Monday 22 January 2007

Slow down

People respond to lower petrol prices by driving bigger cars more often and further. In much the same way, people respond to more powerful computers by running more demanding software on them. People respond to a less-cluttered schedule by scheduling more activities, meetings or work. It seems to be human nature to increase the pace of life for the sake of going faster. I doubt that has ever ended well for anyone.

So what do you do? Save as much time as you can on the things you dislike and spend the remainder on things that matter. I'd make some suggestions about which activities should be in which category, but that's off-topic.

Mokalus of Borg

PS - Unless you're self-employed, saving time at work results in more work.
PPS - That is probably unavoidable.

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