It benefits us. But we’re programmed to be considerate of a more truncated, immediate timeline, in which the wrong decision could mean our life.

The reality is that most of what we deal with doesn’t rise to that level, but we still have it in us. We’re one click away from a drama, and it can be hard to buffer or distinguish when food, clothing, and shelter is largely accounted for, and this animalistic setting becomes further relegated to the extreme margin of life.

I don’t mean to diminish all the hardship 2020 has brought. I am feeling for people these days.

But we can get our lizard brain caught in the spokes of a more evolved sensibility in the run of play.

When we have a chance to go apeshit that doesn’t mean we should. In fact, a little discernment can yield great learning.

The kind we only get by doing the work.