Category Archives: Society

Surrounded By Distractions

Not everyone has the ability to sit down and focus on a project with their undivided attention for hours at a time, or even minutes at a time.  Some of us can’t ever give something our complete and undivided attention, though we may work just fine while giving things most of our attention.  The distractions… Continue Reading

The “Now” Mentality

There are plenty of things in life that are worth waiting for, and there are plenty of things that we can reasonably wait for because they’re not immediate needs.  Sometimes, though, more often for some than others, it can be very hard or almost impossible to wait for those things. I’ll admit that I can… Continue Reading

What Is Success? Who Decides?

Success is defined by a lot of different people in a lot of different ways.  Some say that success is having a good job, making lots of money, or being well-known for whatever you do.  Others would say that success is having a happy marriage, happy kids, and a stress-free life (as stress-free as life… Continue Reading

There’s a Pill For That: The Medication Age

It seems like there’s a pill for everything anymore.  Depression, sexual dysfunction, heartburn, headaches, sniffles, insomnia, writer’s block… Ok, I made that last one up (I wish there were a pill for that), but you get my point.  If you have a problem, any kind of problem, you can go to the doctor and get… Continue Reading

Take Responsibility For Your Own Information

I don’t understand the recent outcry against Facebook.  Yes,  we all want to keep our information private on the internet.  But to get upset at a social networking service for making it too hard?  That’s what social networking IS – sharing information online.  Also, I’m really not buying into the idea that Facebook is automatically… Continue Reading

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