Well, this certainly is an odd turn of events. As it turns out, the farther away you go from something, the more curious and drawn to it you are. I find myself in a similar situation with this whole blogging thing. For the past who knows how long, I have been vehemently opposed to blogging of any sort, chalking it up to being for over-opinionated assholes. And for the most part, this is true. Any blog I hear about is, that is until recently, about someone bitching about the problems of the world and doing absolutely nothing about the very same problems, and often times contributing to the same issues they are speaking against. This blog, is a half-assed attempt to shy away from that particular bitching without action mold by taking out the bitching. After all, if you cut off its head, the snake cannot survive, right? Right. So for today's wonderful blog of Clopsness, we shall talk about the disadvantages to being over-productive.
So many people in today's workforce are so concerned about their level of productivity, getting to work on time, getting work that should be done within a 4 hour span in less than half that time. There are studies that show people skip out on meals, family time, and overall fun because they want to be the best person on their floor in their office building, being a slave to the competitive society we live in. This translates to school as well. Teenagers for the most part work their asses off all year to fulfill the certain standards of a teacher who has spent way too much time in school. Students work themselves incredibly hard to pass their AP tests, finals, and standardized tests such as the HSPA, which is a joke of a test, by the way. I took a nap in most of the sections and without any effort whatsoever got within 10 points of advanced proficient. This is part of the point here too. Why put all your effort to over-succeed when you can put in minimal effort, still get the job done, and you even get to relax while doing it. As the famous philosopher Aesop tells us, "slow and steady wins the race." While over-succeeding is admirable, it is entirely unneeded and unwanted. Over-succeeding is a direct cause of stress and mental instability in adults. People should take a break for a while, and instead of taking off work to have a vacation, have a vacation while you work. Had a tough hour or so of work? Go to the coffee shop and buy yourself a bloody scone. Had enough of listening to your teacher rambling about nothing in school? Daydream for a bit.
Take your day into your own hands, relax a bit, and stop worrying about those silly electrical bills, those A+ your elitist parents want you to get, and take a nap. Its ok, no one really minds too much, as long as you get it done eventually. So you go sleep in instead of doing those TPS reports. You go on facebook for hours instead of doing your term paper. More power to you!
Aesop was not a philosopher, if i recall corectly he was a Greeek Slave with a talent for telling brief fables and explaining their moral eithical and practical implications. I would not call him a philosopher however, that term must be reserved for much more sophisticated and profound thinkers, at best I would call Mr. Aesop a moralist. Also, you should take note of another of Aesop's fables you seem to have neglected to mention to your readers... "The Ant and the Grasshopper".This story, interestingly enough, stresses the imporanace of being industrious rather than shirking responisbility. I should also point out that the hard working ant outlives the lazy grasshopper. I <3 you Klops.
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