Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Underearners Anonymous, often abbreviated “UA”, is a twelve-step program for men and women who have come together to overcome what they call \"underearning\". The underlying premise of Underearners Anonymous is that underearning is a kind of mental disorder, rather like the alcoholic’s self-destructive compulsion to drink to excess.Indeed, members of UA sometimes refer to themselves as “time drunks”, because they have a propensity to fritter away their time in useless activities, rather than pursuing constructive goals. This parallel with alcoholism has led the fellowship to appropriate much of the apparatus of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), including the Twelve Steps, regular meetings to share their “experience, strength, and hope,” and sponsorship. UA suggests studying AA literature to gain a better understanding of addictive diseases. Specifically, UA endorses the use of the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions and Alcoholics Anonymous (also known as the \"Big Book\").UA uses additional tools, such as keeping written records of how one spends one’s time, “possession consciousness” (the disposal of “what no longer serves us”), and the avoidance of “debting” (unsecured borrowing). They also advocate \"action meetings\" in which members peer-counsel others about earning related issues, and \"action partnerships\" in which members encourage each other to complete earning related tasks."@en }
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- Underearners_Anonymous abstract "Underearners Anonymous, often abbreviated “UA”, is a twelve-step program for men and women who have come together to overcome what they call \"underearning\". The underlying premise of Underearners Anonymous is that underearning is a kind of mental disorder, rather like the alcoholic’s self-destructive compulsion to drink to excess.Indeed, members of UA sometimes refer to themselves as “time drunks”, because they have a propensity to fritter away their time in useless activities, rather than pursuing constructive goals. This parallel with alcoholism has led the fellowship to appropriate much of the apparatus of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), including the Twelve Steps, regular meetings to share their “experience, strength, and hope,” and sponsorship. UA suggests studying AA literature to gain a better understanding of addictive diseases. Specifically, UA endorses the use of the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions and Alcoholics Anonymous (also known as the \"Big Book\").UA uses additional tools, such as keeping written records of how one spends one’s time, “possession consciousness” (the disposal of “what no longer serves us”), and the avoidance of “debting” (unsecured borrowing). They also advocate \"action meetings\" in which members peer-counsel others about earning related issues, and \"action partnerships\" in which members encourage each other to complete earning related tasks.".