> We’re not human doings. We’re human beings. Personally, I suspect that my telic transformations come from a place of fear. The fear of not doing enough, comes

> We’re not human doings. We’re human beings. Personally, I suspect that my telic transformations come from a place of fear. The fear of not doing enough, comes from the fear of not being enough. Confusing identity and achievement becomes a slippery slope that robs me from the present and the beauty and love that surround me. > So I’ll heed Pascal’s advice – and ditch the AirPods during my next beach walk. but the author is advocating against that. That was just an example of how people try to make everything productive. It is actually in favor of atelic activities.