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Why efficiency gains often fail to create the space they promise

I automated my bill paying and grocery delivery and meal planning and somehow have less time than when I did everything manually.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Time saved in one area has a way of getting consumed by expansion in another.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with The examined calendar — whose time is it??”

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