A piece of wisdom from
June 8, 2020 · Monday
The quote
“Burnout is not just being tired. It is the chronic erosion of the self caused by mismatched expectations and depleting work — measured along three specific dimensions: emotional exhaustion, depersonalisation (cynicism), and reduced personal accomplishment.”
— Christina Maslach · Burnout
The concept
Hygge
The Danish art of cozy contentment, warmth, presence, and finding enough in small things.
Denmark is consistently among the happiest countries on earth, through long, dark, expensive winters, and Danes credit hygge (pronounced HOO-gah). It is not a thing you buy; it is an atmosphere you create: candlelight instead of glare, a wa…
A practice for today
Walk one slow block today and observe the lesson of Hygge. The Danish art of cozy contentment, warmth, presence, and finding enough in small things.
From the Bhagavad Gita
Verse 3.21
यद्यदाचरति श्रेष्ठस्तत्तदेवेतरो जनः। स यत्प्रमाणं कुरुते लोकस्तदनुवर्तते॥
“Whatever a great person does, others follow. Whatever standard they set, the world pursues.”
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