Haven’t you found that when you do your very best work, the experience feels effortless? You act almost without thinking. You make things happen without even trying to make things happen. You are in the zone, in flow, in peak performance. This is the sweet spot for doing what matters. In Eastern philosophy the masters call this sweet spot wu wei (pronounced Oo-Way). Wu means “not have” or “without.” Wei means “do,” “act,” or “effort.” So wu wei, literally “without action” or “without effort,” means “trying without trying,” “action without action,” or “effortless doing.” The goal is to
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