Trying hard, working hard, acting with perseverance have obvious benefits. That Protestant work ethic, as Niall Ferguson suggested, was key to the western hemisphere's unlikely dominance over much of the world for hundreds of years.

But as Aristotle said, "every virtue carried to the extreme is a vice". Here Alistair explores the limits of mindlessly grinding ahead and seeking balance to the grind instead.

Topics explored:

• Niall Ferguson; work and getting rewards for your labour
• Aristotle and balance
• The movement against the grind
• The benefits and downside of grit
• 'Whacking the TV' approach to problem solving
• Billions spent on attention theft
• You can't sleep or meditator 'harder'
• Emotionally non-reactive, yet fully present
• Building trust into profit
• Relax so you don't miss the opportunities

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