severe procrastination, heavy drinking after work, day dreaming at work, unexplainable fatigue, unreasonable stress, depression, difficulty waking up every day, extended sickness…

Wow. I’m afraid to touch this.
Very Afraid.

blaming others for one’s own shortcomings, increased gullibility, inability to form one’s own opinions, decrease in critical thinking faculties, “poor me” syndrome (victim’s mentality), substance dependence/abuse, hostility towards one’s peers, lack of planning/goals…

lack of vision, fascination with death, hopeless, etc.

These are great!income-only based measurement of success, hunger for power instead of empowering others, self-hate, overcommitment to institutions or other people’s purposes…Any more thoughts out there?

anxiety, insomnia, leaving multiple tasks incomplete, insecurity over one’s own abilities to compete/succeed, lack of involvement in social outings/extracurriculars

inability to complete a task, fascination with the status-quo, attachment to pain, a past-focused mind, etc.

focusing more attention (and awareness) on others than yourself – leading to jealousy and aimless competition

not smiling, rushing (nowhere fast), excessive shopping in search of material fulfillment, boasting, controlling parenting (hiding behind child’s success and using parenthood as an excuse)

lack of goals, emphasis on busy work and no strutured focus, timid, lack of drive, lak of motivation, depression, fear of the unknown, fear of change, etc

– Negativity & self pity. Chronic whining about being victimized by life, with no discussion of how to improve their situation.
– Laziness. Refusal to expend energy to locate, generate or simply take advantage of opportunity staring them in the face.
– Avoidance. Failing to take initiative to complete tasks they know must be completed in order to make their next move. (Includes making a plan to know what those moves are.)
– Analytical inertia. Accepting conventional wisdom, which is often wrong. Abdicating your own opinion bcuz regurgitating what someone else says is easier.
– Denial. Refusal to think deeply & critically about your opportunities & responsibilities in life – specifically in shaping your future & making contributions to yourself, loved ones, society, & humanity in general.Sigh..guess I should quit being lazy, avoidant & in denial – wishing my Master’s project would do itself – & get to work. 🙂

jealousy, anger, confusion, bullying, indolent, cowardliness, and bias from insecurity.

Coyote Karrick at 5:49pm March 17