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May 30th

WORKING HARD    OR  HARDLY  WORKING?

“I  can’t   call    a   person  a   hard    worker  just    because I   hear    they    read    and write,  even    if  working at  it

all night.  Until   I   know    what    a   person  is  working for,    I   can’t   deem    them    industrious.    .   .   .   I   can if

the end they    work    for is  their   own ruling  principle,  having  it  be  and remain  in  constant    harmony

with    Nature.”

—EPICTETUS, DISCOURSES, 4.4.41;  43

hat are the chances that the busiest person you know is actually the most productive? We tend to
associate busyness with goodness and believe that spending many hours at work should be
rewarded.
Instead, evaluate what you are doing, why you are doing it, and where accomplishing it will take you.
If you don’t have a good answer, then stop.