Workaholic Goethe wished he'd been better at carving out time for quiet reflection

You know that successful person's lament about being out of control of their own time, not being able to balance the demands that others placed on them against their own self-care needs? There is nothing new under the sun: "Had Ibeen able to abstain more from public business, and to live more insolitude, I should have been happier, and should have accomplished muchmore as a poet." (more…)