As economist Thomas Sowell wrote: “There are no solutions. There are only trade-offs.”
Muradhas quoted5 years ago
THE WISDOM OF LIFE CONSISTS IN THE ELIMINATION OF NON-ESSENTIALS.
moiixxmhas quoted5 years ago
The idea that we can have it all and do it all is not new. This myth has been peddled for so long, I believe virtually everyone alive today is infected with it. It is sold in advertising. It is championed in corporations. It is embedded in job descriptions that provide huge lists of required skills and experience as standard. It is embedded in university applications that require dozens of extracurricular activities.
What is new is how especially damaging this myth is today, in a time when choice and expectations have increased exponentially. It results in stressed people trying to cram yet more activities into their already overscheduled lives.
Maria Molanohas quoted5 years ago
It creates corporate environments that talk about work/life balance but still expect their employees to be on their smart phones 24/7/365
Maria Molanohas quoted5 years ago
If you don’t prioritize your life, someone else will.
Сабина Нуртаеваhas quoted7 years ago
Less but better. A more fitting definition of Essentialism would be hard to come by.
madinoteshas quoted8 years ago
Done is better than perfect
madinoteshas quoted8 years ago
Essentialists see trade-offs as an inherent part of life, not as an inherently negative part of life.
madinoteshas quoted8 years ago
very few things are essential
b2512626336has quoted3 days ago
preference is for inspirational literature, though such a choice is a personal one. But for the interested, here are some to consider: Zen, the Reason of Unreason; The Wisdom of Confucius; the Torah; the Holy Bible; Tao, t