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Life Lesson #4
Published on 2009-09-10 00:32:00
Wisdom from Thomas Alva Edison:“Being busy does not always mean real work. The object of all work is production or accomplishment and to either of these ends there must be forethought, system, planning, intelligence, and honest purpose, as well as perspiration. Seeming to do is not doing.”
Discipline Sans Cilice
Published on 2009-09-10 00:22:00
A week or so ago, I had a conversation with a very good friend about what is lacking in his life (and mine), and what the missing pieces can be chalked up to. After being predictably self-pitying for a bit regarding our futures, our financial statuses, our social happiness, and our senses of fulfillment, we hung up.The next time we spoke, we had both come to the same conclusion: the missing piece is self-discipline.Self-discipline comes in many shapes and sizes; some people snap a rubber band to
Life Lesson #3
Published on 2009-09-05 01:56:00
Wisdom from Kurt Vonnegut:"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"--from Timequake
