Our college friend group used to take these epic road trips where half the fun was the chaos and wrong turns and random discoveries, but now when we try to recreate those trips everyone's stressed about time off work and optimizing every moment. We went to the same places last summer but it felt like we were tourists visiting our own memories instead of making new ones.
More people experience this than they realize.
Adult responsibilities and optimization mindsets have transformed previously joyful chaos into nostalgic performance.
“Where Are You with Travel as play and discovery?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.