Licking the Razor's Edge (2015)

*We are EMOTIONALLY CONDITIONED to do nothing …
From a very early age, all humans learn that it is not wise to “bang your head on a wall”;
that if a particular behavior does not reap an immediate reward, then it is wise to abandon
that behavior and seek one that does so. As such, when we work very hard and receive
very little reward and almost no recognition for that work (which is quite often the case in
most modern societies, where workers are frequently ignored or taken advantage of), then
the inclination is for those workers to simply succumb to their “Affirmation Frustration”
and quit working hard.
“We excuse our sloth under the pretext of difficulty.” ~ Marcu Quintilian
RECOGNIZING Your Own ADDICTION to RELAXATION
*Do you justify “sitting around and doing nothing” by telling yourself or others that it is
healthy to “balance hard work and taking it easy”?
*Do you spend more of your free time sitting than you do standing or walking or running
or hiking or biking or playing?
*Is your idea of a “great vacation” sitting on the beach or next to a pool and being waited
on by the employees of a plush resort?
*When you visit a new place, do you sit and “people watch” instead of going exploring?
*Do you feel like you are working to then “earn” your “me time”?
*Do you resent it when others ask you to do them favors?
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