Act with unforced actions in harmony with the natural cycles of the universe. Trying to force something to happen will likely backfire. Rejects Confucian focus on ceremonies/rituals. Prefers spontaneity and play. Like how water (soft and yielding), can, over time, cut through rock.
As a Chinese who learned a lot about Confucianism and Taoism, I have to admit that I like Taoism better. For me, the ethics frameworks of Confucianism seem too outdated and strict, I don't want to focus too much on messy patterns, instead, the idea of 顺其自然, which means go with the flow, should be the right way to live. I totally agree with the content "Trying to force something to happen will likely backfire." And there is another old saying from China that "船到桥头自然直", it means that as long as you do what you should do, everything will be good in the end. It's been tested by my own experience. Confucianism is meant to be the product of old times. its excessive rationale has gradually been abandoned by everyone.