It transcends the traditional prescriptions of faster, harder, smarter, and more. Rather than offering you another clock, this approach provides you with a compass—because more important than how fast you’re going, is where you’re headed.
Ng Mei Keathas quoted2 years ago
meaningful life is not a matter of speed or efficiency. It’s much more a matter of what you do and why you do it, than how fast you get it done.
Ng Mei Keathas quoted2 years ago
There is a time and a season for everything under the sun. ’
Ng Mei Keathas quoted2 years ago
many of us find that increasing our speed only makes things worse.
Ng Mei Keathas quoted2 years ago
challenges you face cannot be solved simply by increasing your ability to get more things done in less time.
Ng Mei Keathas quoted2 years ago
More than doing things right, it’s focused on doing the right things.
Ng Mei Keathas quoted2 years ago
How Many People on Their Deathbed Wish They’d Spent More Time at the Office?
Ng Mei Keathas quoted2 years ago
The struggle comes when we sense a gap between the clock and the compass—when what we do doesn’t contribute to what is most important in our lives.
Ng Mei Keathas quoted2 years ago
Some of us feel empty. We’ve defined happiness solely in terms of professional or financial achievement, and we find that our “success” did not bring us the satisfaction we thought it would
Ng Mei Keathas quoted2 years ago
Some crisis brings us to an awareness that what we’re doing with our time and what we feel is deeply important don’t match.