This is, he suggests, the inability to keep a sense of choice and of oneself in a culture that presents fulfillment as a duty; easily accomplished, furthermore, by shopping, making over life style or looks, moving, taking a course, buying stocks low and selling them high.
In "Shades of the Old Iraq" (editorial, July 8), you argue, "But the Iraqi security forces, armed with martial law powers and reinforced by the former Baathist army officers Dr. Allawi wants to restore to duty, could easily stifle Iraqi democracy before it is even born".
"Now a Tasker who isn't scheduled for something or turned on duty can easily browse through available tasks and and say, 'Oh I'll pick this up, or I'll pick that up,'" Busque says.
Apart from jury duty, too easily avoided, there are no obligatory duties in our constitution.
A list of account numbers, insurance policies, phone contacts and online passwords can help family members handle these duties more easily.
Taking a leaf out of David Cameron's book, Esser argued the cost of running the media regulator is simply too high, and many of its duties could easily be carried out by the EC and the Competition Commission.
A July 28 letter writer suggested that "the office of vice president is not needed" since "the office has no legal responsibilities other than to preside over the Senate," and "those duties could easily be assumed by the Senate majority leader".
Yes, National Guard troops are on duty, but as easily distracted onlookers.
Just as long as I promised to make it again and again, my double-duty thievery was easily forgiven.
Scott Pask's black-framework set (which pays homage to the El tracks), Paul Gallo's film-noir lighting and William Ivey Long's tarty nightclub costumes might easily do duty for a "Cabaret" and "Chicago" double bill.
The aide gave the examples of thousands of the richest homebuyers not being charged stamp duty, and hedge funds easily cutting taxes by flipping the currency their accounts were in.
