In Praise of Uselessness
And I hear all sorts of interesting worries and anxieties from people. Lots of people say something like, “Oh, I would like to be more playful and passionate, but that’s not what the world cares about. The world only cares about what is popular, what is controversial, what makes money.” To which I say – so what? You don’t have to care about what “t... See more
The Buddhist teacher Susan Piver points out that it can be surprisingly radical and discomfiting, for many of us, to ask how we’d enjoy spending our time.9 But at the very least, you shouldn’t rule out the possibility that the answer to that question is an indication of how you might use your time best.
Oliver Burkeman • Four Thousand Weeks: Embrace your limits. Change your life. Make your four thousand weeks count.
Experimenting with the mix of activities and my schedule is time consuming, but it is also hugely rewarding. Since I’m committed to building my life around good work, “wasting” days, weeks, or even months experimenting with new schedules is not a big deal. The real risk is wasting years working on the wrong things. When I find the right flow with m
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