As we know, taking care of our memory is a generally important thing to do. For me, it is a sign of crossing into the ‘mature’, the ‘aged’ territory. But here I am – not clicking that tempting ‘remember me’ button under login data, inserting my card in the card reader at the store hoping it will ask for my PIN, so I ‘exercise’ and confirm to myself I remember those important four digits. Once in a while recalling the one phone number I remember by heart nowadays. It feels like a necessary thing to do, but also adds a bit of a serene flavor, as it all just means the clock is ticking only forwards…

Soooo…. lately YouTube has gone totally wild with squeezing in ads what feels like every five minutes. And on the TV it is even worse! – the ad blocks are way bigger and time until I can skip that shit is so much longer than on my phone. I see what you are up to, YouTube, sweety. And no, I WILL NOT give in, darling. Throw those long-ass ads at me every five minutes in my calm workout video or some skills tutorial. I am NOT caving in.

Lately I have been attacked by a bunch load of ads whispering or singing to me how procrastination is not my fault, but a sign of some unresolved trauma or depression. Why did those ad makers think that playing some simple moving cartoon drawings while whispering this ominous message in the background would be the right way to push their service. Or worse, there are ads that are singing that “it’s not you, it’s trauma/depression/burnout” message to me like I am some toddler who is able to digest serious information only in the form of a simple song…

Looking at what social media is telling me, eeeeeevery little discomfort I am experiencing is a result or some unresolved trauma, depression or burnout. In my opinion, such approach is only devaluating the things people with actual diagnosed mental health issues go through.

And anyways, why are those people presuming I am a procrastinator in the first place…