Today, a Saturday, I was pushing myself to read a book in the park that I've been recommended multiple times, "your money or your life". It's something about ba

Today, a Saturday, I was pushing myself to read a book in the park that I've been recommended multiple times, "your money or your life". It's something about balancing your life/work/money better, or so I've heard. All the examples in the beginning were about the work stress and not having time nor money. I'm a Spaniard with a fair balanced mentality IMHO, so the intro already resonated very little with me. Yet I was there, forcing myself to read a book that I thought would help me produce/optimize my money or time. I tried to continue, but then a little bird started to chase another one on the ground near me, and my eyes started wandering, following them and the beauty around me. I realized of the absurdity of trying to read a book I didn't feel like reading, for a problem I don't feel I have, which took my eyes away from enjoying the beauty of the park. Which seems to be the point of the book anyway (and this article). This is not a critique of the book, I'm sure it's useful for many people, but for me it felt the opposite of what I was trying to achieve in the first place. It felt like trying to be more productive, while all I needed was sit back and enjoy the beauty around me. So I put it down and let my mind follow those playful birds.