The bane of keeping time

"Sitting quietly, doing nothing, spring comes, and the grass grows by itself." Matsuo Basho

Sometimes I wonder if most of the problems I have with my kids come from trying to get them to do a certain thing at a certain time.

Sometimes I wonder if at certain times I would be better of doing nothing, no work, no action, no word, than doing anything.

It seems that creating an artificial deadline is helpful in getting things done. It is also helpful in stressing people out, and perhaps doing without thinking.