Re: computer and wheel time

[Emanuel Berg]

Emanuel Berg <embe8573@student.uu.se> writes:

> Daniel Corbe <corbe@corbe.net> writes:
>
>> Eventually you begin to butt up against the law of
>> diminishing returns. Spending half an hour on
>> something that's going to save you 10 minutes every
>> day is a net gain; however, you'll eventually run
>> out of those types of problems to solve.
>> Pretty soon you'll be spending half an hour on
>> something that saves you 30 seconds here and there
>> and that's likely to be a net loss.
>
> That's exactly right! I didn't know there was a name
> for it but it is something I've seen many times and
> yes, in Emacs as well.
>
> So the question is, why do you do the "loss" stuff?
> Probably because your brain is trained to think like
> that, because that has worked so well during the
> "gain" period!

One more thing I forgot! It is not only about time, it
is also enjoyment, again. But here, I mean *using* it
(in the last post I meant *writing* it).

For example, I really, really dislike looking and
searching for things. Even iterating two or three
steps och opening a directory to see what's there!
I'd rather go 200 meters to fetch a pipe wrench if
I know exactly where it is, than look for it in a shed
full of tools right next to me. Even if getting it
from the shed is much faster (including search time),
the frustration of having to look and finding it in
a seemingly random way is so much worse than waking to
get it, which can be a good break even.

So the question is both: "Will this be faster?" and
"Will I be more happy using it this way?"

If you are happy and relaxed doing things you don't
waste as much energy. You will be more productive and
have a more happy life tho as for time in particular
it is 50/50 if it is a gain or loss.

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