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Xyzse

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3. Sounds interesting
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 02:03 PM
Jun 2012

I remember a topic that came up in conversation at one point regarding deep thinkers. Where, those that espouse a supposedly great work ethic and a show of it, actually are the ones who tries to take the most vacations and slack time, in comparison to those who wrote about taking it easy, were actually the ones who worked longer days and hours.

Oh here!!
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5536169
"So, apparently, did a lot of famous slackers that Lutz profiles, such as Dharma Bum himself, Jack Kerouac, playboy Hugh Hefner and loafer poet Walt Whitman. All who Lutz argues were closet workaholics. To make matters worse, Lutz says Ben Franklin, our countries most industrious and hard working inventor and author of the words “early to bed, early to rise” was only good at making it appear as if he was working hard. "

I just found it interesting.

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