The Right to Rest: A Manifesto for the Mind (Download from the link in the description)
I am a former software consultant who was recently let go due to a burnout induced mental health incident. No, I didn't go postal, I just took a day off... they fired me shortly after.
This along with the maddening experience of navigating our mental health system inspired me to write a manifesto.
Maybe, just maybe, if Luigi Mangione had a day off and speaking to mental health professionals didn't feel like screaming into a void, he would have been able to slow down and assess his options, instead of making the reactive, yet selfless choice he did. Maybe if the culture we have in this country around work, mental health and healthcare in general wasn't such garbage, he would be a free man.
For god's sake, slow the hell down and understand that there is always a better choice.
Best Wishes,
Destiny