#277: Believing your own recession

Are we in a recession? Maybe, maybe not. Because economic data is always out of date, we never actually know.

Why then do so many people behave as if they do know for sure? (Time out. Have you lost your job? I’m sorry. The rest of my little tirade is not aimed at you.)

In many ways business people are simply running with the herd. It’s fear that does it. Not fear of the recession so much as fear of being the odd one out. Your fear makes you give in to peer pressure. You don’t want to be left out or left behind. And so you make nonsense decisions based on other peoples’ perceptions of reality.

Be warned. By running with the herd you run the risk of actually triggering your own personal recession. You start believing your fear.

It’s weird walking around with a happy face when others act so depressed, but I’d rather be weird than in a recession of my own making.


I’m James McIntosh at nonsenseatwork.com

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