The Circle That Will Not Close
DailyGood: News That Inspires - Jul 02, 2026 DailyGood News That Inspires Jul 02, 2026 "The essence of all things is emptiness." — Eckhart Tolle The Circle That Will Not Close When Shoukei Matsumoto led a simple floor-sweeping exercise at a gathering, he noticed nearly everyone had the same story running through their minds: "Am I doing this right? Faster. Get it done." Beneath that voice, Matsumoto notes, is an ethos of optimization. "The word optimization, by itself, is empty. You always optimize toward something. Toward 'clean,' when sweeping. Toward 'results,' at work. Th...