Putting a book on the shelf, and flipped through to see what I underlined. Yes, I underline books. But that’s why I don’t use the library. I buy the book. My husband, whose mother was a librarian, gets squeamish when I do this. Nonetheless..
Quote from Foer book:
“But it’s so painful to think, and tell me, what did thinking ever do for me, to what great place did thinking ever bring me? I think and think and think, I’ve thought myself out of happiness one million times, but never once into it.”
My conclusion: Don’t over think anything. Any thing is worth only so much time. Live your life. And live in it a way you won’t have to apologize for later.
Leave a reply
Leave a Reply
Leave a reply
Related Posts
Wishlisted
About this time of year, to the chagrin of my family, I start humming (or even worse, singing) the Julie Andrew’s song, “a few of my favorite things”. Like a …
Fearless Cultures Embrace Disruption
“ From classrooms arranged in rows of seats to tenured professors, from the assembly line to the way we promote executives, we have been trained to expect an orderly life. …
The 5 Structural Elements of Strategy: Decision-Making
Strategy has 5 Structural Elements – power distribution, decision-making, idea generation, ideas, process and people. Miss tuning one and you’ll fail. Add items that don’t blend and you’ll fail. Decision-Making …
- Culture & Leadership (146)
- Entrepreneurship (160)
- Featured (8)
- Market Power (216)
- onlyness (124)
- Social (80)
- Talks (29)
- Technology & Trends (78)
- The Personal Story (81)
- Uncategorized (195)
Hmmm…happiness. Huge article on it in the 3/18 Wall Street Journal. Lots of major psychologists doing research on it including Stanford’s own Brian Knutson, professor of psychology and neuroscience. Thinking doesn’t do it, but it turns out that anticipation of a good experience does. Sounds like a vote for authenticity…and no one’s ever had to apologize for that.
But I’m all about overthinking! 😉
No – I believe it’s important to be present in your life. It’s valuable to have a rich mental life, but so much overanalysis can prevent you from taking action in the real world. As Wayne would say, you’ve got to “live in the now!”