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2847: Why There's Never Enough Time by David Cain

Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement

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The Problem With Buffets

We've created a steaming buffet of possibilities for time-spending. Many of them are enriching and more than worthwhile. But we all know the problem with buffets: They aren't conducive to rational thinking. Clearly, the savanna did not equip us to deal sensibly with forty glistening tubs of hot food. You see something you like? You're already stacking mini-kishis next to meatballs, next to egg rolls, sitting in tikka masala. The self-consciousness sets in only when you return to the table and dismantle the nihilistic, love-craftian pyramid of horrors you didn't know you were creating.

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