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I remember an Asimov short story about a guy who wished that he never waits on queues or for a taxi or for something to happen. He had his wish granted and deep
by gostsamo 6mo ago
I remember an Asimov short story about a guy who wished that he never waits on queues or for a taxi or for something to happen. He had his wish granted and deeply regretted it for it stall from him the moments of contemplation where his best ideas were coming from.
- pmg101 6mo agoAn incredibly prescient parable for the modern information overload age, if so. Do you recall the title? I'd love to give it a read. Asimov was a master.
- zem 6mo ago"Writing Time". it was the first thing I thought of too - the story definitely made an impression on me at the time!
- gostsamo 6mo agohere it is, not sure where you can find the text unless you traverse the high seas. I've read it in a story collection called after Azazel. https://asimov.fandom.com/wiki/Writing_Time https://asimov.fandom.com/wiki/Writing_Time