i remember having a conversation with a friend about the conveniences of a modern world a couple
of years ago she was working on a big project for a major tech company which left her with no
time for anything else at one point she had to have all of her necessities and food delivered
right to her door so that she could maximize her time and dedicate all of her energy to work
this conversation really stuck with me because it left me wondering
how much convenience is truly necessary and how much convenience do i really need in my life
it goes without saying that convenience is great for people who need that extra help when they feel
overwhelmed or if they're disabled or unable of course i'm grateful for the convenience of
running water google the technology that allows me to call long distance anytime i want to
but the convenience that i'm referring to is the luxury of our modern day world
what the value seems to lean towards easy is better
for me that would mean cutting out chores out of my day expediting my grocery shopping outsourcing
my work just to name a few i couldn't help but wonder what is the purpose of freeing up
all this time and then what don't i have to work more to afford that convenience
well i don't think that anyone has to make life more difficult or stop being progressive
to live a more fulfilling life i can't help but think that the convenience is costing us
a lot more than meets the eye as a small example like many others i get all of my
best ideas and epiphanies when i'm in the process of doing something when i'm making
my 20-minute drive into town when i'm putting away my dishes in the morning when i'm waiting
for the customer service to pick up on the other line or just waiting in line at the grocery store
some people call this shower thoughts because often these ideas come to us during these quiet
and unassuming moments when our minds are just free to just wander and reflect
folding laundry isn't exactly the highlight of my day or what i talk about when someone
asks how was your day but they are the moments that provide me with a little pause in my day
which gives me access to my inner self without these moments i would
be eliminating all the room in my life for creativity the time to ruminate and just dream
maybe we are hardwired to want immediate results
and accomplish things with very little effort who knows but i realize more and
more that convenience comes to us at the cost of something else or someone else
to me the biggest cost seems to be ignoring the values of growth perseverance problem solving
and purposeful decision-making that naturally happens during the journey of getting there and
when i reflect on my own life anything that was worth having like my relationships self-awareness
even cool projects i took on required a lot of effort work and sometimes even multiple tries
on the other hand when i acquired something too quickly i noticed that i saw it as disposable
maybe the opposite of convenience is not inconvenience but it's being more conscious
being fully present in our lives even through the tedious dragged out repetitive and seemingly
uninteresting moments we can try to take shortcuts and find life hacks to expedite the process but
i think we'd be missing a huge point it's like watching the trailer of a movie and thinking that
we saw it all but what we're missing is the art the music the character development and the subtle
hints left in the scenes by the director and i think the only way that we can access all of that
is to slower our pace and live more consciously because life is not a race it's an art
i'm not here to judge anyone i'm not always going to make my pasta sauce
from scratch and probably will always be amazed anytime a package gets delivered
right to my door but i don't want convenience to be at the center of my decisions
i'm happy to put in the effort for the people i love
to wash my own dishes walk a little extra to the store if i need to
because i wouldn't want to miss out on the magic that could happen along the way
thank you guys so much for watching and until next time take care guys and i'll talk to you soon bye
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