> If it takes 3 minutes, press start, look at the clock, come back in 3 (or ~1 song later, if that's easier).
Sure. And that's how I cope with life, really. My watch has a bunch of timers pre-configured on it - a Pomodoro timer, a "pizza in oven" timer, a "baguettes in oven" timer, an "instant noodles" timer, etc. But the list of timers keeps growing, and it's mildly annoying that I have to do it in the first place. So my argument here can be somewhat simplified to: in a world with working IoT, I wouldn't have to manage those timers.
> if a task this simple is difficult for you to manage on your own
I never said I can't manage it. I only said it's annoying to have to be waiting on the kettle. One more thing to juggle in your head.
> To each their own (I don't know your life), but in my world, attempting to be "fully focused" every second of the day is a perfect recipe for burnout.
I don't mean to be rude, but yeah, you don't know my life :).
I'm not trying to optimize my entire day to the minute (I actually did try that, I couldn't handle it - I'm not wired for rigid, inflexible schedules without space for randomness). But due to nature and nurture, I require a constant influx of fresh tea (I average roughly a cup an hour). I drink tea while doing the stuff I'm doing. So during the course of the day, it does intersect the times where I want to be focused - whether on work, on a side project, or on my family.
My philosophy of life is one of eliminating upkeep and maintenance work - things that distract me from what I want to be doing. So e.g. I use a dishwasher to spend less time cleaning up after cooking (and save some water too). "Eating good food" is the only goal I care about here - the cooking and the cleaning afterwards are both means to an end, and the less effort they take, the better. Under the same philosophy, I'd prefer if my kettle could be filled and triggered remotely, and flashed an icon on my desktop (or better, vibed my watch) when it's done.
And to be absolutely clear: we're talking ultimate "first world problem" level here. I'm not suffering because I have a manually operated kettle.
Sure. And that's how I cope with life, really. My watch has a bunch of timers pre-configured on it - a Pomodoro timer, a "pizza in oven" timer, a "baguettes in oven" timer, an "instant noodles" timer, etc. But the list of timers keeps growing, and it's mildly annoying that I have to do it in the first place. So my argument here can be somewhat simplified to: in a world with working IoT, I wouldn't have to manage those timers.
> if a task this simple is difficult for you to manage on your own
I never said I can't manage it. I only said it's annoying to have to be waiting on the kettle. One more thing to juggle in your head.
> To each their own (I don't know your life), but in my world, attempting to be "fully focused" every second of the day is a perfect recipe for burnout.
I don't mean to be rude, but yeah, you don't know my life :).
I'm not trying to optimize my entire day to the minute (I actually did try that, I couldn't handle it - I'm not wired for rigid, inflexible schedules without space for randomness). But due to nature and nurture, I require a constant influx of fresh tea (I average roughly a cup an hour). I drink tea while doing the stuff I'm doing. So during the course of the day, it does intersect the times where I want to be focused - whether on work, on a side project, or on my family.
My philosophy of life is one of eliminating upkeep and maintenance work - things that distract me from what I want to be doing. So e.g. I use a dishwasher to spend less time cleaning up after cooking (and save some water too). "Eating good food" is the only goal I care about here - the cooking and the cleaning afterwards are both means to an end, and the less effort they take, the better. Under the same philosophy, I'd prefer if my kettle could be filled and triggered remotely, and flashed an icon on my desktop (or better, vibed my watch) when it's done.
And to be absolutely clear: we're talking ultimate "first world problem" level here. I'm not suffering because I have a manually operated kettle.