Why do we like shortcuts?

I hate international travel. Not the flying part or the destinations! The transit! You leave one airport, drag yourself through another, find the right gate, wait, board again, and somehow your body has no idea what's going on when you witness sunrises and sunsets appearing randomly at their will!On one trip from Atlanta to Mumbai, I was already in what I can only describe as a zombie state when I lost my laptop on a transit bus at Charles de Gaulle. I reported it, followed the process, and near