India, Oct. 28 -- Less is more.

But in a world where making stupid money and shooting to overnight fame is no longer the endgame but a mid-level check point in the never-ending to-do list, it's very easy to get swept up in the quicksand of instant gratification that never really lasts. How much is too much and how do you know when to stop?

The human body and mind may be nature's most enduring machines. But - they both keep score. Not to say there aren't the dime-a-dozen hacks to 'fix' what's going wrong. Take Chinese influencer Tom Jia for instance, who ditched his mainstream career in favour of following his 'lying flat' ideology. That's code for taking it easy and not letting the rat race control you. But it's going to take more than ...