How can we shift into a state of being when doing is compulsory? Designing a Kairos Ritual What do walking in a slow circle, making a cup of tea, and listening to a favorite playlist have in common? They’re all ways people I know ground themselves so they can do their best work.

the ancient Greeks distinguished two kinds of time, “kairos (opportunity or the propitious moment) and chronos (eternal or ongoing time). While the first . . . offers hope, the second extends a warning.” Kairos is the time of cleverness, chronos the time of wisdom.