Comments on: How to Work a Job and Still Attain Your Life’s Goals and Dreams http://thedailymind.com/mindfulness/how-to-work-a-job-and-still-attain-your-lifes-goals-and-dreams/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:27:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Mickey http://thedailymind.com/mindfulness/how-to-work-a-job-and-still-attain-your-lifes-goals-and-dreams/#comment-2988 Mickey Mon, 20 Oct 2008 03:50:33 +0000 http://thedailymind.com/mindful-work/how-to-work-a-job-and-still-attain-your-lifes-goals-and-dreams/#comment-2988 Poor Brice he seems to get sucked into his own posts all the time :-P Has Brice ever "guest posted"? I'd read. ~Mickey Poor Brice he seems to get sucked into his own posts all the time :-P Has Brice ever “guest posted”? I’d read.

~Mickey

]]> By: The Daily Minder http://thedailymind.com/mindfulness/how-to-work-a-job-and-still-attain-your-lifes-goals-and-dreams/#comment-806 The Daily Minder Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:34:44 +0000 http://thedailymind.com/mindful-work/how-to-work-a-job-and-still-attain-your-lifes-goals-and-dreams/#comment-806 I agree with you Drake. My point was simply that when we are on our death bed we will look back and regret wasting our time sleeping and lazing around. My hope is that we use that time towards meainingful things instead. TDM I agree with you Drake. My point was simply that when we are on our death bed we will look back and regret wasting our time sleeping and lazing around. My hope is that we use that time towards meainingful things instead.

TDM

]]> By: Drake Mallard http://thedailymind.com/mindfulness/how-to-work-a-job-and-still-attain-your-lifes-goals-and-dreams/#comment-805 Drake Mallard Fri, 13 Jun 2008 11:42:44 +0000 http://thedailymind.com/mindful-work/how-to-work-a-job-and-still-attain-your-lifes-goals-and-dreams/#comment-805 I think we have to be careful about claming that someone is sleeping too much. Not everybody has the same sleeping needs, even people of same age may require a differente amount of sleeping time. I do agree there are some obvious cases of way-too-much-sleeping, say ten or eleven hours. But I hear people claiming to be able to live sleeping only four hours or even less, and I can't help to think I wouldn't be able to do that for a long time. Besides, if you skip sleeping now to do it when you are dead... you will be probably sleeping sooner than you expected :) Probably the "Sharpen your axe" parable applies here. Regards DM I think we have to be careful about claming that someone is sleeping too much. Not everybody has the same sleeping needs, even people of same age may require a differente amount of sleeping time.

I do agree there are some obvious cases of way-too-much-sleeping, say ten or eleven hours. But I hear people claiming to be able to live sleeping only four hours or even less, and I can’t help to think I wouldn’t be able to do that for a long time.

Besides, if you skip sleeping now to do it when you are dead… you will be probably sleeping sooner than you expected :)

Probably the “Sharpen your axe” parable applies here.

Regards
DM

]]> By: The Daily Minder http://thedailymind.com/mindfulness/how-to-work-a-job-and-still-attain-your-lifes-goals-and-dreams/#comment-798 The Daily Minder Thu, 12 Jun 2008 23:42:41 +0000 http://thedailymind.com/mindful-work/how-to-work-a-job-and-still-attain-your-lifes-goals-and-dreams/#comment-798 Hi Ted. Thanks for your comment. I find inspiration from this particular rapper. I am not saying that all rap is good, it isn't. But this particular rapper inspires me to become a better person. Like you say, words have an influence and these particular words are powerful. What about Public Enemy? This is a rap band that has been voted the most influencial band of all time for trying to unite black and white races. Is that rap bad? What about the old school rapper who wrote rhymes because he was speaking out against opression and racism? Is that rap bad? To say that all rappers are like drug dealers is very narrow and not very helpful. Its like me saying that I'm not going to quote Christians because they are all kiddy fiddlers or Muslims because they are all terrorists. Its just not true. There are some bad apples but there are also a lot of good ones. But - I'll agree with you that most rap isn't that fantastic. TDM Hi Ted.

Thanks for your comment.

I find inspiration from this particular rapper. I am not saying that all rap is good, it isn’t. But this particular rapper inspires me to become a better person. Like you say, words have an influence and these particular words are powerful.

What about Public Enemy? This is a rap band that has been voted the most influencial band of all time for trying to unite black and white races. Is that rap bad? What about the old school rapper who wrote rhymes because he was speaking out against opression and racism? Is that rap bad?

