We suffer the stress of infinite opportunity: There are so many things that we could do, and all we see are people who seem to be performing at star quality. It's very hard not to try to be like them. The problem is, if you get wrapped up in that game, you'll get eaten alive. You can do anything-but not everything. The universe is full of creative projects that are waiting to be done. So, if you really care about quality of life, if you want to relax, then ... control your aspirations. That will simplify things. Learning to set boundaries is incredibly difficult for most people.

The real issue is how to make appropriate choices about what to do at any point in time. The real issue is how we manage actions.

If you don't fall off the wagon regularly, you're not playing a big enough game.

You can do anything, not everything

You can do anything, but you can't do everything

Use your mind to think about things, rather than think of them. You want to be adding value as you think about projects and people, not simply reminding yourself they exist.

Anything that causes you to overreact or underreact can control you, and often does.