“Our ancestors’ daily routines included organic opportunities to shape their inner world—on long walks, in meditative moments while completing repetitive tasks such as sewing and tending to crops, or in nightly reflection when praying before bed. But we in the present day have largely lost those quiet natural pauses. Instead, we grind on a near-constant flood of social media and emails. This leaves little space for thinking, let alone thinking about thinking.”
― Tiny Experiments: How to Live Freely in a Goal-Obsessed World
― Tiny Experiments: How to Live Freely in a Goal-Obsessed World
“As Adam Grant puts it, “The clearest sign of intellectual chemistry isn’t agreeing with someone. It’s enjoying your disagreements with them.”
― Tiny Experiments: How to Live Freely in a Goal-Obsessed World
― Tiny Experiments: How to Live Freely in a Goal-Obsessed World
“Ride the wave of chaos instead of vainly trying to contain it. The point is not to create a master plan that gives you the illusion of power over the situation; rather, it is to de-escalate the consequences of any setback so you can move forward rather than give up.”
― Tiny Experiments: How to Live Freely in a Goal-Obsessed World
― Tiny Experiments: How to Live Freely in a Goal-Obsessed World
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