Every deadline that matters to us comes with an “IF”—a condition that, if met, either adds something to our lives or at least prevents a loss.
On one hand, deadlines motivate us to address the issue at hand. On the other, if the time required to meet them pushes the limits of our capabilities or the goal seems unattainable, they prioritize our programmed, automatic behavior, trapping us in a “hamster wheel” in the long term.
People generally don’t want to accept that change requires experiencing breakdowns. Perhaps they consider the price of development too high to “pay.” But the truth is, this is inevitable if the change is to last beyond a single day.
However, today’s predominantly narcissistic consumer society isn’t about this balance. It’s about obfuscation, half-truths, incitement, fear-mongering, and how to sell anything—even the last piece of junk—often at a high price, while ignoring whether it’s needed or what consequences it may have later.
Why would healthcare be any different?
We don’t like to acknowledge it, because if nothing else, we prefer to delude ourselves into believing we make our own decisions and are masters of our circumstances. But the reality is that modern humans are so thoroughly entangled in various programs that they can barely keep up with reacting to them, let alone making genuine decisions beyond that.