# The Feeling That You’re Always Behind on Work : zen habits

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## What Jamie wrote

I know that feeling!

> Many of us have a constant neverending feeling that we’re always behind on what we need to get done.

Okay, now you got my attention.

> And all of a sudden, you’re not behind on anything. Because what you’re doing right now is enough. And it’s all you have. Which is perfect, as it is.

A very Zen view on contentment. There is a lot of truth here, particularly the part about us creating our own anxiety rushing to the next thing. 🤔

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## Appears in

- [WT74: Weekly Thing #74 / Oct 6, 2018](https://weekly.thingelstad.com/archive/74/), Featured Links 🏅

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