Lessons in Thinking Long Term

Understanding Consequences of Short-Term Focus

You probably remember the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. The uncertainty, the fear, the shift to working remotely. And if you tried to buy certain items, like masks or toilet paper, you may have faced aisles of empty shelves (like this photo I took in March 2020).

Hand sanitizer became an incredibly hot commodity as well. We stocked up on a little,…