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HOW LONG DID IT TAKE TO WRITE THE MOST FAMOUS WORKS!

Below is a fascinating chart showing the length of time it took writers to complete their famous books. We would think a year or two would be a common length of time. Even years would be normal.

Some of these books took much less time. There are some done in 9 months, 3 months, 6 weeks and even 6 days. It may have been the author had to finish the book quickly because they needed the money or that his editor needed the book out now. Whatever the motivation there is a wide range of time it took to complete some of our most favorite books.

Self-Serving, Sheeple and Enlightened

There are some definitions you will need to know as I use them often: Self-Serving, Sheeple, and Enlightened.

Self-Serving:

Preoccupied with one’s own interests, disregarding the concerns, needs, well-being, etc., of others; serving to further one’s own selfish pursuits; habitually seeking one’s own advantage, especially at the expense of others. They reject the existence of truth.

Generally, the Self-Serving force their own agenda and ideologies on the unsuspecting. They plan to make official their way of thinking. The goal is to drive the behavior of all others, to get people to think their way. They do this stealthily and slowly so people will not see it coming. Although it is a lengthy process, the unsuspecting will not notice how far they have drifted from the original.

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Here’s the Problem

If people were deceiving you right to your face would you want to know? That’s not such an unheard of idea. When people talk with each other today it’s common not to say what we mean.

Honey, do these jeans make me look fat?
No.
[It’s your butt that makes your jeans look fat but I can’t say that.]

Would you like to go out again?
Yes.
[He never heard from her again.]

He’s a really great worker.
[I’m glad he’s out of my department. He wasn’t a good employee.]

It’s easier to say what we think someone wants to hear instead of saying what we think. We want to avoid hurting another person or the confrontation that might ensue. We want to get our way so we gloss over the truth. Taking the painless way out is just easier. In our communication  theses practices are common and it’s considered acceptable. It’s delivering a message by using words that hide our true thoughts.

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