Like Juvenal said in Roman times:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The (vulgar) masses are distracted and fleeced by circuses and bread (circecen + panem)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Our modern metaphor:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Our circuses are TV shows, UFC fights, sports, politics, the news (both real and fake) and our bread is high fructose corn syrup, ‘organic’ foods, Coca Cola, cookies, and McDonalds.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Takeaway:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Don’t let the bread and circuses distract, sucker you, or sap your precious attention.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Your attention<\/a>, focus<\/a>, and zen<\/a> above all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ERIC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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