Thanks to the levels of technological development we have today, we can process a large amount of data in a surprisingly short time and have access to a lot of information, literally, in our hands.
Gone are the days when it was necessary to go to the library and search for information in different books to get a desired answer. Today, there are instant results with new technology.
Now, with just an internet search, we can obtain more information than we can process.
Add to this the impact of social media, which allows us to interact with people from all over the world in real time.
However, all these advances have also brought several negative aspects that I have discussed in previous articles, such as social media addictions and the way they affect our ability to interact with people.
But today I would like to emphasize a problem that seems to be growing day by day: the desire for instant results.
Years ago, I heard a speaker say: “Everything worthwhile in life must go through its process, meaning it must take time.”
Yet, we find ourselves wrapped up in the immediacy of things and become frustrated if no one answers the phone after it rings twice, or we lose patience if a computer takes a few seconds to load a webpage.
Similarly, we abandon nutrition and exercise programs if we don’t see the expected results within a few days of starting.
This is why companies are making millions selling all kinds of medications (pills, injections) and devices that help people lose weight quickly and with little effort.
We refuse to accept that it is necessary to discipline ourselves and work to break our bad eating habits and develop new, healthier ones.
On top of that, the side effects of all these “treatments” for weight loss are largely unknown.
The same goes for finances. Television is full of ads from betting companies for all sports, promising to win a lot of money by betting relatively little.
Instead of learning to work with a personal or family budget, we put our hopes in the lottery or betting, hoping a “stroke of luck” can change our finances.
We could go on citing examples from all aspects of our lives where we expect instant results with very little effort.
Always remember that everything worthwhile in life must go through its process.
Extraordinary results are not achieved overnight.
Let’s get rid of that idea and start developing the habits that can lead us to achieve our goals.
Use the technology you have to learn and start applying it.
Blessings!
Industrial Engineer and Speaker
manuel.rosario.gomez@gmail.com
By Manuel Rosario – Industrial Engineer and Speaker
manuel.rosario.gomez@gmail.com
