Week 3: Day 17

Week 3: Letting Go

Day 17: Don’t Stand in Generosity’s Way

Summary: We often believe that we should be better people than we are. We think we need to transform ourselves to become more generous and altruistic than we currently are. Burkeman says that we should instead just act on our existing empathy whenever occasion arises. In other words, when there is an opportunity to be generous, we should act on it and not overthink it.

This sounds like a perfect challenge for the Holiday season.

Homework: Look for the opportunity to do good!