<div class="page-header" ><h1>Holotopia: The Convenience Paradox insight</h1></div>

<p><small>"The easy way seems difficult." Although the legendary sage (or perhaps sages) pointed to the paradoxical nature of "the way" to happiness twenty five centuries ago, <em>we</em> are still deceived by the paradox. Lao Tzu also pointed out that the roots of the paradox are to be found in how sensory impressions, and the way in which we act on them, affect the way in which we respond <em>emotionally</em> to stimuli (our ability to feel): "The five colors cause one's eyes to go blind. (...) The five flavors confuse one's palate.  The five tones cause one's ears to go deaf". Finally, he is a popular icon of Taoism, the philosophy of living in accordance with the nature of the Way ("tao" literally means "way"). Hence we chose him as the icon of the <em>convenience paradox</em> insight as well. </small>