Swing Easy: The Power of Doing Less to Achieve More

Key points

Tension disrupts flow and can hinder performance and creativity.

Flow emerges in relaxed, focused states, not through forced effort or strict planning.

Neuroscience supports strategic rest to foster insight and innovation.

Swinging easy means trusting preparation and loosening control to allow goals to unfold naturally.

Golfers know it. Musicians know it. And anyone who’s ever overprepared for a conversation knows it: Tension gets in the way of flow.

When golfers try to control every variable, they often tighten up and slice the shot. But when they swing easily, trusting their preparation and instincts, the ball flies straighter and farther.

In a world that glorifies the hustle and bustle, the idea of doing less to achieve more feels almost rebellious. We’re conditioned t