Erikc Perez-Perez
@perez
Chicago photographer.
Erikc Perez-Perez
perezx.com
One of my (many) contrarian beliefs is that we do not have strong enough preferences. We often blame social media or the speed of information as the reason why we’re easily distracted, but the real reason behind our inability to focus has less to do with the sheer quantity of media and more to do with our laziness when it comes to distinguishing wh... See more
If you want to create the common sense that comes from twenty years of being in the world, you need to devote twenty years to the task. You can't assemble an equivalent collection of heuristics in less time; experience is algorithmically incompressible.
Ted Chiang, The Lifecycle of Software Objects
It’s almost like boredom doesn’t exist, like difficulty doesn’t exist, scarcity doesn’t exist. And a feeling I’ve been having a lot lately is that scarcity is often what creates meaning. When you’re surrounded by infinite possibilities, when you know around the next corner is another video that might be funnier, you’re never going to sit with the t
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The idea of appearing to do something - you get the same level of satisfaction if you know that someone believes you’re accomplishing something as you do from actually accomplishing something and so it’s easy to get trapped in that loop and so you never get there because you’re too busy sharing that you’re getting somewhere instead of actually doin... See more
success and
"…everyone wants to succeed immediately and without pain or effort. Or they love to write books about how to write books, rather than actually writing...a book that might actually be about something. Bad advice is every- where. Build a following. Establish a platform. Learn how to scam the system. In other words, do all the surface stuff and none o... See more
“47% of Americans admit they’re addicted to their phones.”
“The average American checks their smartphone 352 times per day.”
“71% of people spend more time on their phone than with their romantic partner.”
“Almost two-thirds of children spend four hours or more per day on their smartphones.”
“44% of American adults admit that not having their phones gi... See more
“The average American checks their smartphone 352 times per day.”
“71% of people spend more time on their phone than with their romantic partner.”
“Almost two-thirds of children spend four hours or more per day on their smartphones.”
“44% of American adults admit that not having their phones gi... See more