So.
One thing I really hate about technology is loading times. Right now, I'm converting an .avi file to mp4...and the thing is going to take half an hour. So I'm actually typing this to pass the time. I guess it could be worse.
I know things aren't instant. If they were, what would be the point of life? We would just go through things and have them immediately resolve themselves, and go onto the next thing. Being able to wait is a good thing.
I was talking to my mom earlier this week, and we were talking about having "quiet time," something that I definitely don't have enough of. I don't think it's because I don't have time, but maybe because I feel I need to be doing something all the time. It's kinda like my APM in life has to always be at the max. (All you SC2/RTS nerds should be laughing about....now.)
And it's funny, because I'm writing this on the night of Daylight Savings Off day (or is it on?). Basically, we'll get an extra hour to sleep tonight. In theory. So, if we had that extra hour, what would we do with it? How would we use it, and would it be considered useful? For me, I'm not too sure.
I just won an assassination game on Scioly.org that took almost two months to finish. I can't believe I stayed with it that long, and by the end you could tell I just wasn't in it. Instead of posting on time, I usually waited 12 hours or another day longer to post. I was just getting so tired that I couldn't focus.
A good example of this is this past week, I've been watching the Uncharted 3 Walkthroughs on YouTube. Now, it's not because I'm going to buy the game, and want to see how to beat it, but rather I like watching gameplay. Also, Uncharted has a great storyline, so I'm basically watching a 5 hour long movie. Now, usually, I would go on Wikipedia and read the synopsis of the plot, just so I'm not too confused when I watch. I attribute this to impatience; I don't want to be surprised by plot twists. But this time, I didn't, because I wanted to be surprised. It was definitely confusing at some points, but it turned out to be a rewarding experience.
So that's about it, I guess.
Speaking about patience, let's get the NBA lockout solved already. While I don't really care about the NBA right now (it's hard to when your home team is absolutely terrible), it would be nice to have something to read about on the sports pages.
In the second paragraph you evoked a "big picture" image on patience in life that really resounded with me. I wonder if society's increasing emphasis on instant gratification does, in fact, result in a degradation in each person's own perspective on their purpose in life. It's pretty interesting to reflect on what we would do with an extra hour in the day, but I suppose it's more important to realize and remove all the extraneous things we do in our lives and replace them with more meaningful pursuits (Three R's ehh? no? okay). I guess all we can look forward to is a potential difference maker coming out of our first-rounder in the 2012 draft (is it too early to pray for a top 10 pick?)
ReplyDeleteWith the Wolves, it's never too early to think about a Top 10 pick. XD
ReplyDeleteBut yes, instant gratification is a problem I think we all struggle with. It's definitely something that has occurred in our society with the development of technology. For better or for worse, we get our information ASAP. While I wouldn't want to go back to the days when news was reported after it happened, not during, sometimes taking a break is best thing that could happen to us.