adrienne

I think anything can be a gift/valuable if you choose to see it that way. By the same token, if you choose to read that book or attend that lame seminar with a dismissive attitude, you'll tend to enjoy it less and derive less value.

For example, once I was at a workshop on Distraction and Getting Things Done -- until I realized it was actually a workshop on being distracted by video games and addiction. The facilitator wasn't very competent, and it turned out to be powerpoints on where video game addiction came from and a sketchy home-made video of her son talking about how video game addiction ruined his life.

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