arconis987

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by arconis987 9y ago
This is bizarre, but a simple algorithm works for me. Whenever I am exhausted and don't feel up to tackling another task, or whenever I'm afraid to approach a daunting project, I remember the inspiring words of my high school base
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by arconis987 10y ago
You are absolutely correct. There is no official Mormon policy of shunning. The teachings from the leaders of the church on this matter are very generous and admirable and tend to be along the lines of something like, "reach out in lov
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by arconis987 10y ago
I was sent to Europe. On one hand, it was an uplifting, wonderful experience. I taught the missionary lessons to very kind people. Three or four of them joined the church. I became extremely close to the other missionaries. On the other han
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by arconis987 10y ago
You're absolutely right. Whenever I've received a very stern scolding from a Mormon friend or family member over my decision to stop participating in Mormonism, I've tried to respond by saying that I'm grateful for their
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by arconis987 10y ago
I think that's a very good point. That said, my guess is that, on average, shunning is probably less frequent when family members leave a political party than when they leave Mormonism, but that's just a guess with no backing evid
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by arconis987 10y ago
I grew up Mormon in Utah and I love the Mormons in my life. Every leader in local congregations is an unpaid volunteer. Everyone in the congregation has a responsibility to carry out in the community (sunday school teacher, youth mentor, cl
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by arconis987 10y ago
I appreciate the quote from Epictetus, a key philosopher of stoicism: "Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control." Since you cannot control the reactions of other people,
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by arconis987 10y ago
It's silly, but after trying all kinds of different todo systems, the most effective I've found is an "Ideas" Google Doc. Psychologically, I think my mind prefers that the doc is a list of ideas that are optional rather
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by arconis987 10y ago
Yeah, it's intellectually interesting work, but it takes its toll.
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by arconis987 10y ago
7am - 7pm in office, plus 1 hour commute each way.