Pretty

In this video, Tracy Spicer addresses the expectation for women to look perfectly put together at all times and the negative impact it has on our productivity. As I was watching it, I was really impressed with her stance and her presentation. Why are we so unhappy with the way we look and why do we waste countless hours on our appearance? If we spent less time worrying about these types of things and more time focusing on work, family, and hobbies, we'd probably accomplish a lot more and be a lot happier and healthier. I'm not trying to say we shouldn't enjoy looking our best and getting dressed up, but are we doing it for the right reasons. I love having my hair and makeup done. I find it completely enjoyable and consider it to be one of the perks of being a woman. I don't see any problem with that. I think the problem is that so many feel that they have to spend an hour on their appearance each day to even be seen by people, even if it isn't something they enjoy doing. It's ridiculous that women are told they have to be uncomfortable with their natural appearance and it's just holding them back from doing great things with their time. As Spicer suggests in her speech, one could learn another language, master a musical instrument, or earn a degree with the time collectively spent on beautification. This really made me think about how much of what I do is simply to meet some expectation set up by society and how I can change the way I think about beauty.