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Three Theories for Why You Have No Time
The technologies we use to try to “get on top of everything” always fail us, in the end, because they increase the size of the “everything” of which we’re trying to get on top.
Oliver Burkeman • Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
Almost everything about having a job is conspiring to make us time poor: the time spent getting ready for work; the commute; unhealthy eating squeezed into our day (or not eating at all because we’re too busy); the after-work decompression. These negative, time-poor activities feed on themselves: if we feel time pressed, we’re less deliberate about
... See moreAshley Whillans • Time Smart: How to Reclaim Your Time and Live a Happier Life
“I think the biggest reason that labor-saving technology in the home didn’t actually reduce labor for housewives is that the opportunity cost of women’s labor was socially valued at zero,” Schor told me. “By that I mean, a lot of men wanted their wives to keep busy but assumed that they would be worthless outside the home, as salaried workers, like
... See morequotes • *Commonplace Book
This is the paradox of our time: the very tools designed to free us from labor are trapping us in an endless cycle of escalating work. As our productivity increases, our standards and expectations rise even faster, creating a psychological Jevons Paradox that threatens to consume our humanity in the pursuit of ever-greater output. We become victims... See more
Tina He • Jevons Paradox: A personal perspective
But there are questions like: if AI can do the work for you, what exactly are we measuring? What do you do with the free time... scroll TikTok (that answer seems to be yes)