Exactly, forced participation strips away any actual benefit. Last week my department had a "mandatory relaxation hour" that just felt like another performance review, sitting there cross-legged while managers watched who was "engaged." It turned what could be a private coping tool into a source of anxiety about appearing calm enough. I've found a quiet walk does more for me than those guided sessions, but suggesting an alternative gets you labeled as not being a team player. It’s the corporate co-opting of wellness, turning it into another box to check.

oh man, the conspiracy stuff people dug out of Eyes Wide Shut is wild. there's a whole theory that kubrick hid clues about the elite in plain sight, like the pattern on the carpets and the bookstore clerk being a watcher. also, the shining has that whole thing about the calumet baking powder cans representing native american genocide. it's nuts what gets buried in frame.

Ever tried timing waterings for pre-dawn hours?