It's Tough to Do The Thinking
It’s tough to do the thinking. The real thinking people need to connect the dates and fill in the blanks. A lot of life is spent on auto-pilot. That’s why routines are made and perfected. Get up, put on coffee, shower, brush your teeth. Do something opposite before bed. Life is a series of routines, and nobody has to think about a routine. It frees up the mind to think. But thinking is hard. It burns more calories, takes more energy, requires more effort. Thinking is work. And the brain is designed to minimize work and expand on routine. It’s an energy expenditure thing. Thinking is about silence and stillness and the quietness of being able to process data in the most logical way possible. The world is a noisy place, designed to prevent it. Watch a commercial, it will tell you which brand is best for your routine. Same with news, and television and billboards and radio. It’s all designed to help a person stop thin...