As Thomas mentioned, it is not, strictly speaking, about optimization, but yes, I can feel the pressure of "Be faster. Be better. Be ahead." To be honest, I resent that. It leads to the well known rule in the corporate world, that everyone at the end reaches the level of their incompetence and get's stuck their. I do not want to go ahead just for the sake of going ahead. Zen and martial arts taught me to be in the moment and embrace it just the way it is. I feel that training ones body and mind gives one a much deeper connection to the world and oneself and allows one to feel happy and satisfied with what one has and what one is, not what our society dictates us we need to have, to be, and to want