https://bydaytona.com/tags/creativity/ Recent content in Creativity on Daytona Hugo -- 0.157.0 en-us Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://bydaytona.com/posts/the-apathy-of-optimization---why-efficiency-is-costing-us-our-generosity-our-soul-and-our-seat-at-the-creative-table./ Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://bydaytona.com/posts/the-apathy-of-optimization---why-efficiency-is-costing-us-our-generosity-our-soul-and-our-seat-at-the-creative-table./ <p>Efficiency is a seductive religion.</p> <p>It seeks to bring maximum value and production at little cost or time. It whispers that we can maximize every hour, automate every mundane task, and conquer an ever-growing laundry list of to-do items while &ldquo;learning&rdquo; three new skills on the side.</p> <p>I get that appeal.</p> <p>But lately I have realized that the more we pursue this, we accidentally solve for a life without a soul.</p>