The problem is that social media does not fulfill your needs. We’re spending 90 of those watts on social media, on Facebook and Instagram and Twitter. Let’s completely hypothetically say you have 100 watts of social energy every day.

Everyone has a limited amount of social energy. Q: What should we be focusing on instead?Ī: Authentic social connections. My goal with the book was to create a global conversation and convince people to rethink their relationship with work. That may not be what you wanted - to have your whole life be structured around going to work. That may be a real eye-opener for people. And we are forced to find things to do that are unconnected to our jobs.Ī: I think that a lot of people have started to realize how much of their life was wrapped up in their job, how much of their identity was wrapped up in their job. But for those of us who are keeping others safe by staying at home, there might be some benefits. Q: So being bored during quarantine can be a good thing?Ī: There is the side of this which is serious, and tragic and life-threatening. We just hand the kids a tablet, or a Switch or something.

When I think about how many times I complained to my mother about being bored and she threw me outside the house and told me to find something to do.

Q: What do you say to all the kids (and adults) who are complaining about being bored?Ī: Frankly, that is music to my ears. E-Pilot Evening Edition Home Page Close Menu

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