This one really hit me. One of my professors used to say, “Time is the new currency,” and I think about that a lot.
But reading this made me wonder… if we somehow had more time, wouldn’t the number of options just grow with it?
That’s what feels impossible right now. There’s always more to learn, more tools, more ways of doing things, more people producing things, and access to all of it keeps getting easier. The pace itself keeps accelerating.
Then you open LinkedIn and there’s this constant message that whatever you already know, do or produce is somehow not enough yet.
I’m feeling that a lot in my own industry. It’s getting smaller, AI is changing the work really fast, HR seems to want unicorns… and then I actually talk to clients and realize there’s a strange disconnect. A lot of people are still trying to understand what these tools can actually do, while others have bought so heavily into the hype that they’re making decisions that can genuinely do damage.
So maybe Suze, time is part of it. But I’m starting to think the harder thing right now for me is knowing what actually deserves my attention in the first place.
I heard someone in a podcast say today that they logged out of all their social media accounts recently and only allow themselves a 1 time (couple of minutes) daily check in on Threads in order to stay informed about what’s happening in the world…and have limited themselves to 1 hour per week of app usage. (Per WEEK)
If we harken for simpler times, getting off socials is going to make everyone feel like we free from the noise and minding our own beeswax…by not knowing what everyone else is doing in their personal lives.
This one really hit me. One of my professors used to say, “Time is the new currency,” and I think about that a lot.
But reading this made me wonder… if we somehow had more time, wouldn’t the number of options just grow with it?
That’s what feels impossible right now. There’s always more to learn, more tools, more ways of doing things, more people producing things, and access to all of it keeps getting easier. The pace itself keeps accelerating.
Then you open LinkedIn and there’s this constant message that whatever you already know, do or produce is somehow not enough yet.
I’m feeling that a lot in my own industry. It’s getting smaller, AI is changing the work really fast, HR seems to want unicorns… and then I actually talk to clients and realize there’s a strange disconnect. A lot of people are still trying to understand what these tools can actually do, while others have bought so heavily into the hype that they’re making decisions that can genuinely do damage.
So maybe Suze, time is part of it. But I’m starting to think the harder thing right now for me is knowing what actually deserves my attention in the first place.
Thanks for this Oscar, and it’s true! So little time but how do we filter the noise? Same issue, different decade.
I heard someone in a podcast say today that they logged out of all their social media accounts recently and only allow themselves a 1 time (couple of minutes) daily check in on Threads in order to stay informed about what’s happening in the world…and have limited themselves to 1 hour per week of app usage. (Per WEEK)
If we harken for simpler times, getting off socials is going to make everyone feel like we free from the noise and minding our own beeswax…by not knowing what everyone else is doing in their personal lives.
Seems like a good idea.
Yes! As for staying up on what’s happening in the world, I just rely on you for that, miss! 😍