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I Want to Do Everything, So I Do Nothing
If you find yourself in the same position, I have some advice for you: Allow yourself to be a beginner at something. Try different things, just not at the same time. When we try to do everything at once, it gets overwhelming. Think about what is calling to you right now. Which passion or interest of yours is the one you resonate the most with at th
... See moreLuisa • I Want to Do Everything, So I Do Nothing
The math involved creates a serious existential dilemma. When there are ten thousand ways to spend your time, having enough time can only mean saying no to the vast majority of the things you’ve imagined yourself one day doing. And that means never becoming most of the people you imagined becoming: the novelist, the world traveler, the dinner party... See more
David Cain • Why There’s Never Enough Time
There will always be too much to do – and this realisation is liberating. Today more than ever, there’s just no reason to assume any fit between the demands on your time – all the things you would like to do, or feel you ought to do – and the amount of time available. Thanks to capitalism, technology and human ambition, these demands keep increasin
... See moreoliverburkeman.com • Oliver Burkeman's Last Column: The Eight Secrets to a (Fairly) Fulfilled Life
There are a lot of things I want to do. I want to create and build and make and write.
And then, of course, there are other things that I just have to do, like bookkeeping and responding to emails.
Sometimes, it all gets to be too much. There are too many things to do! I need to figure out where to start! I get paralyzed by the sheer enormity of it a... See more
And then, of course, there are other things that I just have to do, like bookkeeping and responding to emails.
Sometimes, it all gets to be too much. There are too many things to do! I need to figure out where to start! I get paralyzed by the sheer enormity of it a... See more