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This is the Conversation Forum for Cures for Apathy << Cures for Apathy Whee...the trappings of middle class mediocrity >> Subject: Lepathy exists and has a cure Posted Jun 22, 2003 by Mojo's big stick   Posting 1 I know apathy very well indeed. Those times when you know something needs doing; you have the time, the opportunity and the materials to do it. Yet you just don't do it. You can't be arsed. The only cure I've found is to put my brain on the back burner, dissocate from any concious thought and just start doing it. I've discovered I can't "think myself into acting", I have to "act myself into thinking". Once I've physically started doing something, even if it's just cleaning the bath or pulling weeds for ten minutes, life becomes easier. Apathy fades. Then it's safe to switch my thinking brain back on. Otherwise I just keep thinking about what I'm NOT doing, until it brings me down. Hope this helps, Mojo P.S. Lepathy is a word invented by my flatmate - a portmanteau of lethargy and apathy. You know the feeling... Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Lepathy exists and has a cure Posted Jun 25, 2003 by Coel. This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 2 Act yourself into thinking eh? That sounds like a summation of Hemmingway's life as a whole. And he killed himself. I think the only way to kill the lazies is to inflame yourself somehow. Read a disagreeable newspiece, argue with your neighbor, ask a beautiful woman for her phone number. Essentially do something that gives you a physical reaction, whether fear, lust, anger or joy. If your heart rates jumps that usually kickstarts the old noggin'. Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Lepathy exists and has a cure Posted Jun 25, 2003 by Mojo's big stick This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 3 Gosh, I've never read Hemingway. Maybe I should; perhaps we are on the same wavelength. But I've no intention of killing myself just yet. I do like your idea of the kick-start though. A sudden change, an emotion, a reaction. Yes, I can see that working. I suppose it's finding whatever helps you out. I'm not sure about asking for a pretty girl's number though. I hate getting slapped in the face! Mojo Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Lepathy exists and has a cure Posted Jun 27, 2003 by Coel. This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 4 mojo mojo mojo, what better kickstart than a slap. And you have to ask yourself, is it worth a possible, again possible, slap for the chance to go out with a beautiful woman? Think about that. Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Lepathy exists and has a cure Posted Jun 27, 2003 by Mojo's big stick This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 5 My boyfriend might object! Mojo Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Lepathy exists and has a cure Posted Jun 27, 2003 by Coel. This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 6 ooh sorry mojo just will always sound like a male name. Male monkey maybe, but still male. (and asking a handsome man still has the same feeling I'm sure-boyfriend or no it is still a kick) Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Lepathy exists and has a cure Posted Jun 28, 2003 by Mojo's big stick This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 7 Funny; I said I had a boyfriend and you automatically assumed I was female, though you admit I have a male name. Maybe semantic argument is also a cure for apathy? There is one other cure that entered my head last night...alcohol. Sure, you don't get anything done, but at least you stop caring! Mojo Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Lepathy exists and has a cure Posted Jul 19, 2003 by *abbi normal - "Putting on the Ritz" with Dr Frankenstein This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 8 "Lepathy is a word invented by my flatmate - a portmanteau of lethargy and apathy". I like it as a word! Subject: Lepathy exists and has a cure Posted Jul 28, 2003 by Coel. This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 9 Ahh mojo, forgive me, I am so opposed to the idea of political correctness that I have a tendancy of assuming that what I think is Right. But anyways booze always helps, but escapism is more of a symptom relief than a cure. Conversation list Most of the content on h2g2 is created by h2g2's Researchers, who are members of the public. The views expressed are theirs and unless specifically stated are not those of the BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of any external sites referenced. In the event that you consider anything on this page to be in breach of the site's House Rules, please click on the relevant button to alert our Moderation Team. Conversation list

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