1. I'm on a retreat to get away from expectations - but I have a sense that they follow me 2. This sounds like math - maybe mknod can give us the ratio. 3. This sounds like a formula for happiness: if who I am is 100% of who I'm expected to be, then I'm a robot (well-programmed). If who I am is 0% of what I'm expected to be then I'm a hermit. What's the right balance? -- just waking up, let's ask hubski later. Edit : While I took your comment metaphorically, I'm aware that you are talking about the marking process that teachers threaten students with.I just emerged from a week-long evaluation of who I am as a person, offered to me as a percentage of who I'm expected to be.
This sentence made me shiver -- which is unusual in this climate. I want everyone to read that sentence so maybe I'll use it in a separate post. Reactions: