tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post9063650702474222292..comments2024-03-25T19:00:40.046-06:00Comments on The Constructive Curmudgeon: AcediaDouglas Groothuis, Ph.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08766692378954258034noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post-37009732708814815922012-05-25T12:33:41.472-06:002012-05-25T12:33:41.472-06:00I confess I had to look it up.
Acedia: apathy, bo...I confess I had to look it up.<br /><br />Acedia: apathy, boredom.<br /><br />Might "laziness" be an appropriate synonym, given the cited incident? Or perhaps "incuriosity?"<br /><br />A hallmark of the "whatever" generation.Ken Abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01398980914190503708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post-92102653871446399722012-05-24T08:03:10.284-06:002012-05-24T08:03:10.284-06:00Thank you for introducing me to this word. It perf...Thank you for introducing me to this word. It perfectly describes many of my students. While many would say they will just grow out of it, I am beginning to wonder if that is the case.Mr. Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13406084620301134481noreply@blogger.com