Would You Chase Your Dream If Nobody Could See You Win? | UCOA 28

In this episode of Under Construction, we discuss life, happiness, success and the pressure to achieve more. We start with a personal conversation about finding ways to enjoy life even when things get difficult, dealing with difficult family situations and why happiness doesn't invalidate sadness. Then we debate social media's obsession with success. Are we chasing our actual dreams, or the lifestyle, money and recognition we see online? Would you still pursue your dream if nobody could see you achieve it? We also discuss whether having a 9-to-5 has become unfairly associated with failure, before getting into the cost-of-living crisis, protests in France and Milan, luxury brands and whether looting actually solves anything. A personal, philosophical and sometimes controversial episode with plenty of questions for you. Chapters 00:00 Welcome back to Under Construction 01:02 Life lately and today's conversations 01:17 Life affirming coping: enjoying life when things get difficult 03:55 Breaking glass and leaving bad luck behind 04:44 Running a half marathon for more than just running 05:55 Birthday celebrations, family and feeling guilty about happiness 08:52 Does happiness invalidate sadness? 09:44 Different ways of coping with difficult situations 11:19 Always searching for the next happy moment 12:50 Learning to live without having every answer 13:44 Why reaching out to people matters 15:32 Life goes on, even when things get difficult 17:42 Is social media making us obsessed with success? 18:37 Why we only see the highlights of people's lives 20:57 Would you chase your dream if nobody could see you succeed? 23:14 Why do we want people to see our success? 25:18 Sharing achievements to motivate others 26:31 Is a 9-to-5 a failure nowadays? 27:00 Influencer life vs the stability of a regular job 28:41 The value of having a simple life 30:11 France and Milan: protests, looting and rising living costs 32:40 Are luxury brands really the enemy? 34:18 When protests start hurting innocent people 35:30 Final thoughts and audience discussionSocials Instagram   / underconstruction.oa   Tiktok   / underconstruction.oa   #UnderConstruction #Podcast #SocialMedia #Success #DreamChasing #NineToFive #PersonalGrowth #LifeAdvice #Entrepreneurship #CostOfLiving #InfluencerCulture #AmsterdamPodcast