It's amazing.. Simply amazing!!!
How is it that no matter what I try, I never have time to do anything that I want?? So many things, often meaningless, mundane bull crap, that occupy my mind, that need my immediate attention, and the day just speeds by as if it's Dash on steroids..
You'd think there's been some technological miracle that has made a day last only 19 hours!!!
The funny thing is that I hear so many people, who keep saying this to me about their own lives.
If only there was some free time for me to just concentrate!!
So then I sat this morning, and tried to figure out what the problem was.. And it hit me that there indeed has been a technological miracle.. One that has been in my hands for the longest time..
The frikkin' smartphone!!
Earlier, there used to be some time to switch off. Some "down time" which allowed the brain to relax a bit. Now, with the addiction of the smartphone and the gadgetry and apps and the non-stop blast of information coming at me, the brain is consistently occupied with no refresh mode..
The problem is not the down-time, or lack thereof.. Rather it's more to do with the fact that the feeling of being rushed into things is not something that I am very fond of. It makes me take short cuts, where I shouldn't. It forces me to speed through things which I should spend more time thinking about.
Like reading the headlines of the newspaper, most information thrown at me hardly provides any details of what actually is going on.
The rush to the next bling, is the closest I have come to an addiction..
The problem with this, is that with incomplete information, it is always possible that my thoughts and decisions are half-baked and not well thought through.. I might be taking the easy way out, instead of doing what is right.
In short my brain is more System 1, rather than System 2.. The sad part is, it's quite possible that I am not the only one..
A state of affairs where Donald Trump can be looked at as a possible Leader of the Free World, suggests that I am definitely not the only one obsessed with the next glitter in town. One where the simple promise of "Acche Din" has a greater connect than detailed policy specifics, and where a prestigious military event needs the likes of Akshay Kumar and Kangna Ranaut as "brand ambassadors" is not the one I was told that I would be growing up in.
Is it possible, that all the nonsense spewing in the world, is basically a side-effect of our own busy schedules and inability to find the time to think??
(Full disclosure: Even as I type this, I have Apple Music streaming on my phone)
How is it that no matter what I try, I never have time to do anything that I want?? So many things, often meaningless, mundane bull crap, that occupy my mind, that need my immediate attention, and the day just speeds by as if it's Dash on steroids..
You'd think there's been some technological miracle that has made a day last only 19 hours!!!
The funny thing is that I hear so many people, who keep saying this to me about their own lives.
If only there was some free time for me to just concentrate!!
So then I sat this morning, and tried to figure out what the problem was.. And it hit me that there indeed has been a technological miracle.. One that has been in my hands for the longest time..
The frikkin' smartphone!!
Earlier, there used to be some time to switch off. Some "down time" which allowed the brain to relax a bit. Now, with the addiction of the smartphone and the gadgetry and apps and the non-stop blast of information coming at me, the brain is consistently occupied with no refresh mode..
The problem is not the down-time, or lack thereof.. Rather it's more to do with the fact that the feeling of being rushed into things is not something that I am very fond of. It makes me take short cuts, where I shouldn't. It forces me to speed through things which I should spend more time thinking about.
Like reading the headlines of the newspaper, most information thrown at me hardly provides any details of what actually is going on.
The rush to the next bling, is the closest I have come to an addiction..
The problem with this, is that with incomplete information, it is always possible that my thoughts and decisions are half-baked and not well thought through.. I might be taking the easy way out, instead of doing what is right.
In short my brain is more System 1, rather than System 2.. The sad part is, it's quite possible that I am not the only one..
A state of affairs where Donald Trump can be looked at as a possible Leader of the Free World, suggests that I am definitely not the only one obsessed with the next glitter in town. One where the simple promise of "Acche Din" has a greater connect than detailed policy specifics, and where a prestigious military event needs the likes of Akshay Kumar and Kangna Ranaut as "brand ambassadors" is not the one I was told that I would be growing up in.
Is it possible, that all the nonsense spewing in the world, is basically a side-effect of our own busy schedules and inability to find the time to think??
I think he knows what Rome is. Rome is the mob. Conjure magic for them and they'll be distracted. Take away their freedom and still they'll roar. The beating heart of Rome is not the marble of the senate, it's the sand of the coliseum. He'll bring them death - and they will love him for it
~Gladiator
(Full disclosure: Even as I type this, I have Apple Music streaming on my phone)
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