Not Forcing It
On Wu Wei, letting go of the hustle, and listening for what’s next
I first came across the term Wu Wei while helping my son study for a world history exam. We were reviewing Chinese philosophy - Confucianism, Legalism, Taoism - and there it was, nestled among the vocabulary: Wu Wei. It’s often translated as “non-doing” or “effortless action,” but not in the sense of doing nothing. It’s…
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