Hurried Lives, Hollow Achievements

Our mind works at its best when it is relaxed, one small task at a time.

The task needs to be slightly above our skill level, so as to engage our brain and to prevent it from falling into its lethargic, auto-pilot mode.

Man-created rush placed huge amounts of stress on our nervous system, stress that our bodies are not designed to endure for long amounts of time.
This rush gives us the illusion of achievement. We stack up tasks to feel fulfilled and accomplished. Individuals tend to accumulate responsibilities as a means of deriving personal satisfaction and demonstrating a contrived,false productivity.

In the work place, this hasty approach to task management, while potentially yielding short-term results, it inadvertently bleeds into other areas of our life which tends to reduce the time and the quality of attention allocated to personal experiences.

All this can result in increased stress, and a diminished quality of output, due to the mental strain caused by the mindless and rapid "task-switching" and lack of focus it creates. It's frequently associated with demanding productivity challenges.

The accumulation of responsabilities coupled with our limited human attention creates a certain distance between us and our experiences, almost turning us into passive observers of our our own life.