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Eternal hanging on

I have come to the conclusion that life is one endless To Do List that involves crossing things off it to gain that momentary small burst of satisfaction and pleasure. Because, as William James (Henry’s brother) said, “There is nothing so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task.” To Do Lists seem to be an entirely artificial means to achieving satisfaction, but whatever. Satisfaction and pleasure are what they are and it can’t get much simpler than that. Except that in order for a To Do List to work, you actually have to do the things on it so you can cross them off. That’s the sticky wicket.

Posted on 12/07/06 at 03:05 PM
 




justme

LOL. But the big things on your list are getting smaller! Did you get my email yesterday morning?

United States   Posted by justme on 12/08/06  at  09:23 AM





cassie-b

My life is ruled by to do lists.  And even more so this time of year.

United States   Posted by cassie-b on 12/08/06  at  12:39 PM





Kate

Yep, got your email and you have a voice mail. The darned thing about cleaning is that once you’ve done it, you have about three days to enjoy it before you have to start doing it again. Somehow that doesn’t seem right.

I can make my To Do Lists very complicated with subsections and attachments. This is ridiculous. But I’m addicted to To Do Lists.

United States   Posted by Kate on 12/08/06  at  02:07 PM





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