tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-453315942766344869.post2443411345061627713..comments2023-09-20T11:05:55.935-04:00Comments on My Future Past: Zen and the art of avoiding addictionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-453315942766344869.post-83998045639853142232010-02-15T10:31:08.518-05:002010-02-15T10:31:08.518-05:00Those voices sometimes also come from spouses and ...Those voices sometimes also come from spouses and mortgages and kids' college tuition, Jeff.John Ettorrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18229971392235689875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-453315942766344869.post-85627138453025811702010-02-11T12:13:11.652-05:002010-02-11T12:13:11.652-05:00Wow, you're up early.
Type A, at least as we&...Wow, you're up early.<br /><br />Type A, at least as we're using the term here, is probably more the norm than serenity-seeking. There are a lot of voices pushing us to be busier. Those voices mostly come from corporations - it's easier to extract money from confused people.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17526470032837468393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-453315942766344869.post-39122145807913302322010-02-11T04:23:00.263-05:002010-02-11T04:23:00.263-05:00Depending on where you hang, type A is still often...Depending on where you hang, type A is still often associated with nobility.<br /><br />Tale a look around at many of the people you know. Why are so many of them studying the path to serenity? I'd guess it's because they are trying to undo years of training .... not because it comes naturally.Donnahttp://readanygoodbooks.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-453315942766344869.post-51836107821739728692010-02-10T22:15:00.636-05:002010-02-10T22:15:00.636-05:00Plenty of people are like that. Being addicted to...Plenty of people are like that. Being addicted to technology just looks more noble, like being a type-A did a generation ago. It's the same mental treadmill, though.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17526470032837468393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-453315942766344869.post-90409434618177963122010-02-10T09:39:49.382-05:002010-02-10T09:39:49.382-05:00It would be nice if we addictive types could break...It would be nice if we addictive types could break the pattern of addictive behavior once and for all.<br /><br />Usually we end up swapping one addiction for another.Donnahttp://readanygoodbooks.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com