efficiency
We don't DO anything anymore | Why convenience is killing us.
youtu.beA friction-less existence is not the goal
“I think inefficiency is pretty good.”
-Liana Finck’s chat with Jason Chatfield re: why the hot dogs didn’t taste as good after a company moved their operations into a brand-new state-of-the-art facility.
The general assumption driven by these optimization models is always that faster is better. I think there are things we need to deliberately and consciously slow down for our own sanity and for our own productivity. If we don’t ask that question about what those things are, I think we’ll get things terribly, terribly wrong.
Adam Grant • Are We Too Impatient to Be Intelligent?
It wasn’t until I read “The Wisdom Way of Knowing,” by Cynthia Bourgeault, an Episcopal priest, that I began to wonder if something was getting lost in our culture’s emphasis on time management. In the book, Ms. Bourgeault describes her rationale for how she organized a retreat for participants seeking to deepen their spirituality: “On Eagle Island... See more
Lydia Sohn • Opinion | The Household Chores You’re Avoiding Are Key to a Deeper Life
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