Thanks for this piece. Helpful reminder and a great framework.
For whatever reason, I’ve never quite let go of the fact that once upon a time (like, when I was a teenager), my life was simple enough that I could do ‘all the things’. Life’s much more complex now, and the shrinking of the world has brought so many more options into play, that I just have to recognize some things aren’t gonna happen ... at least not right now.
That’s such a good point -- I think sometimes we forget that shiny new objects are presenting themselves to us at a totally ridiculous rate, a rate our ancestors (and teen selves) didn’t have to deal with.
I’m fending off shiny object syndrome constantly! And not only can we literally not do all the things, we shouldn’t -- even if we did have the bandwidth.
Thanks for this piece. Helpful reminder and a great framework.
For whatever reason, I’ve never quite let go of the fact that once upon a time (like, when I was a teenager), my life was simple enough that I could do ‘all the things’. Life’s much more complex now, and the shrinking of the world has brought so many more options into play, that I just have to recognize some things aren’t gonna happen ... at least not right now.
That’s such a good point -- I think sometimes we forget that shiny new objects are presenting themselves to us at a totally ridiculous rate, a rate our ancestors (and teen selves) didn’t have to deal with.
I’m fending off shiny object syndrome constantly! And not only can we literally not do all the things, we shouldn’t -- even if we did have the bandwidth.