There is no motivational poster showing a sweating guy pushing a heavy rock up a hill, nor is there one showing it rolling down again. And yet, Albert Camus argues that Sisyphos has to be imagined as a happy person. Maybe, with this in mind, our demotivational posters may indeed be suitable for hanging up in some nesting cavities?
Kai has lived in Shanghai for 22 years. He only started birding after moving to China, so he is far more familiar with Chinese birds than the ones back in his native Germany. As a birder, he considers himself strictly average and tries to make up for it with photography, which he shares on a separate website. Alas, most of the photos are pretty average as well.
He hopes that few clients of his consulting firm—focused on China’s chemical industry—ever find this blog, as it might raise questions about his professional priorities. Much of his time is spent either editing posts for 10,000 Birds or cleaning the litter boxes of his numerous indoor cats. He occasionally considers writing a piece comparing the two activities.
I remember how an elderly colleague was told he no longer had a career, only a job
See, that is the kind of situation many birds encounter frequently. And why these posters are needed.