"Human beings never think for themselves, they find it too uncomfortable. For the most part, members of our species simply repeat what they are told--and become upset if they are exposed to any different view. The characteristic human trait is not awareness but conformity...Other animals fight for territory or food; but, uniquely in the animal kingdom, human beings fight for their 'beliefs'...The reason is that beliefs guide behavior, which has evolutionary importance among human beings. But at a time when our behavior may well lead us to extinction, I see no reason to assume we have any awareness at all. We are stubborn, self-destructive conformists. Any other view of our species is just a self-congratulatory delusion." - Michael Crichton, The Lost World

Friday, January 26, 2007

Twenty Questions

Gamblers Anonymous offers the following questions to anyone who may have a gambling problem. These questions are provided to help the individual decide if he or she is a compulsive gambler and wants to stop gambling.

TWENTY QUESTIONS

  1. Did you ever lose time from work or school due to gambling?
  2. Has gambling ever made your home life unhappy?
  3. Did gambling affect your reputation?
  4. Have you ever felt remorse after gambling?
  5. Did you ever gamble to get money with which to pay debts or otherwise solve financial difficulties?
  6. Did gambling cause a decrease in your ambition or efficiency?
  7. After losing did you feel you must return as soon as possible and win back your losses?
  8. After a win did you have a strong urge to return and win more?
  9. Did you often gamble until your last dollar was gone?
  10. Did you ever borrow to finance your gambling?
  11. Have you ever sold anything to finance gambling?
  12. Were you reluctant to use "gambling money" for normal expenditures?
  13. Did gambling make you careless of the welfare of yourself or your family?
  14. Did you ever gamble longer than you had planned?
  15. Have you ever gambled to escape worry or trouble?
  16. Have you ever committed, or considered committing, an illegal act to finance gambling?
  17. Did gambling cause you to have difficulty in sleeping?
  18. Do arguments, disappointments or frustrations create within you an urge to gamble?
  19. Did you ever have an urge to celebrate any good fortune by a few hours of gambling?
  20. Have you ever considered self destruction or suicide as a result of your gambling?


Most compulsive gamblers will answer yes to at least seven of these questions.

Traders Anonymous offers the following questions to anyone who may have a trading problem. These questions are provided to help the individual decide if he or she is a compulsive trader and wants to stop trading.

TWENTY QUESTIONS

  1. Did you ever lose time from work or school due to trading?
  2. Has trading ever made your home life unhappy?
  3. Did trading affect your reputation?
  4. Have you ever felt remorse after trading?
  5. Did you ever trading to get money with which to pay debts or otherwise solve financial difficulties?
  6. Did trading cause a decrease in your ambition or efficiency?
  7. After losing did you feel you must return as soon as possible and win back your losses?
  8. After a win did you have a strong urge to return and win more?
  9. Did you often trade until your last dollar was gone?
  10. Did you ever borrow to finance your trading?
  11. Have you ever sold anything to finance trading?
  12. Were you reluctant to use "trading money" for normal expenditures?
  13. Did trading make you careless of the welfare of yourself or your family?
  14. Did you ever trade longer than you had planned?
  15. Have you ever traded to escape worry or trouble?
  16. Have you ever committed, or considered committing, an illegal act to finance trading?
  17. Did trading cause you to have difficulty in sleeping?
  18. Do arguments, disappointments or frustrations create within you an urge to trade?
  19. Did you ever have an urge to celebrate any good fortune by a few hours of trading?
  20. Have you ever considered self destruction or suicide as a result of your trading?

Most compulsive traders will answer yes to at least seven of these questions.

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