If you can’t stop feeling down about not achieving as much as you’d like to, or as much as some of your peers do, it can be worth taking a pause and reminding yourself that, on a grand scale, the universe really doesn’t mind.

In today’s nugget, published on his blog, Tim Ferriss shares an excerpt of Oliver Burkeman’s writing about cosmic insignificance. You might just find it oddly freeing.

Read on to learn more!