Less is more?

I love paradoxical maxims. Cruel to be kind. The last will be first. Less is more.

I'm still writing out my goals for 2009, but I can already see the finished product is going to look a lot leaner than 2008's ambitious manifesto. Maybe it's the shrinking economy. Maybe I'm getting old. Maybe I've already spent too much money on doctorates, trips, and guitars!

Mostly, though, I'm painfully aware (from personal experience) of how dumb it is to work hard instead of work smart:

If the iron is blunt, and one does not whet the edge, then more strength must be exerted; but wisdom helps one to succeed. (Ecclesiastes 10.10)


Wisdom. I'll take more of that. I've got lots of everything else. I just need to know how to use it ... wisely.