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Rat Race
A rat race is a metaphor used to describe an endless, self-defeating, or pointless pursuit. The phrase is sometimes used to relate the human life to that of rats attempting to earn an ultimately pointless reward when Mortality salience, death is inevitable. While rats pursue cheese, humans pursue financial and competitive gain. While both often compete and struggle for existence, both humans and rats eventually reach the same fate: death. This ultimately represents a Nihilism, nihilistic philosophical approach to life and society. The term is also commonly associated with an exhausting, repetitive lifestyle that leaves no time for relaxation or enjoyment. Etymology In the late 1800s, the term "rat-run" was used meaning "maze-like passages by which rats move about their territory", commonly used in a derogatory sense. By the 1930s actual rat races of some sort are frequently mentioned among carnival and gambling attractions. By 1934, "rat-race" was also used in reference to a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Work Life Balance Rat Race
Work may refer to: * Work (human activity), intentional activity people perform to support themselves, others, or the community ** Manual labour, physical work done by humans ** House work, housework, or homemaking ** Working animal, an animal trained by humans to perform tasks * Work (physics), the product of force and displacement ** Work (electric field), the work done on a charged particle by an electric field ** Work (thermodynamics), energy transferred by the system to its surroundings * Creative work, a manifestation of creative effort **Work of art, an artistic creation of aesthetic value * Career, an individual's journey through learning, work and other aspects of life * Employment, a relationship between two parties where work is paid for Broadcast call signs * WORK (FM), now WRFK (FM), an American radio station in Vermont * WORK-LP, an American low-power TV station in New Hampshire * WOYK, an American AM radio station in Pennsylvania, known as WORK 1932–1973 Musi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Of The Masters
"The Last of the Masters" (also known as "Protection Agency") is a science fiction Novella, novelette by American writer Philip K. Dick. The original manuscript of the story was received by the Scott Meredith Literary Agency on July 15, 1953, and the story was published by the Hanro Corporation in the final issue of ''Orbit Science Fiction'' in 1954. It has since been reprinted in several Philip K. Dick story collections, beginning with ''The Golden Man (collection), The Golden Man'' in 1980. "The Last of the Masters" depicts a society 200 years after a global Anarchism, anarchist revolution has toppled the national governments of the world (the exact year is unstated). Civilization has stagnated due to the loss of scientific knowledge and industry during the legendary revolt. Elsewhere, the last State (polity), state, governing a highly centralized and efficient society, conceals itself from the Anarchist League, a global militia preventing the recreation of any government. Whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Periphery II
''Periphery II: This Time It's Personal'' is the second studio album by American progressive metal band Periphery. The album was released on June 29, 2012 through Roadrunner Records in Australia and on July 3 through Sumerian in America. It was produced by Misha Mansoor and Adam Getgood. It is the first record by the band to feature new members Mark Holcomb and Adam "Nolly" Getgood, replacing Alex Bois and Tom Murphy on guitar and bass, respectively. Release and promotion On May 30, 2012, Periphery posted an album teaser featuring the intro track "Muramasa." The album's first single, "Make Total Destroy," was released on iTunes Tuesday, June 5. On June 14, 2012, the band released the track "Scarlet" on SiriusXM's Liquid Metal channel. The official stream of the song was released on June 28 on Sumerian Records' YouTube channel. The whole album was also streamed on Metal Hammer's website from June 29 for visitors to listen to. Commercial performance The album sold nearly 12,000 co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enter Shikari
Enter Shikari are a British Rock music, rock band formed in St Albans in 1999 by bassist Chris Batten, lead vocalist and keyboardist Rou Reynolds, and drummer Rob Rolfe. In 2003, guitarist Rory Clewlow joined the band to complete its current line-up, and it adopted its current name. In 2006, they performed to a growing fanbase at Download Festival as well as a sold-out concert at the London Astoria. Their debut studio album, ''Take to the Skies'', was released in 2007 and reached number 4 in the UK Albums Chart, Official UK Album Chart, and has since been certified gold in the UK. Their second, ''Common Dreads'', was released in 2009 and debuted on the UK Albums Chart at number 16; while their third, ''A Flash Flood of Colour'', was released in 2012 and debuted on the chart at number 4. Both have since been certified silver in the UK. The band spent a considerable amount of time supporting the latter release through the A Flash Flood of Colour World Tour, before beginning work ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rat Race (Enter Shikari Song)
"Rat Race" is a single by British rock band Enter Shikari. The song was first played on Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 show on the evening of 31 October 2013. The single was released with a remix of the song Radiate by Enter Shikari's alter ego Shikari Sound System. The band also released an EP, which compiled the two previous singles "The Paddington Frisk" and " Radiate". The "Rat Race" single peaked at #77 on the UK Singles Chart on 16 November 2013. Music video The music video was released on the band's official YouTube page on 31 October. Track listings ;Digital download # "Rat Race" – 3:17 # " Radiate" (Shikari Sound System Remix) – 3:49 ;CD # "Rat Race" – 3:17 # "Rat Race" (Radio Edit) – 3:00 # " Radiate" (Shikari Sound System Remix) – 3:49 ;EP # "The Paddington Frisk" - 1:16 # "Radiate" – 4:32 # "Rat Race" – 3:17 # "Radiate" (Shikari Sound System Remix) – 3:49 Personnel ;Enter Shikari *Roughton "Rou" Reynolds – lead vocals, synthesizer, keyboards, prog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Financial Independence
