^ Yes. Chopra's Law of Detachment here:
The Law Of Detachment
I think detachment leads to not trying so hard and that's to do with te law of least effort, you can find a link to that in the quantum leap link in my sig.
I talk about detachment here:
Mind-Manual » Life/Happiness/Intention-Manifestation Tip
And quote the end of a post by ALG:
"And then I detached from the outcome …. by telling myself that even if none of the above ever happens, I am pleased with what I’ve already managed to achieve in my poetry so far, and that I appreciate all the joy & satisfaction that my poetic endeavours have already given me through the years."
Essentially, you're ok even if that thing comes about. Your happiness is not rooted in getting this other thing, but it would add to it momentarily to have it and you want to have it. It is about acceptance and surrender and about not holding on too tight. Lemme give you an example. Detachment can be a tricky thing so let's use something non-loa.
Parents sometimes hold on too tight to their children, fearing for their safety in everything (or, possibly, fearing that they themselves wouldn't be able to handle it if something happened to their children). Unfortunately, children learn from their parents so they learn to be afraid, too, and don't take risks. But "risks" are a part of life, they're growing experiences. THe wise person does learn form other people's mistakes but it is the foolt hat doesn't make any of their own. By holding on too tight to their children, they send a message to theri children that they don't trust them (and themselves) to be ok in the long run, that their well-being is compromised by every scrape or bump that the children get. Parents find it diffuclt to let go and trust that they and their children will work out ok because they hold on too tight, and try too hard. This is partially the law of least effort, which I'm starting to think is the other side of the coin of detachment. TO let go and trust and to focus solely on what you want (I think people are still concerned about "how" even when they think they aren't) is difficult but that's a normal part of life, not just IM.
In this case, detachment is not necessarily about wanting/not-wanting, its about how you handle failure and how ok you are with it. Some people are too attached tot he LOA, too, like Floridagirl, for example, and want LoA to work so badly that they colour all of their intentions, even the simple ones. I try to stop doing that by viewing LoA as one way my intentions manifest, because I really do want those things, I can also take action that is aligned with my intention as it comes along. I do believe that ALG's mostly-through, som-action way better for most people who are just learning about LoA, like myself.
Somemmore on detachhment:
Detachment or Desire?