The Hidden Cost of Optimizing Everything In our relentless pursuit of efficiency and productivity, we may have sacrificed something essential to the human experience.
Ian Bogost's book The Small Stuff makes a compelling case that by optimizing every aspect of our lives, we've lost touch with sensory pleasures and tiny rituals that make life worth living.
Bogost argues that our obsession with metrics, efficiency, and self optimization has led to disconnection from the physical world and gratifying experiences that come with living in it.