Is your mail delivered by a horse-drawn carriage? Do you write out all of your messages using a quill or a typewriter? Do you do your laundry with a washboard?

We can only imagine (and honestly, hope) that you’re shaking your head right now. Sure, those old ways of doing things held up for a while. But as the world moved forward and technology advanced, there were plenty of ways to get them done better and faster.

Making that happen meant adapting to change and adjusting our routines — which can admittedly feel daunting in the moment. But nearly anybody would argue it’s a worthy tradeoff.