Some 30 years ago research showed that people who owned a clothes dryer spent more time washing than people who didn’t - because it was easier to do a quick laundry. So they did it more often. Same principle.
I’m feeling this acutely as well. I’m very passionate about rest and daydreaming, and I’m passionate about the leisure economy. But if we only use AI in our work in the same way that we’ve been using other tools in our work, the leisure economy won’t arrive. It’s a question of being intentional.
Some 30 years ago research showed that people who owned a clothes dryer spent more time washing than people who didn’t - because it was easier to do a quick laundry. So they did it more often. Same principle.
So interesting! I think this effect is going to play out in so many ways across our lives with AI
Yes, for now. Let's see in a decade (or less).
100% feeling this --> "The sheer expansion of what’s possible creates a kind of obligation to pursue it."
They gave us this time saving device; now we feel we have less time than before
yessss! I did my own reflecting on this recently — a reflection on how we're returned to multitasking ( https://thenewnew.is/i/184908114/the-return-of-multitasking ).
But (!) what I missed in my piece you nailed to a beautiful degree here: I'm doing more and feeling more behind than ever!
I’m feeling this acutely as well. I’m very passionate about rest and daydreaming, and I’m passionate about the leisure economy. But if we only use AI in our work in the same way that we’ve been using other tools in our work, the leisure economy won’t arrive. It’s a question of being intentional.