to gain back the circadian rhythm I lost working a 9-5 corporate position that demanded I give up any semblance of an individual life. Daily I pointed out to my 'superiors' that working ten and twelve hour days plus weekends was not only unhealthy screen time for our brains, our human relationships, and our self worth, but completely unproductive and unsustainable in the long run. My boss and coworkers continuously spoke about their spouses and children wishing that they had more time t...