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Seriously more people need to realise this. Is there a shortage of interesting problems to solve? No. Then why do we keep spending our valuable energy on trivia
by anthropodie 5y ago
Seriously more people need to realise this. Is there a shortage of interesting problems to solve? No. Then why do we keep spending our valuable energy on trivial things.
What I do is I think about the massive challenges like climate change and then compare it with what I'm doing. Immediately makes me realise what is worth my time and what is not.
Climate change was just one example. There are some things in my personal life that are just as scary as climate change for me. Immediately snaps me out of wasting my time.
- jjeaff 5y agoSpending energy on trivial things is called recreation or entertainment. If you are only going to spend your time trying to solve serious problems, then what really is the point of solving those problems anyway. Interestingly, having automated lights and detailed power monitoring has helped me to reduce my average electric consumption by around 20%. Imagine the impact on global warming if everyone reduced their electric consumption by 20%.