Don’t you hate it when people waste your time?
Me, too.
Of course, no one has wasted more of my time than me.
Imagine if a friend forced you to
mindlessly scroll for hours a day.
“Just one more video…”
Imagine if they pressured you to
stay up late watching vacuous television.
“Let’s start another episode…”
Imagine if they filled your calendar
with commitments you didn’t want to keep.
“Come on, saying yes is much easier…”
Imagine if they convinced you to go window shopping
and then tricked you into repeated impulse purchases.
“It’s on sale, you might as well get it…”
You’d probably call that relationship toxic.
You’d want to set boundaries
and create distance
to protect your time.
Eventually, your mounting discontent
would rally you to stop tolerating
their inconsiderate conduct.
So I’ve got to ask…
Why do you and I tolerate
that same behavior from ourselves?
