"The fundamental problem is that this attitude toward time sets up a rigged game in which **it’s impossible ever to feel as though you’re doing well enough**. "**Instead of simply living our lives as they unfold** in time—instead of just being time, you might say—**it becomes difficult not to value each moment primarily according to its usefulness for some future goal,** or for some future oasis of relaxation you hope to reach once your tasks are finally “out of the way.”" --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[ever-present-now]], [[infinite-scroll]], **Source** -- [[202410130434 - B - Four Thousand Weeks]]