Infinite Consumption

Date: October 27, 2022

Being happy and satisfied with who we are and what we have is a constant challenge full of ups and downs. Influenced by the culture of excessive consumption and utopian and distant definitions of success, we often forget to live in the present and do not see that we may have everything necessary to be […]

Isolation and Sadness – Western Hikikomori

Date: July 24, 2022

I recently watched an NHK documentary about the Hikikomori, who are basically people who voluntarily isolate themselves for more than six months, without going to school, college or work, and avoid communication with others unless if they live with family members. We can consider Hikikomori as a way of giving up on life, triggered by […]