I fired my old life coach — he talked too fast, charged too much, and once told me to "leverage my synergies" before I'd finished my coffee. My new life coach is a turtle. He charges nothing, and in the time it takes most gurus to say "hustle harder," he has blinked once. Thoughtfully.

His gospel: every bad decision you've ever made was made quickly. The turtle does one step, then considers if the second step is truly necessary, then naps on it.

His morning routine: no alarm, no sunrise grindset. Stretch one leg, then the other, several minutes later. Breakfast is the nearest leaf. By mid-morning he's at his thinking rock, considering one thought: "What if I just... didn't?"