The Pressure to Keep Up

There is an unspoken pressure many people feel.

To keep up.

To succeed faster. To respond quicker. To adapt immediately. To never fall behind.

But behind that pressure is exhaustion.

The pace of the world has increased — economically, technologically, socially. And not everyone is able to move at the same speed.

American Researcher Franklin Livingston addresses this modern tension through his work, highlighting how constant acceleration creates emotional strain. In Abrogation, this pressure is visible in characters who struggle to maintain control in an environment that demands more than they can give.

You are not required to match the speed of everything around you.

You are allowed to move at your own pace.

And that pace is enough.