I'm writing a book about happiness, and the film tied in with some of the ideas in that: not trying to change things that are outside your control, which is a very stoic viewpoint, and living in the moment and engaging fully with the present.
"The only absolute is that not trying makes you old and stodgy".
Ms. Angelei said that struggling to make a difference is not easy but that not trying means becoming part of the problem.
Perhaps it's the sound of someone who's worked out that less can sometimes be more, that not trying too hard isn't the same as not trying.
Another reason that not trying to solve a problem actively can work is that the source of an impasse to a solution involves being stuck in the wrong problem-solving strategy.
And although the botched rollout is infuriating — count me among those who believe that liberals best serve their own cause by admitting that, not trying to cover for the botch — the odds remain high that this will work, and make America a much better place.
