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Strategic slack in your life prevents burnout and enables long-term effectiveness, just as biological systems require inefficiency to survive.

Strategic slack in your life prevents burnout and enables long-term effectiveness, just as biological systems require inefficiency to survive.

Slack refers to excess capacity and buffer resources that aren't immediately optimized—crucial for effective agency and decision-making

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