Life is surprisingly similar to mosquito swatting. If you try too hard, you become tense and will usually fail; the wind created by your fast-moving hand actually blows the mosquito away. Of course, the other extreme is equally ineffective; if you don't try at all you have no chance. In other words, overzealousness is as counterproductive as inactivity. We must learn to maintain calm and take a measured approach with mosquitoes as with everything else.