Escaping Reality is Not a Sign of Cowardice, In Fact You Should Do It More Often

I asked 11 people from my circle of influence about their modes of “escape” and the results are intriguing

Edneil Jocusol
15 min readNov 19, 2023
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My sweat is dripping from my scalp down to my neck. It was one hell of an afternoon, I reckon while staring blankly at my long list of To-Do items for the day.

The sweat is not caused by the humid weather in the Philippines. I feel like it’s from my brain cells dying every minute I try to figure out how to escape the endless rat race I’m supposed to run.

Jotting down what needs to be done is easy. But getting out of the hole once you get all caught up doing the actual work is another confusing paradox. What would I do to get a quick break (from the many options available out there) and how the hell do I try to get back and continue the momentum just like how I left it?

Escape Room 2023

I figured there were a lot of activities I could do to keep my brain functioning — a Netflix series, a cup of coffee, my favorite Spotify playlist, or a quick walk outside our house to just say hello to our village’s trees and plants along the paved road.

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Edneil Jocusol

I write my observations on society, business/entrepreneurship, and technology/engineering.