That starbucks menu and order in the photo gives me so much anxiety, oh my god. I think you phrased it wisely in this piece - but generally the sentiment of having too many options is so paralyzing. The oversaturation of stimuli and variable outcomes is not something that falls kindly on the mind. Subtraction is the new addition, for sure.. I think Marie Kondo would restack this post if she had a Substack haha
I am thinking about how should I approach the notion of having too many options with my kids. This IS the baseline for them - youtube, endless stuff, AI. I don't know how they think when I talk about the days without the internet. Or, would subtraction just comes natural to them becoz they already have everything available to them in any given moment?
I appreciate this. I actually just wrote on Substack with the same title a few weeks ago but really like yours which is much simpler. A useful analogy that I will come back to! https://peckgee.substack.com/p/nothing-more-nothing-less
A captivating story, I couldn’t put it down. I’m very glad that your son no longer experiences discomfort. But your story gives a lot to think about. Looking forward to more stories.
That starbucks menu and order in the photo gives me so much anxiety, oh my god. I think you phrased it wisely in this piece - but generally the sentiment of having too many options is so paralyzing. The oversaturation of stimuli and variable outcomes is not something that falls kindly on the mind. Subtraction is the new addition, for sure.. I think Marie Kondo would restack this post if she had a Substack haha
I am thinking about how should I approach the notion of having too many options with my kids. This IS the baseline for them - youtube, endless stuff, AI. I don't know how they think when I talk about the days without the internet. Or, would subtraction just comes natural to them becoz they already have everything available to them in any given moment?
I appreciate this. I actually just wrote on Substack with the same title a few weeks ago but really like yours which is much simpler. A useful analogy that I will come back to! https://peckgee.substack.com/p/nothing-more-nothing-less
Oh man, I just noticed it and let me read through yours.
I guess this is what we conclude when we think about the Japanese way?
A captivating story, I couldn’t put it down. I’m very glad that your son no longer experiences discomfort. But your story gives a lot to think about. Looking forward to more stories.
I would love to listen to your stories too. Everything you have experienced since you two left HK in 2020 is waiting to be discovered.