"Despite good hearts and equally good intentions, work in the world rarely feels light, pleasant, or healing. Instead, as it all piles endlessly upon itself, the whole experience of being alive begins to melt into one enormous obligation. It becomes the standard greeting everywhere: I am so busy" Wayne Muller
What is productivity? To try to do more things in less time--so we have MORE time to do MORE things? It seems everyone these days is so busy. The Chinese character for the word "busyness" is formed by combining two other characters - heart and killing. This is an interesting insight into how the stress of being too busy, always rushing to meet the deadline, "multi-tasking", etc. can affect us, both physically and otherwise. So, today I encourage you to slow down, take the time to relax with a good book, and remember that you still have 44 days to finish up the 23 Things.
What is productivity? To try to do more things in less time--so we have MORE time to do MORE things? It seems everyone these days is so busy. The Chinese character for the word "busyness" is formed by combining two other characters - heart and killing. This is an interesting insight into how the stress of being too busy, always rushing to meet the deadline, "multi-tasking", etc. can affect us, both physically and otherwise. So, today I encourage you to slow down, take the time to relax with a good book, and remember that you still have 44 days to finish up the 23 Things.
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