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My grandfathers managed to get their work done, all of it, without chanting mantras on a schedule. One of them was a farmer and part-time blacksmith, the other
by phugoid 16y ago
My grandfathers managed to get their work done, all of it, without chanting mantras on a schedule. One of them was a farmer and part-time blacksmith, the other a cod fisherman.
- ryanwaggoner 16y agoAre you sure?
- Evgeny 16y agoMay have something to do with starving if the job was not done. Quite a strong motivator. Not sure if it's a good thing or not, but not many of us will literally starve if we do not get some of our job done, so being sloppy does not have severe negative consequences.
- phugoid 16y agoThat's exactly what I was shooting at. I realize that my occasional apathy is a great luxury that my grandparents didn't have. I find inspiration in knowing that I am a stone's throw away from real hardship.