In a world that rarely goes quiet, stillness can feel almost unnatural. Notifications demand attention, unfinished tasks compete for space in the mind, and even moments of rest can become filled with thoughts about what comes next.
More than two thousand years ago, the Chinese philosophical tradition associated with Lao Tzu offered a radically different idea: perhaps clarity does not always come from thinking harder, doing more or searching for more answers. Sometimes, it begins by becoming still.
