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In praise of laziness
My wife tells me that I am exceptionally lazy (which I hear as being exceptional…. something ); however my laziness is of a certain peculiar kind in that I will go to great lengths to avoid having to go to great lengths. For instance, in stead of adding to the amount of dirty [...]
In praise of idleness
While I think of something interesting to write, you may want to spend some idle time reading this essay by Bertrand Russell.
Do you still remember how to be idle?
Or are you always focusing on how to be more productive (see the comments on this post)?
My education
I graduated with a PhD in physics, but I have found this to be of little importance in terms of enjoying my life. I make my living, if judging by income, mainly, as a capitalist, which means that I provide the productive factors that make work possible rather than the work itself. My effort [...]
Impossible is easy
Jake7: Is it possible to run a mile in under 4 minutes?
TruckerJohn: Haha, you are dreaming. You need at least 15 minutes to run a mile.
Runnergirl: That’s not true. A 6 minute mile is a decent number for someone who runs on a regular basis.
Tacho500: Yes it is possible. This man did it and many [...]
It is not the supreme court, it is you …
The recent supreme court decision sure riled up a lot of people, but answer me this. Presuming that voters rationally make up their mind, does it not stand to reason that…
If you do not like that corporations now contribute to the advertising campaigns of politicians, are you not free to not vote for the politicians [...]
Are you asset-less?
The personal finance world is abundant with stories about becoming debt free. Yet becoming debt free is just the first step to freedom. The money–health connection is well-established (the techniques are typically the same) and being debt free corresponds to being “fat free” or perhaps a better word would be “not overweight” in the sense [...]
Chess and enlightenment
Life is like a … what you answer will say a lot about you. Forest Gump thought life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you are going to get.
To me, life is like a game of chess or maybe like a box of lego. I may not have all the pieces, [...]
Extroverts and introverts, the great dichotomy
This will be my last post on this problem for a while. I promise. I just wanted to explain the reason for being all butthurt in the previous couple of posts and flying the introvert pride banner for a while.
Maybe an example would help. Consider this article titled “The introvert’s personality traits. A guide to [...]
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