“We are buried beneath the weight of information, which is being confused with knowledge; quantity is being confused with abundance and wealth with happiness.”
—Tom Waits
How do you step outside the ways that society tries to confuse our understanding of abundance and happiness?
It’s hard to get all your ducks in a row when there are just so many ducks. Abundance is great, but sometimes it would be a lot simpler if there were fewer choices, fewer options, fewer demands.
What helps you to simplify when the sheer number of ducks gets overwhelming?
[Those] who cannot rest, cannot work; [those] who cannot let go, cannot hold on; [those] who cannot find footing, cannot go forward.
—Harry Emerson Fosdick
What helps you find your footing so that you can move forward?