We all know that sitting for hours of screen time is bad, but can we fix it?

I think a lot of us don't realize how much pain we live in because of our interactions with computing.

Ultimately, it's a culture change.

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Recently in my own campaign for re-election, I had an opponent who was just bashing me for not doing anything and never got

anything done for the area and all this stuff. This kid flew in from New York he hadn't been in the area for 10 years and then he comes in and he starts lobbing bombs at me for not doing enough.

I'm like, wait a minute, I've been here in the Foxhole for 15 years where you been you know that kind of thing I took

it personally you know the Buddha's story about if someone shooting an arrow at

you don't be there well my ego was there, so I got hurt.

I was like, well, how dare you question me?

You know?

I think anger was the initial feeling that I had,

and then you work your way through that and then you get a little

deeper understanding of where the other person is coming from and that ultimately

gets you to some level of compassion for them.

And an understanding of, all right, let it go.

Everything's going to be fine.

Make your arguments.

Tell people what you've done, don't judge this kid. He's gotten you

focus now, so thank you for that and you know let's go.

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