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Do mindless activity and bad habits have a hold on you? Get the tow truck, you're in a rut.
By Jeanie Lerche Davis
WebMD Feature
Published Feb. 18, 2004
Downtime is America's favorite pastime. We zone out via television, the Internet, shopping, parties, movies, hanging out, and working out. Sure, some are bad habits; some are "therapy." Most are escapes from a gerbil-wheel life.
That's when it hits you: Is this all there is?