{"id":467,"date":"2016-02-17T06:33:44","date_gmt":"2016-02-17T06:33:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nonewwars.co.uk\/blog\/?p=467"},"modified":"2016-02-17T06:33:44","modified_gmt":"2016-02-17T06:33:44","slug":"so-much-to-be-done-life-gets-in-the-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nonewwars.co.uk\/blog\/2016\/02\/so-much-to-be-done-life-gets-in-the-way\/","title":{"rendered":"So much to be done: life gets in the way"},"content":{"rendered":"

After an evening spent updating life plans a restless night followed.<\/p>\n

It is amazing how life interferes with one’s plans.\u00a0 Full time study, looking for work, moving house, trying to remember to do exercise, managing one’s weight, domestic chores\u2026 they take so much time.<\/p>\n

Ideas pop into my head every day that I want and need to record, but I cannot find the time to properly consider them and write them down.<\/p>\n

This morning there are many to do with how long to spend on the degree and the master’s degree, whether to take full-time or part-time work, where to live.\u00a0 But I also had a thought about psychological defence mechanisms of which there nine that I have learned about.<\/p>\n

I have about 15 minutes to hand; I thought I’d nip onto the Open University site, get the list of them, mention that each of them can be used to consider:<\/p>\n

Why do people put up with war?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Each of the nine could result in multiple blog posts considering how to tackle people’s attitudes to war and rejection that peace is worth the effort.<\/p>\n

But I can’t because:<\/p>\n

\"OU<\/a>

OU web site down when I need it<\/p><\/div>\n

And now I have a train to catch.\u00a0 Damn.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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