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Dr. Hurd writes: This dreadful choice between McCain and Obama is an opportunity--more than previous match-ups between Bush and Gore, or Bush and Kerry--to point out how little change there has been, and how little change is coming, other than change in the wrong direction. Don't fret over who to vote for or not vote for. Instead, say what most people already feel--that it's a lousy choice--and show them how they're not going to get change until they demand a totally different kind of candidate. Yes, it will be very bad if McCain wins and absolutely terrible if Obama wins--but either way, we're going to have a national case study of just how wrong government intervention in the economy is. The next four years are going to be a time of enormous education for the American people.

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How to Avoid a Passive Attitude

If a car is left in the garage, it’s not running or working. It can harm the car to be used too little, just as it can harm the car to be used too much, or in the wrong way. Your mind, like that car, risks not getting enough of a workout. Passivity signals that it needs a specific focus or challenge other than what you give it. If you're passive, you’re probably reacting to events in life and thinking about them as they come up. This is fine and necessary. But you also need to actively engage your mind in things that YOU yourself choose—not just things that happen.

As we mature, this happens. More and more goes on in life, largely things of our own creation. Career and personal relationships, as well as responsibilities (big and small) tend to magnify and grow. This can lead to passivity, because as there’s more to confront that comes up in our faces, there’s less of an inclination to actively seek things out, due to lack of time and energy. But we still need to actively seek things out. This can be anything that you choose to engage your mind—from a book, to an intellectual task, to a task around the house (e.g. painting a room, remodeling a room), or a project related either to a serious hobby or your job. The key is that you actively engage your mind.

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