“The Unexamined life is not worth living.” ~Socrates
When we think about our lives, we rarely think about our lives. No, the previous sentence is not a typo, it is a belief. Maybe a better articulation is to write the sentence: When we think about our lives, we rarely think about our lives. The underlined “think” is essential, for it differentiates the same word in two radically different connotations; “think” means the normal definition of the word, whereas think is a deeper meaning that includes a significant commitment. We must strive for the underline. (A similar pattern is exuded in reading: one can read a book, or one can read a book.)
If the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over while expecting different results, then why do we bother setting New Years resolutions (NYRs)? USA Today estimates that 80% of NYRs fail while Forbes magazine and New York Magazine both estimate a bleaker 92% failure rate within the calendar year. The failure is not only unsurprising, but is preventable!
I am the comfort killer. I sleep very little. I work out to the point of being sick to my stomach. I push myself to do things I hate. I take cold or lukewarm showers. I read books that are agonizingly slow and are sometimes less exciting than watching paint dry. I assure you I am not a masochist or Sysphean. However, many of you are probably wondering, “what the hell is wrong with you?”
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