Spend Less Energy Than Necessary
You’re better off not giving the small things more time than they deserve.
"Let no one rob me of a single day who is not going to make me an adequate return for such a loss." - Seneca.
“A key point to bear in mind: The value of attentiveness varies in proportion to its object. You’re better off not giving the small things more time than they deserve.”- Marcus Aurelius
“I don’t agree with those who plunge headlong into the middle of the flood and who, accepting a turbulent life, struggle daily in great spirit with difficult circumstances. The wise person will endure that, but won’t choose it—choosing to be at peace, rather than at war.” - Seneca
I have a bright colleague. She’s competent. Intelligent. Hardworking. But she doesn’t know how to suffer fools. Every misstep registers as an insult, every loose word as a challenge, every inefficiency as something that must be corrected immediately and expressively. She doesn’t let things pass. She cannot. Meetings turn into battlefields. Emails turn into skirmishes. The day…
