Productivity. Growth. Action in the pursuit of future pleasure. The work done in this moment to augment the next one. Utility promises outcomes–health, happiness, success–but it neglects process. It ignores the real value of this moment: the potential to be present. Humans have benefited immensely from the concept

We will do almost anything to remain occupied. The moment plans are cancelled, we scramble to fill the void—resisting the unbearable prospect of having no objective with our time. We’d rather numb ourselves with trivial tasks than experience any depth in our lives. We’d rather kill time