Do More. Or Less. Or Something.

This is a title of an article on the New York Times site that caught my eye. Saving it here so I can read it at my leisure....

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Not that nothing is to be gained from reading, as I did, a pile of contradictory self-help literature. The exercise can lead to all sorts of conclusions about how to live and perhaps even New Year's resolutions. Here are a few I came up with. Following Mr. Tracy's advice, I am writing them down, to imprint them on my subconcious mind.

1. I will not tell people I have all the answers. It's annoying, and people don't believe you anyway.

2. I will try neither to slow down time nor speed it up. For me in 2005 one second will equal one second.

3. If people tell me to "Do it now" in 2005, I will try my best to resist the urge to throttle them. (This resolution will be rescinded if they also command me to "watch the clouds float by.")