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The 'both/and' moments of life
good time management depends on finding a way to live gracefully in this both/and (not either/or) place.
from Awakening in Time by Pamela Kristan
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- a lot of celebrated qualities are incompatible with each other. Ambition often comes with discontent; focus with rigidity; contentment with complacency. A couple that does everything together probably has fewer close friends. A social butterfly might have a messy house. These are crude examples, but it’s worth remembering that we all have to assess... See more
You have different sides to your personality, with conflicting needs. Instead of ignoring one, make sure you balance them. Balance time with others and time alone. Balance your need for stability with your need for surprise. Balance input and output, consumption and creation, stability and adventure, body and spirit. Your opposing needs become each
... See morefrom How to Live: 27 conflicting answers and one weird conclusion by Derek Sivers