Rest in motion ↗
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The ground state is a manageable pace of activity, not having no work. Work is not a bucket to be emptied, it is a river that is tended to.
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But the work that needs to be done is not a finite list of tasks, it is a neverending stream. Clothes are always getting worn down, food is always getting eaten, code is always in motion. The goal is not to finish all the work before you; for that is impossible. The goal is simply to move through the work. Instead of struggling to reach the end of the stream, simply focus on moving along it.