Most people in westernized countries live an adrenalized lifestyle. It is so widespread and so widely accepted that we do not even know that we do it, why we do it, and how destructive, and useless it is. 

Addicted to adrenaline

Yes, adrenaline can be addictive. Imagine what a continuously heightened physical state does to your body in the long run…And to your state of mind, beliefs, and relationships.

We praise our adrenalized lifestyle

Many people secretly, and openly praise our adrenalized lifestyle. Our society secretly, and openly praises our adrenalized lifestyle. It’s a cliche but true: Anywhere you look you find a call for an adrenalized lifestyle. We do this to ourselves. We take on this addictive and obsessive behavior unknowingly and unconsciously. And we pass it on to each other without noticing.

We mistakenly find that an adrenalized lifestyle is better

(The whole thing looks like some kind of collective hallucination…) 

We find that working faster creates more value (at least many ‘managers’ do). 

We find that drinking more coffee will make us more effective.

 We find that talking fast is the way to do it.

We like to use our ‘need for speed’ as an excuse not to go deep into something. 

We like to overvalue people’s activities when they are doing them in a hurry – ‘Oh, he must be doing something very important if he is in such a hurry.’

We find that it is good to encourage each other to do more, overwork, and hurry up. 

We teach our kids to always be on the edge.

Let’s live a de-adrenalized lifestyle

How about valuing relaxation.

How about valuing deep thinking, and deep emotions,  how about not being half-cooked.

How about claiming back our peace of mind and common sense.

How about valuing the type of kindness and confidence that comes from a mature person. 

How about not letting others break our limits.

How about not letting others even try to control us or make us do things that we don’t want to.