Sometimes inactivity can be more productive than a frenzied attempt to stay busy. In the recent past, I have witnessed many examples which attest to this hypothesis.
Stated simply, it is like folding a bad poker hand and waiting the next turn, or letting an outside ball fly past you in cricket.
If you're running a fund with a long only mandate, then you stay put in a turbulent market and wait for things to settle before picking stocks.
In ones' life too there could be long periods where activity may prove counter-productive. at such times, work doesn't produce results or worse still causes damage; efforts don't yield earnings; farming doesn't yield crop.
All this is counter-intuitive to a young, career oriented mind to whom, at first sight, inactivity is tantamount to laziness. It is only wisdom and experience that helps reconcile this line of thinking.
Perhaps that is why a large-bellied and usually reclining Buddha always smiles and is considered wise.
About Me
- Vinayak Kamath
- I like to experiment. And often quit while I am ahead. The only way I believe one can be a fuller person, purge what you have achieved and succumb humbly to the next thing that life can teach you. I've stopped trying to change the world, choosing instead to meaningfully impact the lives of a few around me at any point of time.
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