9. Planning and Making Choices

The master in the art of living makes little distinction between his work and his play, his labor and his leisure, his mind and his body, his education and his recreation, his love and his religion. He hardly knows which is which. He simply pursues his vision of excellence at whatever he does, leaving others to decide whether he is working or playing. To him he is always doing both.

Lawrence Pearsall Jacks

Life is all about finding the right flow and balance in everyday decisions. We each have many different things we do in our lives, but we compartmentalize them. Work is a big chunk of life, but so are your other interests, taking care of yourself, and taking care of all the things that support you—eating, sleeping, ...

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