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Why optimizing everything can damage human relationships

I can't have normal conversations anymore because I automatically calculate the opportunity cost of small talk instead of connecting.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The application of efficiency thinking to social interaction erodes the inefficient intimacy that creates meaningful connection.

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