“Genius in the 21st century
will be attributed to people who are able to unplug
from the constant state of reactionary workflow,
reduce their amount of insecurity work,
and allow their minds to solve the great challenges of our era.
Brilliance is so rare because it is always obstructed,
often by the very stuff that keeps us so busy.” – Scott Belsky
Do you resonate at all with the above quote, whether it’s an inner ‘yes’ or ‘no’?
Some of the reader responses argue that extroverted social demands,
whether professional, personal or both,
and the ‘glorification of busy’ in general
is more draining than actual technology itself.
One thing that feels clear, at least in my own experience lately,
as I attempt to embrace the often challenging call to honor
both what is passing, and what is being urged forth into new beginnings –
“The world was made to be free in”,
as David Whyte reminds us
What rituals do you have for ‘unplugging’, ‘setting yourself free’,
or nourishing the ‘state of no-intent’?
What helps you to carve out pockets of ‘sacred space?’
For me, it helps to prioritize things that feel like ‘soul food’.
“Ralph Waldo Emerson once asked what we would do if the stars only came out once every thousand years.