Wow Tuğba, your piece beautifully captures the bittersweet tug of childhood joys slipping through the cracks of adulthood. Reading it brought to mind an essay I wrote about a different kind of loss—not of time or creativity but of two brioche buns. Sounds trivial, but the lessons were eerily similar: that we live in a world constantly nu…
Wow Tuğba, your piece beautifully captures the bittersweet tug of childhood joys slipping through the cracks of adulthood. Reading it brought to mind an essay I wrote about a different kind of loss—not of time or creativity but of two brioche buns. Sounds trivial, but the lessons were eerily similar: that we live in a world constantly nudging us to let go of what makes us human in favor of what makes us “useful.”
The way you weave capitalism into this narrative is both sharp and resonant. It reminds me of something I’ve wrestled with—how the relentless drive for efficiency has a sneaky way of turning our simplest pleasures into guilty indulgences. Why do we let go so easily of the things that made the hours pass like minutes? Could the act of reclaiming play and curiosity be a quiet rebellion against a system that profits from our compliance?
Thank you for holding this space for reflection. You’ve made me wonder: how do you keep play alive while juggling the demands of adulthood? Or is it, as you suggest, more about unlearning than juggling?
Looking forward to hearing more about the exhibition and your artist collective—it feels like a testament to what happens when we refuse to let go of what nourishes our souls.
I've been traveling for the past three weeks, but I’m finally getting around to replying. Thank you for your thoughtful comment!
I want to print out the sentence, “that we live in a world constantly nudging us to let go of what makes us human in favor of what makes us ‘useful‘.” Wooow! It gave me goosebumps! I would love to read the brioche bun story. Could you please share it?
You raised a great question about how to incorporate more play into our lives. I believe there’s an underlying issue at play: it’s not just our jobs that wear us out, but also the distractions we face every day. My next post will focus on “attention,” and I think it connects nicely as an add-on to this topic. I still have so much more to say about it.
Wow Tuğba, your piece beautifully captures the bittersweet tug of childhood joys slipping through the cracks of adulthood. Reading it brought to mind an essay I wrote about a different kind of loss—not of time or creativity but of two brioche buns. Sounds trivial, but the lessons were eerily similar: that we live in a world constantly nudging us to let go of what makes us human in favor of what makes us “useful.”
The way you weave capitalism into this narrative is both sharp and resonant. It reminds me of something I’ve wrestled with—how the relentless drive for efficiency has a sneaky way of turning our simplest pleasures into guilty indulgences. Why do we let go so easily of the things that made the hours pass like minutes? Could the act of reclaiming play and curiosity be a quiet rebellion against a system that profits from our compliance?
Thank you for holding this space for reflection. You’ve made me wonder: how do you keep play alive while juggling the demands of adulthood? Or is it, as you suggest, more about unlearning than juggling?
Looking forward to hearing more about the exhibition and your artist collective—it feels like a testament to what happens when we refuse to let go of what nourishes our souls.
I've been traveling for the past three weeks, but I’m finally getting around to replying. Thank you for your thoughtful comment!
I want to print out the sentence, “that we live in a world constantly nudging us to let go of what makes us human in favor of what makes us ‘useful‘.” Wooow! It gave me goosebumps! I would love to read the brioche bun story. Could you please share it?
You raised a great question about how to incorporate more play into our lives. I believe there’s an underlying issue at play: it’s not just our jobs that wear us out, but also the distractions we face every day. My next post will focus on “attention,” and I think it connects nicely as an add-on to this topic. I still have so much more to say about it.
Thank you so much for taking the time to read 🖤