Solitaire, chess, puzzles -- why the fascination?
Many people play card games all day... for a lifetime. Why?
1) Easy
2) Engages the mind
3) Passes the time
For many, life is just a matter of putting in your time till you die.
January 20, 1996
What are we doing here? That is, what are we doing here on earth?
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to make a difference. What kind of difference will you make with your life? You only live once. This is your only go-round. You have one stack of chips and when they are played out, it's over. Are you just going to sit around killing time?
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1 comment:
Another way people kill time is with television....
Here is an excellent article addressing this matter, not from the usual diatribe against the content, but from the angle of how it robs you of time and money.
http://biz.yahoo.com/ts/070712/10367373.html?.v=4&.pf=banking-budgeting&printer=1
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