"I began to realize how important it was to be an enthusiast in life. If you are interested in something, no matter what it is, go at it full speed ahead. Embrace it with both arms, hug it, love it, and above all become passionate about it. Lukewarm is no good. Hot is no good, either. White hot and passionate is the only thing to be."
- Roald Dahl
Yes, yes, absolutely yes, but...what about those days when it's essential, utterly essential, to do nothing but lay on the couch and get lost in the internet? Or eat a whole bag of family-sized Doritos? Or have lunch with a friend during which you have the same conversation you've had approximately 15 other times in the last year, but who cares, because no one is counting? Or those rainy days when you read six trashy magazines instead of a novel? Or sleep for another few hours because really, why not? Or decide to finally clean your apartment, put away exactly one shirt, and then lay down again, exhausted and defeated?
Those days are important, too. I am having one right now. It was near-medicinally necessary.
Balance. Right?
White hot and passionate is better, but sometimes you just need to lay there and stare at a spot on the ceiling, too. I'm gonna go do that now.
If you keep invading my brain like this, I'm going to start charging you rent...
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