Deep Thoughts- Trading Away
There’s a moment in the third book in the “The Giver” series, where Matty (who lives in a rural village) wants a Gaming Machine (like a slot machine) like his friend has. His friend who lives with him says, “So we would trade reading, and music, for pulling a handle and getting candy from a mechanical device?” That makes Matty think twice about the trade-off.
So my question to you is… What are you trading away? It can be good or bad. Are you reading instead of gaming? Learning a language instead of Netflix? Or conversely, are you indulging in gossip instead of building others up? Choosing to pay attention to the negative instead of the positive? What is your trade-off?
Yes I have a trade off :). More attention on others I think. I hope I can keep it up.
I've been making a lot of seemingly small trade-offs over the past few years. The most recent was trading social media for being present with my family.