"All of this illustrates what might be termed **the paradox of limitation**, which runs through everything that follows: **the more you try to manage your time with the goal of achieving a feeling of total control, and freedom from the inevitable constraints of being human, the more stressful, empty, and frustrating life gets**. "But **the more you confront the facts of finitude** instead—and work with them, rather than against them—**the more productive, meaningful, and joyful life becomes**." --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[momento-mori]], [[ever-present-now]], [[infinite-scroll]], [[work-life-balance]], [[self-control]], [[attention]] **Source** -- [[202410130434 - B - Four Thousand Weeks]]