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“Stop measuring days by degree of productivity and start experiencing them by degree of presence.”
-Alan Watts
Presence is far more intricate and rewarding an art than productivity.
Maria Popova • 18 Life-Learnings From 18 Years of the Marginalian
Presence is far more intricate and rewarding an art than productivity. Ours is a culture that measures our worth as human beings by our efficiency, our earnings, our ability to perform this or that. The cult of productivity has its place, but worshipping at its altar daily robs us of the very capacity for joy and wonder that makes life worth living... See more
Maria Popova • 13 Life-Learnings from 13 Years of Brain Pickings
make up a life. To live in Kairos time, we need to shift the focus from what we do with our time to how we experience each moment—what you might call mindful productivity. It’s a simple idea, that making the most of our time isn’t about doing more but about being more: more present, more engaged, and more attuned to the quality of our experiences.
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What is this life,
If full of care,
We have no time to stop and stare
At streams full of stars (W.H Davies)
In a world that is constantly shouting at us to do more,be more art tells us to just be. To live for the sake of living.its not about productivity; it’s the most beautiful way of wasting time. And that’s why it’s crutial that we don’t fall into
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