Foreword Margaret Heffernan Part I – Not Doing
Chapter 1 – The Flow of Things
A Reframing of Not Doing
The Adventurer – Follow the Current
The Aikido Instructor – Efficiency of Action
The River Keeper – Connecting With Nature’s Energy Part II – The Dysfunctions of Doing
Chapter 2 – Obsessive Doing
Crazy Busy
Clock as Lock
Joyless Urgency
Doing to Control
I Am What I Do
Chapter 3 – Why We Do What We Do
Paid To Do, Not To Think
Expectations – The Demands of the World
The Fear of Insignificance
Fomo – The 21st Century Challenge
Perfectionism Part III – Negative Capabilities
Chapter 4 – Let the Mud Settle
Pause
Create Space
Presence
The Sound Of Silence
Solitude
Wait
Deep Listening
Boredom
Sanctuary
Chapter 5 – Let Go Of the Shore
Step Back
Let Go
Unlearn the Doing Instinct
Get Out Of The Way
Being There
Refrain from Reacting
Yield to Overcome
Say No
Less Is More
Chapter 6 – The River Knows Its Destination
Follow the Current
Wandering
Let Things Emerge
Active Surrender
Stillness within Action
Embodied Action
Build Creative Capacity
Be Water
Wu Wei
Do Nothing
Chapter 7 – Beautiful Action
Unfinished
Acknowledgements
Bibliography
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In a world of constant busyness and striving, Not Doing: The Art of Effortless Action is an antidote to a narrow view about how we get things done. Rather than push, control or work harder, this book proposes that we go with, rather than against the flow, working in harmony with the natural energy around us. By effortlessly adapting to the environment, like the river that wends its way from spring to ocean, we can discover a new way of living, working and succeeding, so that our actions can sustain us, our organizations and our environment for generations to come.