Last night was the last of the comfortable ones for awhile according to the weather man on the radio. Humidity arrives today with temps pushing 90 for the rest of the week. I'm thankful for the good sleep last night. Kept the slider open with the fan on.
Something's been off lately.
A man in his 80s on the phone yesterday, a retired teacher, told me that, along with the perils of learned helplessness, there is an equally dangerous phenomenon called learned laziness. That's when you just want to stay in bed and go back to sleep. He combats it by rolling out, when he feels that way, and vacuuming the floor.
I'm 30 years his junior and didn't have the heart to tell him I've already succumbed.
He comes from a time before the disease model and big pharma. Your behavior was a matter of character. The problem - you're a bum. The solution - get off your ass.
Now your behavior and your feelings, are probably the result of an illness, or at least we're willing to diagnose you with one. Don't worry, we can treat it with with medication.
Cripes. Alright, I'm up.
Something's been off lately.
A man in his 80s on the phone yesterday, a retired teacher, told me that, along with the perils of learned helplessness, there is an equally dangerous phenomenon called learned laziness. That's when you just want to stay in bed and go back to sleep. He combats it by rolling out, when he feels that way, and vacuuming the floor.
I'm 30 years his junior and didn't have the heart to tell him I've already succumbed.
He comes from a time before the disease model and big pharma. Your behavior was a matter of character. The problem - you're a bum. The solution - get off your ass.
Now your behavior and your feelings, are probably the result of an illness, or at least we're willing to diagnose you with one. Don't worry, we can treat it with with medication.
Cripes. Alright, I'm up.
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