Getting and Spending: Your "Image Interest" lifeline
Though the world is presently engaged in at least three existential conflicts at any given time, today I'm pondering a superficial but consistent concern: I hear women in the Passage say, "I wonder if I should buy something "really nice" when I am not sure if it matters to me anymore." Ah, I think, they are ratcheting down their Image Interest, the degree to which a woman is concerned with personal image and its expression. Though this interest varies through life, knowing one's current level enables more conscious and satisfying choices. I sketched my timeline below. There is no correct level; it is affected by personality, culture and competing demands. To simplify, think of three levels: Low Image Interest: Doesn't really care about clothing, hair ,etc. by choice (Frump Movement) or situation. Choices are practical, to meet requirements for role. Hairstyle is low-maintenance. One of Canadian politician Chrystia Freeland's assistants alluded t...
