101 Things We Take For Granted
This was a great thought experiment and helped me realize how much we have right in front of us that goes unnoticed and unappreciated.
Here are 101 everyday manmade wonders we often overlook in our fast-paced modern world. Delve into the profound reasons behind our natural inclination to take things for granted. Learn how our brains evolved to adapt, and how this adaptation can sometimes lead to lifestyle creep, a.k.a. the Diderot Effect, as we habituate to even the most remarkable facets of our lives and its impact on our consumer choices.
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Books. Beginning as clay tablets in Mesopotamia 5,000 years ago, mass-marketed thanks to Gutenberg, weighing down our backpacks in school and rediscovering the world as an adult.
Backpacks, suitcases, and baskets. Pivotal for rucking in the military, long vacations, or putting all of your eggs into them.
The alphabet. Twenty-six letters to create 600,000 words in the dictionary, allowing the best books to be written or that embarrassing DeadJournal you wish you never started.
Fences. One of the pivotal reasons for civilization in the West…and good neighbors.
Sharp knives. The trade-off of weaker jaws is worth it.
The washing machine and dryer. These pictures of 1916 clothes washing look brutal.
Food storage containers. Allowing leftovers, packable lunches, and work potluck lunches.. (My favorite non-toxic ones here.)
Water filters. Allowing space travel, submarine use, and humans to not drink pharmaceuticals and heavy metals. So important that I sometimes can’t believe they’re not in every home.
Coffee. Wars have been fought over these powerful beans. Today 74% of the world drinks it daily.
Sunscreen. Wrangling a kid like a pig to get the sunscreen on is worth the fight for a longer day at the beach.
Sleep masks. My favorite sleep tool.
Third-party testing. Unassumingly ensuring the quality and safety of countless products, from food to supplements to electronics.
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