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On the Contrary, They Will Do That, They Do Do That, And Here's How They Do That Right Under Your Nose

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Franklin O'Kanu
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When I started my “awakening” process almost a decade ago, I stumbled across the field of psychology. Before the 1800s and the rise of the elite class, psychology and the sciences didn’t play much of a role in everyday life. Before industrialization, families and societies were essentially left to their own, but it wasn’t until industrialization and the formation of cities that our culture and humanity began to change. 

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This shift is the premise of my book because I do not think an in-depth enough analysis has been done on how humanity has changed since industrialization. For example, the phenomenon of boredom did not exist until big cities came about. Before this, there was no such thing as there was always plenty of work to do. However, when that work is now limited to only the factory, individuals do not have time to work on other areas of their lives, families, etc., and are “bored”…

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