Successophobia:
The fear that if one is successful, then one's personal needs
will be forgotten and one will no longer have one's childish needs
catered to.
-- Douglas Coupland, Generation X
The fear that if one is successful, then one's personal needs
will be forgotten and one will no longer have one's childish needs
catered to.
-- Douglas Coupland, Generation X
Related:
- Strangelove Reproduction:
Having children to make up for the fact that one no longer
believes in the future
Douglas Coupland, Generation... - Personal Tabu:
A small rule for living, bordering on a superstition
that allows one to cope with everyday life in the absence... - Ozmosis:
The inability of one's job to live up to one's self-image
Douglas Coupland, Generation... - Poor Buoyancy:
The realization that one was a better person when one had less money
Douglas Coupland, Generation... - Dorian Graying:
The unwillingness to gracefully allow one's body to show signs
of aging
Douglas Coupland, Generation... - Virgin Runway:
A travel destination chosen in the hopes that no one else has
chosen it
Douglas Coupland, Generation... - Recurving:
Leaving one job to take another that pays less but places one
back on the learning curve
Douglas Coupland, Generation... - Obscurism:
The practice of peppering daily life with obscure references
(forgotten films
dead TV stars, unpopular books, defunct countries,... - McJob:
A low-pay, low-prestige, low-dignity, low-benefit
no-future job in the service sector. Frequently considered...