Financial independence is a state where an individual or household has accumulated sufficient financial resources to cover its living expenses without having to depend on active employment or work to earn money in order to maintain its current lifestyle. These financial resources can be in the form of investment or personal use assets, passive income, income generated from side jobs, inheritance, pension and retirement income sources, and varied other sources. The concept of financial independence goes beyond just having enough money or wealth. Achieving financial independence gives freedom to make the best use of time to pursue life's goals and dreams, or help the citizens of the community to lead a life with purpose. It is a state where one has come to terms with the fact of having accumulated enough, has been freed from the shackles of debt and the tendency to make poor financial decisions, and has transformed their relationship with money to make healthy financial choices. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Remote Work
Remote work (also called telecommuting, telework, work from or at home, WFH as an initialism, hybrid work, and other terms) is the practice of work (human activity), working at or from one's home or Third place, another space rather than from an office or workplace. The practice of working at home has been documented for centuries, but remote work for large employers began on a small scale in the 1970s, when technology was developed which could link satellite offices to downtown mainframes through dumb terminals using telephone lines as a network bridge. It became more common in the 1990s and 2000s, facilitated by internet technologies such as collaborative software on cloud computing and conference calling via videotelephony. In 2020, workplace hazard controls for COVID-19 catalyzed a rapid transition to remote work for white-collar workers around the world, which largely persisted even after restrictions were lifted. Proponents of having a geographically distributed workforc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buddha-like Mindset
Buddha-like (), or ''fo xi'' using its Chinese pronunciation, is a buzzword used in China to describe young people who reject the rat race of contemporary workaholic Chinese society for a tranquil, apathetic life. The term is a neologism combination of two Chinese characters: "fó" (), meaning "Buddha"; and "xì" (), meaning "series" or "school". Young people who uphold the Buddha-like mindset are referred to as Buddha-like youths () or Generation Zen. The term originated in a 2014 issue of the Japanese women's fashion magazine ''Non-no'' to refer to Japanese men who had progressed from being herbivore men to being monk-like men () who consider it too exhausting to even bother interacting with women and instead enjoy being by themselves. The term has also been applied to numerous areas, such as parenting, employment, online shopping, fandom, dating, and interpersonal relationships. Although the word is inspired by the Buddhist doctrine of becoming spiritually satisfied through gi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Retirement
Retirement is the withdrawal from one's position or occupation or from one's active working life. A person may also semi-retire by reducing work hours or workload. Many people choose to retire when they are elderly or incapable of doing their job for health reasons. People may also retire when they are eligible for private or public pension benefits, although some are forced to retire when bodily conditions no longer allow the person to work any longer (by illness or accident) or as a result of legislation concerning their positions. In most countries, the idea of retirement is of recent origin, being introduced during the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries. Previously, low life expectancy, lack of social security and the absence of pension arrangements meant that most workers continued to work until their death. Germany was the first country to introduce retirement benefits in 1889. Nowadays, most developed countries have systems to provide pensions on retirement in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Foster Wallace
David Foster Wallace (February 21, 1962 – September 12, 2008) was an American writer and professor who published novels, short stories, and essays. He is best known for his 1996 novel ''Infinite Jest'', which ''Time (magazine), Time'' magazine named one of the 100 best English-language novels published from 1923 to 2005. In 2008, David Ulin wrote for the ''Los Angeles Times'' that Wallace was "one of the most influential and innovative writers of the last twenty years". Wallace grew up in Illinois. He graduated from Amherst College and the University of Arizona. His honors thesis at Amherst, about modal logic, was adapted into his debut novel The Broom of the System, ''The Broom of the System'' (1987). In his writing, Wallace intentionally avoided Trope (literature), tropes of postmodern art such as irony or forms of metafiction, saying in 1990 that they were "agents of a great despair and stasis" in contemporary American culture. ''Infinite Jest'', his second novel, is known f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merle A
Merle may refer to: People and fictional characters *Merle (given name), a list of men, women and fictional characters *Merle (surname), a list of people Others *Merle (dog coat), a pattern in dogs’ coats *Merle (grape), another name for the wine grape Merlot *Akaflieg München Mü17 Merle, a German glider originally built in 1938 for the 1940 Olympics gliding competition * MS ''Phocine'', a ferry formerly named MS ''Merle'' *A Crusader fort near Tantura on the coast of Israel *The French name for the common blackbird See also *Merl (other) Merl or MERL may refer to: Merl * Merl (name), a list of people with the given name or surname * Merl, Luxembourg, a quarter of Luxembourg City * Merl (Buffyverse), a fictional character in the television series ''Angel'' MERL * Mechanical E ... * Merles, a commune in southern France {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Organization Man
''The Organization Man'' is a book by William H. Whyte, originally published by Simon & Schuster in 1956.Whyte, William H. (1956). ''The Organization Man.'' Simon & Schuster,online copies/ref> Whyte's approach While employed by ''Fortune Magazine'', Whyte did extensive interviews with the CEOs of major American corporations such as General Electric and Ford.Mills, C. Wright (December 9, 1956)Crawling To the Top.''New York Times'' A central tenet of the book is that average Americans subscribed to a collectivist ethic rather than to the prevailing notion of rugged individualism. A key point made was that people became convinced that organizations and groups could make better decisions than individuals, and thus serving an organization became logically preferable to advancing one's individual creativity. Whyte felt this was counterfactual and listed a number of examples of how individual work and creativity can produce better outcomes than collectivist processes. He observed that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
