The article emphasizes the need for humans to prioritize presence over endless acceleration and optimization. It highlights how rushing leads to disconnection, particularly in communal spaces like a 24-hour dining hall. While efficiency is often celebrated, it comes at a human cost, dulling empathy and reducing meaningful interactions. The contrast between warm, inviting environments like the dining hall and cold, impersonal systems like email illustrates the loss of essential human connections. The author advocates for embracing slowness to foster deeper relationships and enriching experiences.
In the rush to move through it efficiently, I lose the ability to respond with presence. People become tasks.
If the dining hall is a hearthâ a warm place to gather... my Outlook inbox is a frozen tundra.
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