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Chapter 2: "pitfalls of convenience", eliminating tedious/time-consuming chores is not the actually always helpful. "in attempting to eliminate only the tedious experiences, we accidentally eliminating things we didn't realize we valued until they were gone"
— 6 hours, 35 min ago
uber/apple pay/food delivery/etc. eliminate "pain" (an ad saying you can avoid talking to ppl and just use screen to order) and make things go smoother... but often
the unsmooth textures of life is what make it livable, "helping nurture relationships crucial for mental/physical health and the resilience in our communities".
convenience makes things easier, but w/o regard to whether easiness is what is most valuable
nov 4 chapter 3
"you can embrace the fact that you're forgoing certain pleasures or neglecting certain obligations, because whatever you've decided to do instead: earn money to support your family, write a novel, bathe the toddler, pause on a hiking trail to watch the sun... is how you've chosen to spend a portion of time that you never had any right to expect"