Anxiety Quote by Ellen Goodman
“Those inevitable dreams where you can't get your column in, you know, and at first they were the Xerox telecopy, and then they were the fax machine, and then they were, you know, email. The anxiety remains the same, but the technology has changed.”
About This Quote
Source Essay: “The Anxiety of Technology” (The New Yorker, 1995)
Technological tools change, but the underlying anxiety about staying relevant and effective remains constant.
In simple terms: Tech evolves, anxiety persists.
Adapt mindset, not just tools.
Themes
Mood
Type
When to use this quote
- career development
- digital transformation
- personal productivity
- learning new skills
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- How can you manage anxiety beyond upgrading tools?
- What habits sustain confidence amid change?
Focusing only on tools ignores deeper emotional roots of anxiety.