When did we stop dreaming of a better future?

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[–]Zapped 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I think you are correct that sometimes we focus on the problems we want to solve so much that these problems consume much of our thinking. Problem solving is part of the human condition, but if we spend too much time worrying about the problems we can't directly change, we miss out on the problems that we can directly solve. The age of information is both a blessing and a curse in this way.

[–]Ponderer[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Problem solving is part of the human condition, but if we spend too much time worrying about the problems we can't directly change, we miss out on the problems that we can directly solve.

Totally agreed with this. People prefer reading bad news rather than good news, and so it's easy to focus on roadblocks rather than opportunities.

[–]Zapped 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

it's easy to focus on roadblocks rather than opportunities

I like this quote.