Smashing the Moderation Myth

Should we be sailing calmly into the sunset or brewing up a storm?

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‘Moderation in all things is a much-quoted aphorism, ascribed among others to the Greek poet Hesiod as long ago as 700 BC. But is it a guide for our lives?

Is moderation the path to contentment in life, or can it hold us back from our most outstanding potential achievements…