Relationship with Time
Keely Adler and
Relationship with Time
Another essay I've been procrastinating on: clocks and calendars are tools imposed by rulers (consider what "to rule" really means) to measure, manage and control the world. it's a way of colonizing time, which is in many ways even more insidious than colonizing space https://t.co/gbMX3PuPku
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interesting observation on how infinite choice changes our relationship with time
the differences between what we call time in space (physics) and what we perceive as time in our minds (psychology). The dissonance of the definition of time in both realms shows us how much we need to unlearn the fragmented worldview in order to recollect the pieces in a unified approach.
Nogueira de Menezes • #016 Unlearning time
I find most meetings are best scheduled for 15-20 minutes, or 2 hours. The default of 1 hour is usually wrong, and leads to a lot of wasted time.
Sam Altman • Productivity
Look at how we’ve changed the capturing of the passing of time. Before we rewired our brains to connect personal with commercial, down time as wasted opportunity, we used to talk about our accomplishments as memories. We remember the marathon we ran, the little moments that made that day feel so significant. That marathon included training, but we... See more
Julia Alexander • Here's What the Fight for Your Attention Really Looks Like
what’s indulgent is just doing, not documenting
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twitter.comFinally, to repeat one more time: productivity in the wrong direction isn’t worth anything at all. Think more about what to work on.