01/12/2024

Embracing the Power of Sub-optimization

Space-making operates on two levels

Today's workplace, and the world in general, is all about optimization. Our phone apps allow us to order a cup of coffee, weekly groceries and more for quick pick-up, sometimes without even exiting our cars. We try to keep up with the speed of business by scheduling back-to-back-to-back meetings with little time to refresh or act upon the outcomes of those meetings. We seek out new tools and technology that can streamline tasks, not to lighten our loads but to allow us to take on ever more daunting levels of productivity.

And we wonder why burnout is at an all-time high.

Many of us were raised in environments built upon Puritanical values that honor optimization. Which of these messages did you hear growing up?

• With great gifts comes the responsibility to use them.
• That opportunity may not come around again.
• Use it or lose it.
• Make the most of each moment.
• You can have it all. You can do it all.

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