We'd come to learn that an 'Americanism' was a vague descriptor that, yes, included how we phrased and spelled things, but also would come to gauge how we devoted coverage to celebrities, holidays, music and foods.
A relationship's quality seems to depend on how much time we devote to it, and since time is limited, we necessarily have to distribute what time we do have for social engagement unevenly.
If you want to get a sense of just how much energy we devote to the cult of intersections, take a look at www.state.nj.us/dot/ops/data/accidents/top100.htm, where you'll find a detailed report released this month on New Jersey's 100 worst intersections.
How much energy should we devote to ambition and professional competition, and how much should we rely on those in our personal lives to supply soul-enriching sustenance?
Nick Duffell's weekend therapy workshops are a model: "In the first session, we are allowing people to tell stories that perhaps they've never told about what it was like… The second week, we devote to: How did you survive?" One activity involves role-playing; ex-boarders are asked to "play" their parents – to discover what it might have been like to send a young child away. .
But then remembering her days as a legislator she laughed and said, "When I think of how much time we devoted to the fish, I'm having second thoughts about this".
We show off our personal piety by bragging to others how often we go to church and how we are so devoted to God through prayer.
I see how we are each devoted to evolving, not in a critical or harsh way, but with the intent to be compassionate, with the intent to practice self-care & yes, even self-love.
There is a great deal of emphasis in academia on developing the skills to do research, and understanding the theories behind how students learn in order to teach, but little is devoted to how we present ourselves and develop our communication skills.
Anomalies in time perception as we age may relate to a number of necessary cognitive processes, including how much attention we can devote to a particular task and how effectively we can divide our attention between several ongoing tasks at once.
