Optimization and exploitation are omnipresent: we abuse our bodies in order to appear eternally young and attractive; we overwork our minds in order to be efficient at all times; we plunder our planet in order to capitalize on the last remaining resources. But are we really happy this way? Or does functioning not function precisely when it comes to the feat of living as an art form?
About the person
Ariadne von Schirach, born in 1978, lives in Berlin, teaches at various universities and gives lectures in Germany and abroad. She became known as the author of the non-fiction bestsellers “Der Tanz um die Lust” [“The Dance for Pleasure”] (2007) and “Du sollst nicht funktionieren” [“Thou Shalt Not Function”] (2014). “Die psychotische Gesellschaft” [“The Psychotic Society”] (2019) concludes this trilogy of modern life. 2021 saw the publication of “Glücksversuche [Endeavors in Happiness]. On the art of talking to your soul”.