Killing time

I love the writing of Frank Chimero. He has written some remarkable pieces about design — by which I mean he has written some remarkable pieces about humanity — and this part of his latest piece resonated with me:

I asked AI what we do with time, and it came back with words that were commercial and violent. We spend time, save time, take time, and make it; manage, track, and save it; we kill time, we pass it, we waste it, borrow, and steal it. We abuse time and it beats us back up, either in retribution or self-defense. It’s a zero-sum perspective of the material of our lives; it makes us prisoners to our own utility.

The AI said nothing about love, loyalty, or enthusiasm. When you wrap those up, it becomes clear that the best thing to do with time is to devote it. That is how you get time on your side.

That’s it. That’s the post.