My family turned our first big vacation together in years into a series of planned bonding activities and scheduled reflection time because everyone read the same article about mindful travel. Now my teenage kids are making fun of how we've become 'those people' and honestly they're right but we don't know how to course-correct without admitting the whole thing was forced.
More people experience this than they realize.
The attempt to manufacture meaningful connection has created the very artificiality it sought to avoid.
“Where Are You with The examined vacation?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.