Challenging immediacy
- Admin
- Sep 21, 2024
- 1 min read
Updated: Jan 5

In the whirlwind of our digital age, where immediacy reigns supreme, psychoanalysis emerges as a bastion of reflection. It proposes a concept revolutionary in its simplicity: the pause. This is not sterile inaction, but a vital space for the flourishing of deep thought, an oasis in the desert of hyperconnectivity.
This psychoanalytic pause invites us to slow down, to dive into the depths of our being. It's a precious time to unearth those uncomfortable, painful questions that are buried under the flood of notifications and the tyranny of constant productivity. In this space, our most intimate concerns can finally breathe, expand, and be examined with the attention they deserve.
By embracing this pause, we challenge the culture of perpetual availability. We recognize that the true richness of existence lies not in the quantity of immediate responses we can offer, but in the quality of the questions we dare to ask. Psychoanalysis reminds us that in the silence of the pause, we can find the seeds of a deeper understanding of ourselves and the world around us.
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