The Freedom of Enoughness - The Deeper Thinking Podcast

The Freedom of Enoughness

The Deeper Thinking Podcast

Enoughness begins in the pause we once called failure.

This episode is a meditation on the radical possibility of being enough. In a culture that equates worth with achievement, the quiet act of presence can feel subversive. Drawing from the philosophical insights of Simone Weil and Byung-Chul Han, and the psychological work of Kristin Neff and Abraham Maslow, we explore how enoughness is not mediocrity—but a form of ethical refusal.

Weil writes that attention is a moral act: an undivided presence that suspends self-interest and makes space for what is. Han critiques the violence of positivity and constant self-optimisation. Neff reorients us to self-compassion as an active principle, and Maslow reframes self-actualisation not as conquest, but as congruence with our inner truth. Together, their ideas offer a pathway out of performance culture and into a more inhabitable life.

This is not a rejection of ambition. It is an invitation to examine where striving begins—and whether it serves or obscures us. Enoughness is not stagnation. It is the quiet presence of belonging, without the need to earn it.

What This Offers

• A contemplative path out of productivity culture
• Insights from philosophy and psychology on presence and worth
• Guidance on self-compassion as a form of ethical resistance
• A deeper relationship with stillness, slowness, and sufficiency

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Bibliography

• Byung-Chul Han. The Burnout Society. Translated by Erica B. Buell. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2015.
• Maslow, Abraham. Motivation and Personality. 2nd ed. New York: Harper & Row, 1970.
• Neff, Kristin. Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself. New York: William Morrow, 2011.
• Weil, Simone. Gravity and Grace. Translated by Arthur Wills. London: Routledge, 2002.
• Tolle, Eckhart. The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment. Novato: New World Library, 1999.

Enoughness is not the absence of ambition—it is the quiet presence of belonging.

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