「真正的窮，不是沒有錢，而是沒有能力去付出。相對的，富裕是什麼? 不是誰擁有得多，而是誰需要的少。」 — 沈芯菱
“Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough.” — Oprah Winfrey
“A Gold Medal is a wonderful thing. But if you are not enough without it, you will never be enough with it.” — Irv Blitzer (John Candy) from the movie Cool Runnings 1
“A full belly is of little worth where the mind is starved, and the heart.” ― Mark Twain
“Having enough is itself a form of wealth.” — Brunello Cucinelli
“In most of modern life, all our diseases are diseases of abundance, not diseases of scarcity. We are overexposed to everything.” — Naval Ravikant
“Never let the quest for more distract you from the beauty of enough.” — Sahil Bloom
“If I get [X], then I’ll be happy.” is a dangerous trap/mirage/fallacy.
If you’re not enough without [X], you’ll never be enough with [X].
See also: The Arrival Fallacy
“l am enough, I have enough, l do enough.”
凡事過猶不及
Things in excess become their opposite. 2[1]
The dose makes the poison. Some things are beneficial in small amounts but become harmful in excess—such as free time, intensity, and stress. The key is to find the optimal dose, which is unique to you and will evolve through different seasons of your life. Never accept someone else’s prescribed dose as your own.
For everything in life, the answer always lies somewhere in the middle. Beyond a certain point, any additional amount can lead to diminishing or even negative returns. Be careful listening to extremists of either side. Too much of anything is harmful.
“Life is the art of drawing sufficient conclusions from insufficient premises.” — Samuel Butler
Key: Set boundaries & Find/Maintain balance/sweet spot/trade-off
- Peak/Inflection Point = Point of Diminishing Returns = Point of Maximum Yield = Marginal Utility
- Costs/Benefits Ratio
凡事剛剛好的藝術
More isn’t always better.
Moderation/Harmony is key. Enough is enough.
Lagom is a Swedish word meaning ‘just the right amount’ or ‘not too much, not too little.’
Don’t let the pursuit of more stop you from enjoying what you already have.
The Four Pillars of Too Much
- Too much stuff
- Too much/many choice(s)
- Too much information
- Too fast
天高不算高，人心比天高
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