Simplicity
The modern man thinks that everything ought to be done for the sake of something else, and never for its own sake.
Bertrand Russell • In Praise of Idleness and Other Essays
“What information consumes is rather obvious: it consumes the attention of its recipients. Hence a wealth of information creates a poverty of attention.”
Leigh Marz • Golden
One of the most intelligent case studies in design is the Chinese tea cup. They’re made without handles simply because if it’s too hot to touch, it’s too hot to drink.
Humans naturally want to add more. Add a cardboard sleeve, add a warning on the outside of the cup, add a handle. The result of all these things never cools down the actual contents.
... See more"Focusing on behavior (doing something) in order to improve behavior is simply not helping people find long-term peace of mind—much less helping them live lives of resilience, harmony, productivity, and excellence."
– The Path of No Resistance: Why Overcoming is Simpler than You Think von Garret Kramer
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– The Path of No Resistance: Why Overcoming is Simpler than You Think von Garret Kramer
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'Do you have the patience to wait until your mud settles and the water is clear? Can you remain unmoving until the right action arises by itself?'
Lao Tzu
“There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all.”
James Clear • The Ultimate Productivity Hack Is Saying No
A more certain path to wisdom, even enlightenment, lies in strategic non-action as a way of accessing the unvarnished truth that is out there, all around you. If you act less and less on the world in an effort to influence affairs to your advantage you will eventually arrive at the point where you are motionless, poised with full potential. From he
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