There's much to be said for feeling numb. Time passes more quickly. You eat less, and because numbness encourages laziness, you do fewer things, good or bad, and the world's probably a better place for it.

Quote by Doug Coupland

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Too much free time is certainly a monkey's paw in disguise. Most people can't handle...

Too much free time is certainly a monkey's paw in disguise. Most people can't handle...

It's very strange that most people don't care if their knowledge of their family history...

It's very strange that most people don't care if their knowledge of their family history...

We're rapidly approaching a world comprised entirely of jail and shopping.

We're rapidly approaching a world comprised entirely of jail and shopping.

Is there anything in the world more annoyingly creepy than an unspoken dress code?

Is there anything in the world more annoyingly creepy than an unspoken dress code?

Remember: the time you feel lonely is the time you most need to be by...

Remember: the time you feel lonely is the time you most need to be by...

I want pills called September 10. You take one and your mind feels like the...

I want pills called September 10. You take one and your mind feels like the...

Men won't read any email from a woman that's over 200 words long.

Men won't read any email from a woman that's over 200 words long.

Tofu hot dogs are actually scarier than real hot dogs. It's like wanting the worst...

Tofu hot dogs are actually scarier than real hot dogs. It's like wanting the worst...

Most of us have only two or three genuinely interesting moments in our lives; the...

Most of us have only two or three genuinely interesting moments in our lives; the...

Fate is for losers.

Fate is for losers.

When Donald Duck traded his wings for arms, was he trading up or trading down?

When Donald Duck traded his wings for arms, was he trading up or trading down?

Forget about being world famous, it's hard enough just getting the automatic doors at the...

Forget about being world famous, it's hard enough just getting the automatic doors at the...

You spend a much larger part of your life being old, not young.

You spend a much larger part of your life being old, not young.

If cats were double the size they are now, they'd probably be illegal.

If cats were double the size they are now, they'd probably be illegal.

If God drives a car, He'd drive a 1973 Ford LTD Brougham sedan with a...

If God drives a car, He'd drive a 1973 Ford LTD Brougham sedan with a...

Most people have no idea how to politely answer a phone. The English do, and...

Most people have no idea how to politely answer a phone. The English do, and...

If nothing else, we simply get used to being alive.

If nothing else, we simply get used to being alive.

If someone decides to be a musician now, it means because there is no hope...

If someone decides to be a musician now, it means because there is no hope...

Earth was not built for six billion people all running around and being passionate about...

Earth was not built for six billion people all running around and being passionate about...

Thinking you're immortal is weirdly similar to being immortal.

Thinking you're immortal is weirdly similar to being immortal.