of years ago she was working on a big project  for a major tech company which left her with no  

幾年前，她正在為一家大型科技公司做一個大項目，這讓她沒有了

time for anything else at one point she had to  have all of her necessities and food delivered  

有一次，她不得不把所有的生活必需品和食物都送過去

right to her door so that she could maximize  her time and dedicate all of her energy to work

直接送到她家門口，這樣她就能最大限度地利用時間，將全部精力投入到工作中去

this conversation really stuck with  me because it left me wondering  

這段對話讓我記憶猶新，因為它讓我想知道

how much convenience is truly necessary and how  much convenience do i really need in my life

有多少便利才是真正必要的，我的生活到底需要多少便利

it goes without saying that convenience is great  for people who need that extra help when they feel  

不言而喻，便利性對於那些需要額外幫助的人來說是巨大的。

overwhelmed or if they're disabled or unable  of course i'm grateful for the convenience of  

如果他們不堪重負，或者他們是殘障人士或無法工作，我當然會感謝

running water google the technology that allows  me to call long distance anytime i want to  

自來水谷歌技術讓我可以隨時撥打長途電話

but the convenience that i'm referring  to is the luxury of our modern day world  

但我所說的便利是我們現代世界的奢侈品

what the value seems to  lean towards easy is better

價值觀似乎傾向於簡單就是好

for me that would mean cutting out chores out of  my day expediting my grocery shopping outsourcing  

對我來說，這就意味著減少每天的家務勞動，加快雜貨採購的外包速度

my work just to name a few i couldn't help  but wonder what is the purpose of freeing up  

僅舉幾例，我不禁要問，解放我的工作的目的是什麼？

all this time and then what don't i have  to work more to afford that convenience

這麼長時間以來，我不需要多工作就能享受到這種便利嗎？

well i don't think that anyone has to make  life more difficult or stop being progressive  

我認為任何人都不必讓生活變得更加艱難，也不必停止進步。

to live a more fulfilling life i can't help  but think that the convenience is costing us  

為了過上更充實的生活，我不禁想到，便利讓我們付出了代價

a lot more than meets the eye as a small  example like many others i get all of my  

和許多人一樣，我得到的所有資訊都是通過我的

best ideas and epiphanies when i'm in the  process of doing something when i'm making  

當我在做一件事的過程中，當我在製作的過程中，我有了最好的想法和頓悟。

my 20-minute drive into town when i'm putting  away my dishes in the morning when i'm waiting  

當我早上收拾碗筷時，當我在等待時，我開車進城的 20 分鐘路程

for the customer service to pick up on the other  line or just waiting in line at the grocery store

或在雜貨店排隊等候客戶服務人員接聽電話

some people call this shower thoughts because  often these ideas come to us during these quiet  

有些人把這叫做 "沐浴思想"，因為這些想法往往是在這些安靜的時候產生的。

and unassuming moments when our minds  are just free to just wander and reflect

當我們的思緒自由徜徉並進行反思的時候

folding laundry isn't exactly the highlight  of my day or what i talk about when someone  

摺疊衣服並不是我一天中最重要的事，也不是我在別人面前談論的話題。

asks how was your day but they are the moments  that provide me with a little pause in my day  

問你今天過得如何，但正是這些時刻讓我在一天中稍作停頓

which gives me access to my inner  self without these moments i would  

這讓我能夠接觸到內心的自我，如果沒有這些時刻，我會

be eliminating all the room in my life for  creativity the time to ruminate and just dream

消除我生活中所有的創造空間，讓我有時間反思和夢想

maybe we are hardwired to want immediate results  

也許我們天生就想要立竿見影的效果

and accomplish things with very little  effort who knows but i realize more and  

但我越來越意識到

more that convenience comes to us at the  cost of something else or someone else  

更多的便利是以犧牲其他事物或他人的利益為代價的

to me the biggest cost seems to be ignoring the  values of growth perseverance problem solving  

在我看來，最大的代價似乎是忽視了成長的價值和解決問題的毅力

and purposeful decision-making that naturally  happens during the journey of getting there and  

在到達目的地的旅途中自然會出現的有目的的決策，以及

when i reflect on my own life anything that was  worth having like my relationships self-awareness  

當我反思自己的生活時，有什麼是值得擁有的，比如我的人際關係 自我意識

even cool projects i took on required a lot of  effort work and sometimes even multiple tries  

即使是我接手的很酷的項目，也需要花費很多精力，有時甚至需要多次嘗試

on the other hand when i acquired something too  quickly i noticed that i saw it as disposable

另一方面，當我過快地獲得一些東西時，我發現我把它看成是一次性的了

maybe the opposite of convenience is not  inconvenience but it's being more conscious  

也許方便的反義詞不是不方便，而是更加自覺

being fully present in our lives even through  the tedious dragged out repetitive and seemingly  

即使在乏味、拖沓、重複和看似 "無趣 "的生活中，也能完全融入我們的生活。

uninteresting moments we can try to take shortcuts  and find life hacks to expedite the process but  

在無趣的時刻，我們可以嘗試走捷徑，尋找生活小竅門來加快進程，但是

i think we'd be missing a huge point it's like  watching the trailer of a movie and thinking that  

我認為我們忽略了一個重要的問題，這就像看電影預告片時認為

we saw it all but what we're missing is the art  the music the character development and the subtle  

我們看到了這一切，但我們缺少的是藝術、音樂、人物發展和微妙的

hints left in the scenes by the director and i  think the only way that we can access all of that  

導演在場景中留下的伏筆，我認為我們能夠獲取所有這些伏筆的唯一途徑是

is to slower our pace and live more consciously  because life is not a race it's an art

就是放慢我們的步伐，更加自覺地生活，因為生活不是一場競賽，而是一門藝術

i'm not here to judge anyone i'm not  always going to make my pasta sauce  

我不是來評判別人的，我也不會總是做我的意大利麵醬

from scratch and probably will always be  amazed anytime a package gets delivered  

從零開始，每當有包裹送達時，可能總是會感到驚訝

right to my door but i don't want convenience  to be at the center of my decisions

但我不希望我的決定以方便為中心

i'm happy to put in the  effort for the people i love  

我很樂意為我愛的人付出努力

to wash my own dishes walk a little  extra to the store if i need to  

如果有必要，我還會自己洗碗，多走幾步去商店買東西

because i wouldn't want to miss out on  the magic that could happen along the way  

因為我不想錯過一路上可能發生的奇蹟

thank you guys so much for watching and until next  time take care guys and i'll talk to you soon bye

非常感謝你們的收看，下次再見。

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