Try to have everything and you’ll end up with…
Try to have everything and you’ll end up with nothing. Contentment comes from having a well-rounded life.
— from Enjoy the Flight (Living/Balance/Happiness/Passion) · It’s all in your Head, written by Stephen Pollan and Mark Levine
In the book
Contentment, it turns out, comes not from having everything but from a well-rounded life — try to have everything and you'll end up with nothing, because where would you even put it? Prioritize real leisure and downtime; it is not a reward for living but part of how a mind and a heart stay well. And learn the difference, which took me years, between what is genuinely important in your life and what is merely necessary — they are not the same thing, and confusing them quietly eats your years. — Enjoy the Flight (Living/Balance/Happiness/Passion)