The 80% Rule: Cutting Back on Work Makes You Work Better via Lifehacker
Okinawans, some of the healthiest people in the world, follow a tradition called hara hachi bu, which means they eat until they’re 80% full. Justin Jackson applied this principle beyond dieting to his work and found enormous benefits.
Many of us eat and work to capacity (if not to over-capacity). We max out in just about every area of our lives: career, money, social commitments, and more. This puts us at risk of burning out and it leaves no room for error or anything else, Jackson says:
“Noted” items are particularly good finds from my daily reading which I share via all my social media accounts.
