Seth's Blog : Comfort and convenience

For the last thirty years, the easiest shortcut has been convenience. If a marketer or a politician or an institution wants to gain acceptance, make it convenient. Tim Wu has pointed out that we'll trade almost anything to save a few moments of hassle ... [] [Comfort and convenience]( For the last thirty years, the easiest shortcut has been convenience. If a marketer or a politician or an institution wants to gain acceptance, make it convenient. Tim Wu has pointed out that we’ll trade almost anything to save a few moments of hassle or thought. But that doesn’t mean we’ve been spending our time and money on comfort. They’re not the same. Convenience in the short run often comes at the expense of comfort. The comfort of resilience, of kindness, of long-term satisfaction. The comfort of offering someone dignity, a hand up or knowing that we put our effort into something useful. Perhaps the next cycle of our cultural development will be to find the courage to walk away from convenience and find comfort instead. [Add to Any]( [Add to FaceBook]( [Add to LinkedIn]( [Post to X.com](  • [Email to a friend]( and convenience;15994764) • … You're getting this note because you subscribed to Seth Godin's blog. Don't want to get this email anymore? Click the link below to unsubscribe. [Safely Unsubscribe]( • [Archives](subscriberid=150530305&validate=6d3c0645f60c73f7130adcdf8dd69e3b&portal=1081591) • [Preferences]( • [Contact]( • [Subscribe]( • [Privacy]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Email subscriptions powered by [FeedBlitz®]() • [1800 Camden Road, Suite 107-258 • Charlotte, NC 28203, USA](