Tag: not-doing
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The Subtle Art of Not-Doing
Read time 2 minutes. Not-Doing in Action is the final installment of our Addition Through Subtraction series. As we close out this exploration of not-doing, we arrive at a core understanding—one that’s easy to miss, yet quietly central. There’s a subtle action on a higher level that creates inaction below. A simple shift in attention. A…
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Progress Inaction: The Tao of Not-Doing
Read time 2 minutes. Progress inaction is a stand alone article in our continuing series, Addition Through Subtraction. Let’s continue our exploration of the wisdom of inaction—what Eastern philosophy often calls not-doing. When we think of progress, we usually picture cause and effect: If I study, I’ll get good grades, which will lead to success. Action…
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Non-Action, Tao, and the Wisdom of Letting Go
Read time 2 minutes. Non-action is the seed out of which everything flowers. This stand alone article is the first in our Addition Through Subtraction series. Chapter 48 of the Tao Te Ching reads:To learn, one increases day by day;To cultivate Tao, one reduces day by day.Reduce and reduce and keep on reducing,Till the state…