http://nathanpowell.org/blog/archives/749 Bad running advice, boring family stuff, and technology few find interesting Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:48:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://nathanpowell.org/blog/archives/749/comment-page-1#comment-68994 David Whittington Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:26:44 +0000 http://nathanpowell.org/blog/archives/749#comment-68994 I think he got a little carried away. I don't think there's anything wrong with a little Guitar Hero and Twitter here and there and I don't think our materialist society is entirely caused by our economic system (causation probably goes both ways), but his overall point is good. Creative activity is generally more fulfilling than mindless entertainment, but mindless entertainment is easier, so watch yourself and try to stay creative. I think he got a little carried away. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with a little Guitar Hero and Twitter here and there and I don’t think our materialist society is entirely caused by our economic system (causation probably goes both ways), but his overall point is good. Creative activity is generally more fulfilling than mindless entertainment, but mindless entertainment is easier, so watch yourself and try to stay creative.

]]> http://nathanpowell.org/blog/archives/749/comment-page-1#comment-68993 Don Spidell Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:21:48 +0000 http://nathanpowell.org/blog/archives/749#comment-68993 Srsly, that guy needs to just chillllll. I can totally see his kids sitting there buried in a pile of medical textbooks, looking wistfully at their peers laughing and playing "Operation". Remember that game? Haha. Srsly, that guy needs to just chillllll. I can totally see his kids sitting there buried in a pile of medical textbooks, looking wistfully at their peers laughing and playing “Operation”. Remember that game? Haha.

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