end up doing time.”
Adams says he was even contacted by a man
who runs an addiction recovery program in
Nashville. “He wanted me to come talk to his
group. I don’t have the specific background issues
of his attendees, but he thought my message – of
changing, prioritizing and goal-setting – would
resonate with them.”
Finally, Adams took aim in his book at a
surprising target: Facebook. “People with issues –
in their marriages, in their home lives, with their
children – broadcast their intimate issues because
they think they’re talking to a bunch of sympathetic
‘friends.’ They’re not really your friends; most of
them probably think you’re pathetic. I always
say, ‘If you think they’re your friends, see which
one will respond when you have a flat tire at 3 in
the morning.’ Spend all that wasted social media
time and effort where it will do some real good:
with your kids.”
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