Chapter 4Verse 18
Jnana Karma Sanyasa Yoga
कर्मण्यकर्म यः पश्येदकर्मणि च कर्म यः। स बुद्धिमान्मनुष्येषु स युक्तः कृत्स्नकर्मकृत्॥
karmaṇy akarma yaḥ paśyed akarmaṇi ca karma yaḥ, sa buddhimān manuṣyeṣu sa yuktaḥ kṛtsna-karma-kṛt
Meaning
There's busywork that accomplishes nothing, and there's quiet stillness that accomplishes a great deal. This verse points at the difference and says real wisdom is being able to tell them apart.
Busy isn't the same as effective. Learn to tell the two apart.
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