Thoreau on Hard Work - Cal Newport
“The really efficient laborer will be found not to crowd his day with work, but will saunter to his task surrounded by a wide halo of ease and leisure. There will be a wide margin for relaxation to his day. He is only earnest to secure the kernels of time, and does not exaggerate the value of the husk. Why should the hen set all day? She can lay but one egg, and besides she will not have picked up materials for a new one. Those who work much do not work hard.”
Those who work much do not work hard.
time
how much?
why?
for what?
We all know that time is the only commodity that cannot be earned or bought back when it is gone, and in a fundamental sense, it is the only thing we truly have. And yet we often exchange it haphazardly for reasons we don’t think much about. We would never let anyone take our money or our car or any of our stuff, but yet, we often freely let people and things and experiences take our time every day, month, year, and decade.
Rather than love, than money, than fame, give my truth.