Comments on: Godin’s “high cost of now” – how being a little behind can save you a great deal

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By: Dane Disimino

Dane Disimino — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 18:13:18 +0000

I just tried relating getting email to the way my parents got their mail 40 years ago. Imagine the local USPS guy throwing a newspaper at your door every 60 seconds. He doesn’t leave, just stands there all day and throws news at you. I’d be pretty ticked haha. But I think another question here is, what is the cost of not being current? Sometimes I find an article that is so relevant to something I started one week prior, and if I had that knowledge my project would have gained value. So I think we should work hard in the early stages of starting a project through rigorous research to avoid being caught off guard and people saying – “dude, that has already been done.” It doesn’t mean we can’t detach once and a while. But your feed readers should be doing the work for you while away…

By: Tom Tolbert

Tom Tolbert — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 07:39:54 +0000

Good point!

By: Jared Goralnick

Jared Goralnick — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 17:30:36 +0000

dcpatton, Alexis: Seth is always thinking way ahead and offering such practical insight… so it really wasn’t hard to highlight a few thoughts! Thank you though, and I’m glad I added a little to the story :-)

By: Alexismichelle

Alexismichelle — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 03:16:04 +0000

Thanks Jared! Interesting article, and I think your blog post was a unique and helpful addition/ interpretation.

By: dcpatton

dcpatton — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 14:50:52 +0000

Very good point Jared. When I initially read Seth’s article I was thinking in terms of the cost of the devices/service fees required to be in constant contact. I hadn’t thought of the cost of time/interruptions/context switching, etc. that it leads to.