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“The harder we try with the conscious will to do something, the less we shall succeed.”
ALDOUS HUXLEY
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You can’t force it
There are many moments in life when trying harder makes things worse. When you have a mosquito bite, a broken bone, or a nosebleed, you leave it be. Picking, prodding, and probing only exacerbate the problem. So, too, with a lot of life’s major moments.
Perhaps it is time to step away from ...
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The harder you try, the harder you fall
There are many moments in life when trying too hard is counterproductive. Aldous Huxley called this the law of reversed effort.
Try as we might, it is nearly impossible to consciously will yourself to sleep. Sleep comes to those who let their mind wander and focus on anything other...
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Wu Wei
But, there’s a spiritual or holistic way of viewing the “law of reversed effort” as well. It’s something that has a much longer history than Aldous Huxley — it’s the Daoist idea of “Wu Wei.”
'The inaction'
The word “surrender” comes laden with negative connotation. Surrender is coward...
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Combining relaxation with activity
It’s the idea that the more we try to do something, the worse we become at it.
Suppose, for instance, that you are learning how to ride a bike for the first time. You are told to hold the handlebars a certain way, to push off with this foot, to pedal at that speed, to sit in a specific posi...
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Being stuck in overthinking and feeling bad about it makes it a vicious cycle. Sitting back and relaxing makes it easy.
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"The harder we try with the conscious will to do something, the less we shall succeed. Proficiency and results come only to those who have learned the paradoxical art of doing and not doing, or combining relaxation with activity."
ALDOUS HUXLEY
Making Choices 🤔
The feeling of let go something, something which is fun 😁, something that you want to do but can't because you are committed to your goal often feels like sacrifice but let's be honest with ourselves....
We know that there is no such thing as sacrifice it's just a conscious ch...
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