optimal, common sense?

I get bored a lot in camp. Mostly because there is nothing to do in camp. out of 24 hours, I'd probably spend only about 5 hours working.. maybe less? So while we seek to kill time with any sort of entertainment we can get our hands on.. psp, dvds.. our dear boss seems to have made a point on putting us down by banning whatever we can get our hands on. Fact is he is just as free.. no.. even more free than us, he sometimes vanishes and we all cheer..

I really do believe that he spends the rest of his time scheming on how to make our lives more miserable. He hovers over us with content every time we fall, proud, as if it was part of his 'brilliant scheme' Many a comrade have evidence to support this thesis too. I could go on ranting, but what the heck.. I'm relocating soon and I'm drifting..

So since the ban of all those fun stuff (it's only during the day though) I've been reading more than I usually do. It's hard to find good fiction reads from the library though, since everyone's after one. So anyway, I picked up a self-help book, titled optimal thinking. It's supposed to teach me to maximize my talents, resources and time, make the best of opportunities.. blah blah... blah... but I got so bored of it. I read a couple of pages and I thought to myself.. gee I know all these stuff.. It's common sense really (this is exactly what I disliked studying). I've thought it through and through.. and had no mood to read on.. but I've come to my own conclusion.

It's all about choice.. a lot of people know what's best for themselves. a lot of people when faced with a hypothetical question are able to give the best answers, model answers, of morality and quality.. but in reality do you really want what's best for yourself..

what's your motivation?

ps: I just finish reading time traveler's wife, great story.. can't wait to see what the movie's like.