Defining Insanity
Some people define insanity as “doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result”. As for me, I would define it this.
In case you are too lazy to go read the article, or the link has expired, here are a few snippets that caught my eye:
“Davis is part of a rising tide of Minnesota commuters leaving home long before sunrise — a group whose ranks are swelling by 10,000 people each year, new census figures show. More than 300,000 are out the door by 6 a.m., nearly twice as many as in 1990.”
“‘It really tells us something about the American character: that we will trade almost everything to get what we want’ … ‘Long drives before sunrise, the cost, the inconvenience, the loss of family time’”
“If family time is a victim of the extended commute, however, many of those who do it say they’re doing it for the kids. In fact, some return to the small towns they themselves grew up in, hoping to give the kids the same experience they had.”
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