Heh. Personally, my inclination here is to say “congratulations!”
I do understand that you’re framing this as a problem, and I don’t mean to dismiss that, but… well, I am curious about whence the “strong pressure to utilize every moment” that you feel, and why you choose to identify with/endorse it.
Relatedly: you seem to imply that having fun isn’t utilizing moments. I’m curious about where that idea comes from, as well.
Thanks! :D Congratulations are very much in order. Life is good right now.
I have wondered about that drive myself actually. I have always been strongly internally motivated, as far back as I can remember, much moreso than any external force has ever applied to me. I feel a strong need to optimize within all of my constraints, of which I feel time is the most binding. I identify very strongly with this drive, it seems very useful, and I have made enormous improvements in my life over the last few years since discovering rationalism.
Having fun definitely utilizes moments well. The problem is that I am not having XTREME FUN 100% of the time, there are many periods during the day where I end up mindlessly browsing the web, etc., and my to-do list contains items important to life which are not getting done.
Heh. Personally, my inclination here is to say “congratulations!”
I do understand that you’re framing this as a problem, and I don’t mean to dismiss that, but… well, I am curious about whence the “strong pressure to utilize every moment” that you feel, and why you choose to identify with/endorse it.
Relatedly: you seem to imply that having fun isn’t utilizing moments. I’m curious about where that idea comes from, as well.
Thanks! :D Congratulations are very much in order. Life is good right now.
I have wondered about that drive myself actually. I have always been strongly internally motivated, as far back as I can remember, much moreso than any external force has ever applied to me. I feel a strong need to optimize within all of my constraints, of which I feel time is the most binding. I identify very strongly with this drive, it seems very useful, and I have made enormous improvements in my life over the last few years since discovering rationalism.
Having fun definitely utilizes moments well. The problem is that I am not having XTREME FUN 100% of the time, there are many periods during the day where I end up mindlessly browsing the web, etc., and my to-do list contains items important to life which are not getting done.