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This is the real secret of life – to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. And instead of calling it work, realize it is play.
"This is the real secret of life – to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. And instead of calling it work, realize it is play."— Alan Watts
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Meaning of this quote
Full engagement can transform the experience of a task from mere obligation into an activity with its own interest.
Key takeaway:
Bring attention and some curiosity to the task in front of you.
Origin of the quote
The Essence of Alan Watts (1977), p. 146 in the cited edition.
Who actually said this?
Book identified in a secondary bibliographic citation; exact wording should be checked in the named edition before calling it a verified verbatim quotation.
