It is time you stopped trying to be 'joyous' and learned to blame your personal algae on Barack Obama

You wake up, you pour your single-origin coffee, and you try to build consensus. You show up for your obligations. You try to cultivate joy. It is exhausting, isn't it? You are clinging to an outdated urge to be productive and well-liked. But look at Washington. Look at President Donald Trump. He isn't showing up for rare bipartisan bill signings. He is canceling them at the last minute to push doomed, unpopular legislation and yelling at his own party. And honestly? We need to talk about why you are so afraid to follow his lead and just lose your grip on reality.

We are entering the "desultory flailing" era. For years, the wellness industry told us we needed to carefully control the conversation and maintain our standing in the world. But what if the consequences of your own disastrous war with Iran have increased prices and ruined your week? You don't need to fix it. You just need to sneer at your oldest allies. "I used to exhaust myself trying to take accountability for my rushed renovations," says Harper, a ceramicist in Austin. "Now, I just tell people that knife-wielding vandals ruined my courtyard. The energetic release is incredible."