To say that all rappers are like drug dealers is very narrow and not very helpful. Its like me saying that I’m not going to quote Christians because they are all kiddy fiddlers or Muslims because they are all terrorists. Its just not true. There are some bad apples but there are also a lot of good ones.

But - I’ll agree with you that most rap isn’t that fantastic.

TDM

]]> By: Ted http://thedailymind.com/mindfulness/how-to-work-a-job-and-still-attain-your-lifes-goals-and-dreams/#comment-797 Ted Thu, 12 Jun 2008 22:43:35 +0000 http://thedailymind.com/mindful-work/how-to-work-a-job-and-still-attain-your-lifes-goals-and-dreams/#comment-797 You're quoting a rapper for insipration?? Please. Why not point to a succesful drug dealer? Any drug lords you find inspiring? And don't give me any crap about how rap ain't so bad or it's just music. Words have an influence. How about Stalin? Is he a good inspirational figure? I'll bet you can get some good quotes from him since you have no problem stripping the words from the person w/o considering their actual contribution or how they gained prominance. Also, sleep deprivation is not something to take pride in. It's a short term fix. Long term, you're just bringing on the long sleep that much faster as you burn your body out. You’re quoting a rapper for insipration?? Please. Why not point to a succesful drug dealer? Any drug lords you find inspiring? And don’t give me any crap about how rap ain’t so bad or it’s just music. Words have an influence. How about Stalin? Is he a good inspirational figure? I’ll bet you can get some good quotes from him since you have no problem stripping the words from the person w/o considering their actual contribution or how they gained prominance.

Also, sleep deprivation is not something to take pride in. It’s a short term fix. Long term, you’re just bringing on the long sleep that much faster as you burn your body out.

]]> By: Rebellious Arab Girl http://thedailymind.com/mindfulness/how-to-work-a-job-and-still-attain-your-lifes-goals-and-dreams/#comment-796 Rebellious Arab Girl Thu, 12 Jun 2008 21:14:47 +0000 http://thedailymind.com/mindful-work/how-to-work-a-job-and-still-attain-your-lifes-goals-and-dreams/#comment-796 Amazing list. Love it! Amazing list. Love it!

]]> By: alex http://thedailymind.com/mindfulness/how-to-work-a-job-and-still-attain-your-lifes-goals-and-dreams/#comment-731 alex Sun, 01 Jun 2008 06:04:56 +0000 http://thedailymind.com/mindful-work/how-to-work-a-job-and-still-attain-your-lifes-goals-and-dreams/#comment-731 Re the sleep issue and Nas quote which if probably my favourite ever, another I like is by a lyricist called Wordsworth "life, no interlude, seconds to sleep But I don't I refuse, I'll get rest when deceased" I really like the photo of the desk, I think you mentioned keeping your desk clear in an earlier post and I like it, cleared my desk and it makes your thought clearer I think. Re the sleep issue and Nas quote which if probably my favourite ever, another I like is by a lyricist called Wordsworth
“life, no interlude, seconds to sleep
But I don’t I refuse, I’ll get rest when deceased”

I really like the photo of the desk, I think you mentioned keeping your desk clear in an earlier post and I like it, cleared my desk and it makes your thought clearer I think.

]]> By: truong http://thedailymind.com/mindfulness/how-to-work-a-job-and-still-attain-your-lifes-goals-and-dreams/#comment-712 truong Thu, 29 May 2008 05:47:26 +0000 http://thedailymind.com/mindful-work/how-to-work-a-job-and-still-attain-your-lifes-goals-and-dreams/#comment-712 Thanks! Thanks!

]]> By: The Daily Minder http://thedailymind.com/mindfulness/how-to-work-a-job-and-still-attain-your-lifes-goals-and-dreams/#comment-699 The Daily Minder Wed, 28 May 2008 10:53:20 +0000 http://thedailymind.com/mindful-work/how-to-work-a-job-and-still-attain-your-lifes-goals-and-dreams/#comment-699 Annie and Greig - Thank you for your kind words. It means a lot. Brice - Any other tips for us? TDM Annie and Greig - Thank you for your kind words. It means a lot.

Brice - Any other tips for us?

TDM

]]> By: Brice http://thedailymind.com/mindfulness/how-to-work-a-job-and-still-attain-your-lifes-goals-and-dreams/#comment-698 Brice Wed, 28 May 2008 10:46:51 +0000 http://thedailymind.com/mindful-work/how-to-work-a-job-and-still-attain-your-lifes-goals-and-dreams/#comment-698 I totally agree that writing down goals is a calming experience. It's been such a method of stress relief for me. I totally agree that writing down goals is a calming experience. It’s been such a method of stress relief for me.

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