Money Management for Mortals
I was listening to a podcast featuring the author of Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals and I won't do it justice but basically he was saying that no matter how much we try to optimize, we will never get everything done. We won't wake up one day and say, "Well, I've done everything there is to do. I'm completely finished." This is true in life, at work, at home, at the gym, in the grocery store, and every area that you can think of. Optimizing your time or your resources is not a terrible idea but you should be aware that there is no end to it. There will always be "more" because life is dynamic rather than static. If you focus too much on getting everything done, you are not only chasing an illusion, you will miss out on the present moment, which is where you actually are. The present is not something to "get through," it is life itself. There is no living outside the present. When thinking about my life, there are so many