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On heroes, housework, and the labor no one sees
Burnout sent me looking for the difference between work and labor — and into Hannah Arendt's distinction between what sustains life and what lasts. This essay follows the invisible upkeep that piles up on the same people, what unpaid leave actually looked like, and why fantasy heroes always seem to have magic doing their laundry.
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After a project failed during the chaos of 2020, I went looking for personal explanations and found something else: decades of resilience research that treats hardship as expected, not exceptional. This essay traces what protective factors are, why workplaces keep outsourcing disruption to individuals, and what ants, mutual aid networks, and leaving music…
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Essays on resilience, burnout, moral injury, mutual aid, and the structures that help people survive difficult times together.
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On heroes, housework, and the labor no one sees
Why grit isn't enough
On heroes, housework, and the labor no one sees
On heroes, housework, and the labor no one sees
Why grit isn't enough
On heroes, housework, and the labor no one sees