Comments on: The Most Important Working Habit Of Hemingway: Stop At The Height of Your Day

By: Yavor Kirov

Yavor Kirov — Fri, 06 Apr 2018 06:05:03 +0000

In Tao te jing it says it is better to stop before the glass is full (I don’t remember the wording perfectly). I see this principle can be used in many different places. In work, in talking to people – stop before you bore them or make them angry, stop working/training before you overdo it. Stop playing that game before you grow bored of it.

There is a word for our wish to get more than is good for us. That word is “greed”. Greed is not only about money, it is about attention, power, sex, entertainment and thrills, tasty foods, material possesions even roles we play in life. Greed is to want to write that one more article, check those 10 more emails, code one more feature. We all have needs that keep us alive and moving. But where does need end and greed begin? I have been asking this for myself these days.

A part of wisdom is to know where to stop.

Thank you for the great article!

By: 尤川豪

尤川豪 — Sat, 18 Mar 2017 13:41:46 +0000

nice article. thanks for writing this!

By: Darius Foroux

Darius Foroux — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 22:10:30 +0000

In reply to Honest Mum. Very true.

By: Honest Mum

Honest Mum — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 16:10:50 +0000

Great advice, it’s so hard to stop though, particularly if you’re on a roll but as creatives, we can burn out and I always say, ‘you need to be able to live to write about life’. Thanks for the reminder.

By: Mike Rug Cleaning Orlando

Mike Rug Cleaning Orlando — Tue, 11 Oct 2016 13:40:11 +0000

This is some of the best advice I’ve heard. Although, I feel like it only applies to certain situations. I would love to leave work at the height of my day, but that is not an option. It seems like it would apply perfectly to personal situations though. Regardless, this is fantastic advice. Great read, thanks!