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I will respect properly written articles on almost any subject. Not these.
One thing I demand from authors claiming to be supported by "science" is that they won't make me stop thinking in mid read. The articles behind these links do not respect the reader's opinion. Instead of making you think, they seek to shock, trump and convince. I've seen this style and these patterns before in articles about climate denial, xenophobia and religious fundamentalists. (Seriously, a lifestyle article is not a valid citation.)
I'm not saying the author has not done his fair share of reading. I'm saying he should stop waving the "this is science"-sign with one hand and be clubbing down his readers with the other.
Honest question: has this ever been common? All the cases you list are "king" of their time and place.
I thought you were going to point out that adultery was the classical way of having multiple partners...
It's probably hard to answer that accurately. I've read arguments about how commonplace polygamy and harems were and they usually go like this:
a) Old sources rarely take interest in the lives of common men, but we know that society tolerated multiple wifes and households in extraordinary people.
b) Household requires wealth. More households require more wealth.
c) Common men could support one household at most, if any.
d) Monogamy was de-facto standard (for economic reasons).
Hope this helps.
Oh, and a good friend of mine recommended reading it. But that's not a real reason, is it. ;-)
That sounds like it is a big part of the real reason. Just not part of the justification. :)
I actually liked it. Here are my reasons:
- I'm comfortable with the setting (I'll call it "philosophy in space")
- The three worlds are intelligently designed (forgive the pun) and fit nicely together (from a dramatic point of view)
- The stereotypical characters each play a nicely defined and important role
- The main characters (Akon and the Confessor) develop nicely
- There are two endings (I'm a sucker for choice :3 )
- The differences between the future world and our present world are noticable and important to the plot (and not just decoration)
Oh, and a good friend of mine recommended reading it. But that's not a real reason, is it. ;-)
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http://lesswrong.com/lw/3w3/how_to_beat_procrastination/ may be what you're looking for. The community is also fond of the pomodoro technique (i.e., work for 25 minutes, then take a break for 5 minutes, then repeat; use an actual timer for both parts), which I can vouch for personally, and the Getting Things Done method, which I haven't yet tried. beeminder is also great, but requires an internet connection, so it may not be what you need.
I can attest to Beeminder. If you're able to read and send emails daily, you can use it.