"We know that you can’t add any more water to a glass that’s already full, yet we try to do it with our schedules all the time. We’re booked up from morning to night, yet we can’t resist saying yes to new offers and making new commitments, without any clue how or when we can actually accomplish them. This can create stress, as there’s typically not enough time to do what we’ve agreed to do. Thoughtful time can be like a glass of water that sits on your desk and every once in a while, you just take a small sip. Consider it a wedge, a portion of open time between two activities. It comes between sitting down and diving in, between a question and your response or between a meeting and a meeting. The wedge stops us in any moment of life when taking the next action mindlessly would be a mistake. It brings refreshment and focus and is a way to think before your next chess move."
― Taking daily resets and adjusting goals
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