tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330762245893680745.post5707108725436289729..comments2024-03-13T13:25:01.402-07:00Comments on An Hour A Day: Advice from Thomas Edisoncmillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03128598629089024454noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330762245893680745.post-23765572447792553942011-02-25T15:25:06.631-08:002011-02-25T15:25:06.631-08:00Thanks for the wonderful post - yes, a fit of desp...Thanks for the wonderful post - yes, a fit of despair can be just what the doctor ordered! Followed by storming off and doing one's own thing. Followed by - ???cmillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03128598629089024454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330762245893680745.post-60001502647088582342011-02-25T12:16:37.066-08:002011-02-25T12:16:37.066-08:00I know when I'm in fits of despair, the only a...I know when I'm in fits of despair, the only advice I want is exactly how many tablespoons of cyanide per ounce of KoolAid... Yeah, bad joke.<br /><br />However, I am going to offer something up anyway, though it may not be on any t-shirts (darn you, Edison). It could never fit on a t-shirt, anyway, it's going to be insanely long. So here we go!<br /><br />I was recently visiting a very small college with a very rigorous curriculum. While I love the courses, I, unlike the general student body, am about as studious as a tree frog, so you'll imagine how relieved I was to hear one student tell this anecdote (within an anecdote, no less!): <br /><br />"Sometimes, you have to stop studying. I was giving myself a migrane studying for a Latin test, and I just had to throw down the book and go play volleyball. I ended up playing with a kid from my class, and after that we went to the caf and studied."<br /><br />He passed the test. He even remembered the material, which is considerably more meaningful. <br /><br />Why not have a fit of despair? Why not throw down your books and your eHarmony subscription and storm off for awhile? Love sucks most of the time, and the rest of the time you're too stupid to remember how much it sucks. Trying is great, but sometimes it's best to throw everything down and do your own thing.<br /><br />Because when you're doing your own thing, hosting dinner parties or going for a drive or whatever it is, the people who enjoy your thing, whom you enjoy, surface, and you find who and what you really want. <br /><br />Good luck, Claudia. <3Glenna https://www.blogger.com/profile/07291697775716513457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330762245893680745.post-11416243813457906502011-02-24T16:33:39.503-08:002011-02-24T16:33:39.503-08:00I predict love in Indiana. You will start singin...I predict love in Indiana. You will start singing "Indiana wants me"Cherylhttp://www.cherylsroom.comnoreply@blogger.com