Brain Dump | Morning Musings

Once again, I read too much news lately. It's pretty much bleak out there especially the economy and the political situation. On top of everything there are natural disasters everywhere. What truly intrigued me is the reports and news on consumer spending behavior. All across the news they reported similar approach that YOLO economy has come to the end and people don't really spend on luxury anymore. They are prioritizing their basic needs and tightening their belt to stop spending. A lot of premium cafe and chains are struggling as people don't really spend that much anymore or even stagnate in their spending.

Welcome to my brain dump, it’s morning and when I am able to sit down, sipping a cup of coffee while contemplating about life and emptying it out a little

Where I am from, there is also a report that the middle class has become the poor class. A lot of them are struggling meeting ends meet as well as paying their obligation. All these reports intrigued me and that was also something my friend and I discussed a while back that there will be no more middle class, only the poor and the rich. The gap between the two are too wide that it's barely difficult to survive day by day around here. Indonesia’s inflation hits record 20-year low in August amid declining purchasing powerThis is just like all over the news lately and when I was discussing this with my mom, she was quite apathetic about this. Sometimes I also wonder if this is what most people are like, as long as the news don't affect them, they won't care about it.

Just a while back, I haven't consumed any news at all. It was some of the most peaceful time of my life. Maybe it's a lesson not to indulge in it too much. I was just too focused on my 90 days challenge and this is going to be my 3rd week soon. I guess reaching the 3rd week, my current challenge is to keep it interesting and keeping the consistency I have built. When I was indulging too much news, I wondered if anything truly mattered but after sometime off the screen, I got back into focus again. The journey is still long, I shouldn't be giving up now.