In this example is the basic value proposition of Essentialism: only once you give yourself permission to stop trying to do it all, to stop saying yes to everyone, can you make your highest contribution towards the things that really matter.

And then there's the question of what he's going to do when you run out of scooby snacks. You think he's tweaking now...

some future events may be likelier than others, O.K., but all are chimeric, and every cause-and-effect sequence is always a hit-and-miss affair, even if the lunette has already closed around your neck, and the cretinous crowd holds its breath.

The band's songs, which can be deliciously unserious, are as memorable as they are charming.