3/21/2006
The Path of Least Resistance
I found this today on Blog Maverick while searching for something else and thought it was worth a mention.
It was Aaron Spelling I believe who said that “TV is the path of least resistance from complete boredom”. Which is another way of saying that its easier to watch TV, than to sit there and do nothing.
Which describes exactly how people make most of their choices in life. They take the easy way. They take the path of least resistance.
There are certain things in life we all have to do. There are certain things in life we choose to do. Then there is everything else. The things we do to kill time.
In every case, all things being equal, we choose the path of least resistance.
Except for the truly lucky (ie. Mark, Bill and others), we all must spend about one quarter of our time working. Some of us work 10 or 12 hour days a the time. My question is what for? Self employed? Building a business to get ahead one day? Or working to keep the boss happy and just pay the bills.
Fill another one quarter of our time sleeping and half of the time we have is gone. What am I doing with that half today?
Is more of our time spent on things we actually want to do or merely filled with time wasting tasks?
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