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Originally Posted by Adam  Interestingly enough, that fourth rant follows the arguments against TV that lightworkers use as well... It's odd how a person's motives can be completely different, yet the results are still the same. |
I've also only made it through four, but it's very interesting. I commented on a couple of the articles, rather than putting the comments here.
It's interesting that some of the same results come from very different attitudes. This is the section I found extremely "darkworkery" (emphasis mine)
"If you find yourself being drawn into concern for other people(or anything for that matter) and you know you don’t want to be, try this exercise: First
decide that who or whatever is doing this, is doing it for its own self interest and can only hurt you. Once you realized this, decide that its actions will not affect you. You cannot always control what’s happening around you, but you can control how you will react to it. "
I've run into the same problem, and use a very similar solution. I don't care whether I can participate in conversations about
Survivor or
Lost, and sometimes I don't have time to deal with people's complaints (especially some former coworkers who had nothing
but complaints.) But my explanation looks more like this:
"If you find yourself being drawn into other's problems and you know you don't want to be, try this exercise: Smile at the other person, but excuse yourself from the conversation. Go back your office, or wherever you have to go to be alone. Remind yourself of your goals, and that you can't achieve them without focus. Then determine whether there's anything you can do to help with their problem without sacrificing your integrity. If so, do it. If not, avoid that topic of conversation whenever possible."
A fascinating comparison. Thanks for the insights.