Fear of missing out (FOMO) and perceived expectations (note ‘perceived’ as they may exist only in our own minds) move us further away from the simplicity of previous times to an ever more complex and as a result, stressful future.

We experience stress and anxiety due to constant planning a.k.a. ‘Planxiety’, combined with fear of stopping, we get caught in a cycle. We experience the ‘Paradox of planning’, the more we plan, the more chaotic and out of control everything feels – planning creates chaos.

Embrace the joy of serendipity and the art of pottering where life is an adventure novel of pages to be turned rather than a gant chart to be followed.

Read the full Reality Manifesto.