system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
"Stop trying!"

So I'm looking for this Philosophy. I've heard about it on several occasions. I even have experienced this in my life. But I don't know what this idea or Philosophy is called. 

The idea behind this is this: we might think that the more effort we put in, the more we get out of life. Like as in productivity, discipline or getting stuffs done. But this is mostly wrong. Great things happens when we actually quit trying. 


Do you have any insights on this one? I'm looking for resources where I can read more about this Philosophy.
gpt
In Taoism there's a concept called *Wu Wei*, which literally translates to something like "non-action" or "actionless action". The basic idea is that, as the universe is flowing ever onwards, trying to carve out your own path by determined force (going against the flow, as it were) is a futile endeavour; rather, you'll have more success going with the flow of things, and thus harnessing the full power of that flow behind your actions. On a metaphorical level, it's the difference between rowing yourself to exhaustion and sailing effortlessly on the wind.