"Revolutionary Road", by Richard Yates. Because it uncovers the greatest conspiracy of our time.
Also "The Moviegoer" by Walker Percy, for the same reason.
The real so called "mindfuck" comes when what you read unravels the reality around you, not when it sends you in some utopia with the promise of a metaphor built to solve a great mistery you actually don't give a f... about.
P.S.This is just one of the HN threads which is more valuable than the article it refers to.
Thank you for all the good books mentioned here, HN!
fine. I believe you because I am experiencing the same things.
did you eliminate depression as a possible cause? I don't know how. there is no "expert help" in my country. I believe everyone around me is faking whatever they are doing, including therapy.
another thing to note: isolation. i think my isolation level just kept increasing. i entered a hole with the lockdown and i never got out, contrary. isolation could be a cause of cognitive impairment, yes? we are social animals?
can you make any sense of what i'm saying?
p.s. also my short term memory is broken.
p.s. I am also becoming increasingly paranoid because of this apparent cognitive impairment.
no :-|
for various reasons, invented or real: 2 big physical injuries in a sequence, depression, tv... at least 2 years of stationary life. there goes the real root of my (our) cognitive impairment, no matter how much i want to blame an external uncontrollable factor.
find a reason to walk brisky everyday, it sucks when its cold out but my dog is my reason.
The physical injuries are always challenging to work with when trying to be active. My wife deals with all kinds of tendonitis and knee and ankle setbacks.
You gotta dig real deep somehow and fight for it when you got a setback like long covid or injuries.
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