A stressed corporate manager was sent to a farm to relax. Bored, he asked for work. He cleaned the barn and slaughtered 500 chickens in record time — but when asked to sort a bag of potatoes, he froze.
“Every potato feels like a performance review,” he admitted. That night, he realized he’d spent his life avoiding simple choices. The next morning, he tackled the potatoes and finished them easily.
By the end of his stay, he’d learned to make decisions calmly, enjoy life’s simple rhythms, and stop overthinking. Back at work, his team noticed the change. When asked why, he smiled: “Potatoes taught me more than any MBA ever could.”
Moral: Sometimes, the hardest work isn’t big decisions — it’s making small ones with a clear mind.
