Category: Stoicism

It’s not enough to be busy, so are the ants. The question is, what are we busy about?

I came across this quote from Henry David Thoreau the other day and it resonated hard. We’ve all been busy fools on occasion so it’s important to regularly check in with yourself. Set a daily reminder and pause for a minute in your hectic live to ask, “Is this absolutely necessary?” Quite often, you’ll probably […]

What you say ‘YES’ to today, you are saying ‘NO’ to something else…

REMEMBER! What you say ‘YES’ to today, you are saying ‘NO’ to something else… Time is a zero sum game. If one of your meetings overruns by 10 minutes – something or someone will have to be sacrified later on. If a collegue or employee comes to you with something ‘urgent’, whatever you’re doing will […]