If you spend a lot of time exercising and improving the brain you are just going to keep growing.

On the other hand if you spend all of your time in front of the T.V. you are going to go backwards.

I have a friend who describes herself as one of those people who can only do one thing at a time. This individual raised her family and is now a college instructor in her 60′s. In making this statement, she demonstrates a profound self-awareness of her nature and personality. Her life is very full and satisfying. I am very thankful that we are all different – it makes life more interesting and dynamic.

Also–I think reading a book can be VERY productive. Even if you don’t consider fiction a life-enricher (and I sure do, as a librarian) there are so many books that can help you be more productive. Getting Things Done practically saved my life.

Sure, I enjoy watching tv. But I am hardly ever watching tv without clicking away on my computer. And when I’m online, I’m reading blogs, following links, making sure bills are paid, checking account balances, keeping tabs on things I want, writing for and managing my own blog, etc. The funny thing is, I keep fairly busy but still refer to it as my relaxing time!

Now, there are times when I do just watch tv or something… (At home, not at work. But I do watch a lot of tv at work lol. I can, retail isn’t always busy work!) When I feel wore out mostly, or right before bed. Sometimes doing nothing feels good, too. Nothing wrong with being lazy, when you can be. Being lazy when it counts is where you run into issues.

John DeFlumeri Jr

If you cherish your idle times and feel they make you more productive, well and good; I happen to feel that way myself. But couch your response as a reasoned argument, telling us how occasional idleness works for you – not as a personal attack, not as “you idiot, how dare you call me lazy just because I don’t work on myself 24/7.”

Trent is not talking to ANYBODY on a personal level. Take what you feel applies to you and leave the rest.

It isn’t necessary to agree with everything someone says or writes in order to appreciate his/her work as a whole.

I’ve been whining to myself and others lately that I’m unhappy with my job, but I certainly can’t quit it without another one in place. So I finally did something and signed up for a computer course to upgrade my skills.

It doesn’t mean I’ll ever be as energetic as Trent, as I like lazing in front of the tv sometimes, but I’m doing something for my future. Tiny step by tiny step. This blog certainly challenges me!

(As an aside, I find that there are three types of people in the world: Those who can count, and those who can’t.)

Trent, I notice that recent posts have a lot more “I” statements in place of “you” statements that make unjustified assumptions about the reader, and I find that encouraging, because it means that you’re listening to constructive criticism and trying to implement it. However, when those “I” statements are of the form “I observe that people who aren’t exactly like me are morally inferior,” you’re kind of doing it wrong.

i dont really care that trent has that point of view. (its just not for me) to me its a little…i dont know if sad is the right word, but when you get down to asking yourself if zoning out for 25 minutes will help or hurt you, i think youre taking life a little to seriously. could be that he just has more nervous energy to expend than us.

i bet his friend john has alot of time on his campground where he just sits around and chills out by looking at stuff.

Really, I mean Really. You aren’t even trying to understand that some people don’t move at the same pace as you, that some people aren’t capable of doing everything you do and remain healthy and sane?

sometimes I like to do nothing. Absolutely nothing. Stare at the sky, listen to music and relax. I’m never bored. I’m just enjoying life, in my own way and not judging the guy jogging down the road with his i-pod on.

This preachiness is getting old.