“In today’s society, we are conditioned to think that we should be busier, do more and work harder. Many motivational speakers and success guru’s shout out well-meant (but plain wrong) advice that leads you to believe that you don’t do enough, and that’s why you’re not successful. However, the notion that ‘doing more = achieving more’ is not nearly as effective as it sounds. In fact, I’ve experienced that doing less has helped me to achieve more. It took me a few years to fully realize this, as I (just like everybody else) have been conditioned to think that I should always be doing more….”
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"I venture to say that we should all be 'doing more'. Perhaps this is a turn-off, but I firmly believe that it is true. Doing 'more' - not in the sense of getting more work done, but of doing more of what's truly important. For each of us, this is slightly different, but basically under the same few umbrellas. I believe these umbrellas are that we each want happiness and to minimize our suffering, we all want a healthier society and planet, and we all want to feel like we made the most of our precious lives. I prefer to stay away from generalizations, but if we honestly reflect on our lives, how many of us are truly doing what we can to satisfy these big three desires? Everyday...

“You’ve spent eight or nine hours at your desk, except for a quick break for lunch. You’ve made progress. It’s been a good day. So why do you feel you should be doing more? This anxious feeling – that we’re never doing enough – where does it come from? Is it a modern affliction? One brought on by social media and screen-scrolling? Or is freelancing to blame? The constant need to push ahead from the fear of being left behind?…”
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