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[Musings] On the Outcomes Over Experience: In Beauty and in Life

  My teacher reminded us that art flourishes in times of upheaval and I have been burrowing myself in my craft and reading, so I am living through the hope of how that can be so.   I mentioned in my routine update that I've just not been in a good mood: politically, economically, human...ly. I don't want to delve too much into all that's weighing on me because while I'm happy to share my thoughts on skincare, my thoughts on my psychology are my privilege and privacy.    I've been reading the above-pictured book - Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi  and among all the great topics, lessons, teachings, etc. there's a passage in the book and a discussion with zzoom_zoom that's collided and sparked a realization of part of my sadness towards the direction society seems to be heading in through the lens of the beauty/skincare community sphere that I've loved.  The Flow of Thought Picture of pg. 140 from Flow: The Psycholog...

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