So we're all incredibly intelligent, hard-working, so-busy-we-can-hardly-remember-everything-on-our-aspirational-"to-do"-lists people, and yet what will we do given a golden spare 5 minutes? Play a game on our smartphones.
The reason, I think, is simple. Most smartphone games are built around a very simple "win" tactic: hit the target, complete the tasks quickly, furiously tap the screen at exactly the right frequency - and congratulations! You are a winner. You have achieved. You are really something.
Successful people enjoy being successful. But the older we get, the harder success becomes. Targets move higher. Problems are more complex. And suddenly all these other irritatingly successful people are around you.*
So the chance to feel omnipotent comes along, and we grab it with both hands (literally). I've heard it said that the key to being truly successful is being free of the need to bask in glory - once released from these shackles one is able to tackle the really hard challenges, the awkward, frustrating tasks that nestle at the bottom of the "to-do" list. The not-quick wins. These won't bring frequent glory, but they will pay the biggest dividend (again, quite probably literally).
The F1 starts soon (as my excited husband keeps reminding me). At the end of the season will we remember the individual race winners, or will true success be deserved only by the driver who takes the series?
* I say this with love - most of the time my friends / colleagues are stimulating, fascinating people who support, inspire and encourage me to up my own game. But they can also be damn annoying. :)
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