**Balance in all things. One of my central tenets.** ![[thanos.jpeg]] A recurring theme that I always go back to is "Balance". Balance is the nuanced approach to everything. Every endeavor in every domain is tempered by appropriate balance in all dimensions. > I seek to keep all things in balance. - the first of my [[Value of General Operating Principles|General Operating Principles]] # Examples of Balance See also: [[Dimensions of Balance]] - Work & rest [[5 Principles of Breaks]] - Various dimensions of physical exercise ([[Facets of Fitness]]) - The amount of effort that should be expended & the importance of the thing - The amount of effort vs the reward [[Law of Diminishing Returns]] - Creation & consumption - Spending habits, via [[Budget]] # Balancing the Balance Trying to keep everything "perfectly in balance" is not really achievable. At best, it leads to an unachievable goal, and at worst it leads to [[Analysis Paralysis]] and defeatism. There **is** a case to be said for some level of [[Satisficing]] in most domains. You can combat this by trying to down-select to the 1-to-5 most important aspects (a [[Pareto Analysis]]), depending on how big and important the thing is. It's my personal belief that there's a human need, time to time, for a "lazy Sunday", or splurge spending, or some other forms of on their face "unbalanced" behavior. **** ## Source ## Related - [[Law of Diminishing Returns]] - [[Scheduled Breaks]] - [[Facets of Fitness]] - [[Routinized Variety]] - [[Dimensions of Balance]]