"Overdoing" Is Dangerous

When you hear someone talk about "too little of" or "too much of", you usually think they are referring to food, don't you? You know that not eating enough nutrients will cause serious deficiencies in your body. You also know that eating too much (of whatever) should also be avoided because it will both make you fat and over-stress some organs. This is a rather common issue you surely agree upon. But have you ever thought of other "stuff" such as books, TV, computer, games etc.? Let us say, for example, that in the past you have hardly read any uplifting or inspirational books. Now you have reached a point in your life where you feel the need to fill this gap. You  decide to explore a more deeply meaningful path. So... you start engaging yourself in this kind of literature. You (hopefully!) find it quite interesting, you are enthusiastic about the new insights and believe you'll never stop reading them. But it is not so. It should not be so. When you have had your fill, you have to stop for some time. If you don't, you shall overload your brain and become unable to assimilate your new knowledge. Exactly the same happens when you  always watch a specific type of TV program, get nailed in front of a computer, become obsessed with exercising, need to keep busy all the time etc. If you don't give it up for a while, or at least slow down a bit, you risk an intellectual and/or physical malfunction. Moderation  (as usual) is the key word. Action must be regularly followed by relaxation, in due time work needs to be replaced by rest. It is a very simple, well known concept, no doubt about it. So, why do you often forget it? When you become "too" enthusiastic about a new activity, you tend to overdo it, but then you are bound to pay the - usually unpleasant - consequences.