March 8, 2002

Nothing Ventured ... or Nothing Doing

By LENNARD J. DAVIS

"To do nothing at all is the most difficult thing in the world, the most difficult and the most intellectual."

-- Oscar Wilde

Like many workaholics, I have found it very difficult to do nothing. My therapist used to say, "Try doing nothing." I'd respond, "Oh, you mean like taking piano lessons?" She'd say, "No, I mean nothing." And I'd say, "Oh, you mean like taking a walk." And she'd say, "No, I mean nothing."

And so it would go. I'm a hyperactive kind of guy who has --

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