Dave Evans

I have to ask him.

But I think sometimes these awarenesses can be sudden.

Sometimes they kind of grow up on you over time.

But that boils down to the Socratic thing, you know.

The unexamined life is not worth living.

So if you have an unexamined life, then awareness of this might come slow.

It'll have to be dramatic.

There is absolutely, absolutely too much of a good thing.

Yeah.

You know, I'm too helpful.

I'm too efficient.

I'm too committed, you know, and I mean, you know, I'm not a stoic, but they had some good ideas.

And when they see a moderation in all things, they don't sound like, well, the two littles,

crummy and the too much is, so let's go with the middle.

What they're really saying is it's actually a thoughtful position that the recognition of a good thing over-experienced, over-indulged upon, not just, you know, sugar, but, you know, productivity, you know, is not a good thing.

It is not an ultimate, the human experience, you know, is a mixed, hopefully somewhat balanced thing that allows you enough capacity to both be present to and enjoying that which is actually occurring.

Maxing out isn't actually better.

Let me jump in on your obsession piece and reframe it a little bit.

I could suggest that we could categorize that as a particular invitation to celebrate the scandal of particularity.

Yes, that's nice.