Balance Seriousness with Light-heartedness
While it's important to take responsibilities seriously, balance it with a sense of humor and light-heartedness to avoid burnout and maintain perspective.
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Alan Watts advocated balancing beneficence and rascality for a healthy life. Excessive virtue can lead to rigidity, while playful rascality promotes flexibility, creativity, and authenticity. Embracing the full spectrum of human nature helps achieve harmony between order and mischief.
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