Lesson
Learn why most productivity methods are making you busier—and unhappier.
Preview
Consider the fact that we don't actually have time for everything that matters.
Discover how missing out isn't just unavoidable, but also gives meaning to life.
See what it would take to "come to grips with reality" and make tough decisions.
Embrace the uneasiness of not completing your to-do list.
Reflect on a popular, yet misleading, parable about time management.
Discover how to resist distraction by accepting your own discomfort.
Learn how to "step lightly into each new moment" and let go of expectations.
Discover the benefits of surrendering "to the speed of reality."
See what it's like to give up any notion of being more productive or focused.
Become "mentally pliant" and learn the value of leaving some work unfinished.
Embrace "collective ritual" and join "the rhythms of the rest of world."
Realize that there is no time in the future when you'll finally feel in control.
Consider the fact that we are all "way less of a big deal" than we think we are.
Discover what time really is: the very "medium in which life unfolds."
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Artwork by Mathieu Clauss