If a man was to do one job, cutting limes for 8 hours a day for a one month period how might that change his outlook on life? What level of value would 8 hours of cut limes provide to a community?
Limes are citric acid, refreshment, and Vitamin C. They are sour that goes well with sweet.
Only cutting limes seems like it might get boring, having lemons, peaches, strawberries, and apples might give more variety. That said this is not cut lemons for a month, the criteria is limes for a month.
Imagine you get minimum wage and 20 limes to take home at the end of each day. You could take those limes and give them to your neighbors. Neighbors will small gifts that are refreshing and enabling can go a long way.
Potential for the citric acid to be less than ideal on skin long term, might need gloves, though latex gloves might cause problems for some with allergies in the community.
Throughput possibly could be enabled with a machine, a machine that you put 5 limes into and then drop like a paper cutter in an office that gives sliced limes. That machine could enable throughput, though would need maintenance and need to be washed, potentially higher value if made of stainless steel.
A day of cutting limes like this would likely give you an appreciation for what joy can be made from cutting limes and doing only one task, and what joy cannot be gained from doing only one task. A system that enables greater Throughput, increases encouragement for the community might not always be ideal encouragement and variety for the worker. Doing one thing really well does not always equate to ideal inspiration and support from the community.
Serves a vital task, a task that can be game changing is not always Respected. Society does not appreciate, foster an appreciation for small contributions by default. Hard work that is vital and adds a lot of value is not always respected or rewarded for the value created.
A society trained to appreciate small contributions will likely do better with the big ones. Gratitude for small blessings and contributions like having limes can lead to bigger contributions.
Society can enable Throughput. Set as is the default setting without community investment and support would be unwise.
Now imagine someone invested 2 hours at a hospital kitchen slicing limes for people to have a nicer day just as an investment for the community. A little extra investment can enable a lot of support and does not always have to be exceedingly taxing on people in the community.
Does society always or even close to always foster Throughput of those kind of community investments? From my experience in USA? No.
A society that claims to encourage real Throughput yet limits it continuously via legalism that is turned up by reliance on systems like the House and the Senate makes me question what is actually possible to trust our country with. Can’t be trusted with a little, trust it with Nukes?
System that throws up non ideal road blocks for investment can’t claim ideal support amped.
Proximity to easy matters. If it takes me 15 minutes to help someone that is shorter path than 5 hours. Never Say Die! NsdTp! Easy to add encouragement on a page already created. Never Say Die Throughput!
Easy for life to get over complicated with Computers, Giant Logic Systems, and trying to add Game Changers that will make life better for many while forgetting the value that small contributions enabled at scale is usually what has the potential to deliver the game changed.
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