The need for speed

What's the rush? Do you ever find yourself in a hurry for no good reason? Do you notice those around you speeding about with an apparent sense of urgency, particularly on the roads?

I fear that patience, deliberation and depth of thought are being replaced by an increasingly perceived need that we need to have things RIGHT NOW. Fast food opened the door to this mentality. Now, even fast food isn't always fast enough.

The question we should all be asking ourselves is: How is this rushing around affecting our quality of life? It's allowing us to experience more things, but are we really experiencing anything? If you find yourself asking, "Where did the day go?", there might be a problem. It's good to be busy, but was it a productive busy or were you just bombarded with useless transactions that added no value to your life or the lives of anyone around you?

I predict that the most successful people in the 21st century will be those that can tune out the thousands of daily distractions and concentrate on adding real value to society. My guess is that you won't find them spending much time on Twitter!