This comes directly from Miyamoto Musashi and The Book of 5 Rings. This is a part of the nine ethics that he taught in the Gorin no sho.
You should avoid waisting your time as a part of your strategy. Your endeavors do not always have to generate an immediate reward or even a monetary reward. There are things we all do to build relationships, that might seem to be useless, but these endeavors are necessary for future projects. Those are okay. It is also okay to do charity, if you benefit are able to gain from that (even if just emotionally or spiritually).
What you should avoid are things that bring negativity into your life. You should avoid things that take away too much of your time. You should own your life and avoid useless endeavors. This is a strategy that should be used for those that want to become successful. If you do not want to be successful, enjoy useless endeavors. Think about this. Think about your life, think about where you can apply this.
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March 9th, 2008 at 2:26 pm
Great Post. Keep it up