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  Path of least resistance - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The path of least resistance describes the physical or metaphorical pathway which provides the least resistance to forward motion by a given object or entity, among a set of alternative paths.
For example, water flowing downhill follows the path of least resistance as it is pulled downward by gravity.
In these cases, resistance is often used as a metaphor for personal effort or confrontation; a person taking the path of least resistance avoids these.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Path_of_least_resistance   (320 words)

  
 Seminar: Creating the Path of Least Resistance   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Following the path of least resistance may not lead us where we want to go, it may just be the easier route.
To the contrary, creating the path of least resistance indicates that we are not merely followers, rather we are forging the way, but are doing it in a more skilled, more efficient way.
By creating the path of least resistance, we are moving toward our goals more effortlessly and with ease.
www.maui.net /~evehogan/meetings/resistance.html   (323 words)

  
 PD: Path of Least Resistance versus Path of Greatest Efficiency
From an all-knowing standpoint, this is not the path of least resistance.
From the limited standpoint, the path of least resistance is to ignore this critical dependence until such time as there is a shortage.
This apparently self-contradictory statement is comprehensible by understanding that the path of least resistance is observed through the eyes of one without all the facts, whereas the path of greatest efficiency is observed through the eyes of one who knows all the relevant facts.
www.somacon.com /p105.php   (1038 words)

  
 Crusader War College: "Path of Least Resistance"
The "Path of Least Resistance" is a law of nature that does not reflect or aspire to the higher values and standards of what it means to be human or humane.
The Arabs have multiplied their resistance power through acts of terror, economic threats, distortions of reality, and false claims of victimization, to such an extent that Israel is perceived as the weakest link in the chain, or the easiest target for self-sacrifice.
The resistance to peace in the Middle East by most Arab nations and their support groups makes it more "natural" (once ethics and morality are removed) for world powers to side with Arabs against Israel - the "Path of Least Resistance".
www.crusaderwarcollege.org /archives/000176.html   (930 words)

  
 The Path of Least Resistance
The magnitude of the current flowing in a path depends on the path's voltage and impedance.
For example, if you touch a metal pole energized by a 120V line-to-case fault and there's no effective fault current path, the touch voltage will be enough to kill you — even if you bond the metal pole to a ground rod with a measured ground resistance of 25 ohms.
Electricians thought these installations were safe because “electricity takes the least resistive path, and it bypasses high resistive paths.” Unfortunately, such thinking resulted in several deaths.
ecmweb.com /mag/electric_path_least_resistance/index.html   (456 words)

  
 Jigyasa,Singapore - Blog
Water in a riverbed must follow the path of least resistance, as must electrons through a circuit, as must wind blowing through a canyon, as must weather patterns crossing the planet.
In those cases, the path of least resistance is to resist the change.
Structure determines the path of least resistance, and organizations are subject to inescapable structural laws that govern their behaviour.
jigyasaconsulting.com /v-web/b2/index.php?p=48&c=1   (837 words)

  
 1 Way Only--The Path of Least Resistance
Eve took the path of least resistance when Satan tempted her to eat the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden.
Instead of resisting lust, he intentionally placed one of his loyal men in battle where he was sure to be killed (and he was) so that he could have his wife, Bathsheba.
Queen Esther nearly gave in to follow the path of least resistance, but her compassion for her people ruled and she risked her own life and was successful in saving the Jews from certain annihilation.
www.bright.net /~1wayonly/path.html   (1640 words)

  
 israelinsider: Views: Israel and the "Path of Least Resistance"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The "Path of Least Resistance," wittingly or unwittingly, has become the most comfortable coping mechanism for balancing the needs of Israeli Jews against the needs and demands of the Arab world.
In part, this path of expedient decision-making is preferable to many, because of the minority status of Jews and Israelis in the world.
Israeli leadership and Jews can stand up and be counted by resisting the temptation to remain a victim of this expedient law of nature while world powers attempt to "flow" freely towards their intended goals with little or no concern about Israel's sovereign rights and heritage.
web.israelinsider.com /bin/en.jsp?enPage=ViewsPage&enDisplay=view&enDispWhat=object&enDispWho=Article^l3181&enZone=Views&enVersion=0&   (1106 words)

  
 The Path of Least Resistance by Dan Barber
Drugs and alcohol are also the perceived path of least resistance.
I watched Chad as he systematically destroyed his path of growth (and thus his relationship with me), and worked with a new found vigor on his relationship with God and his relationship with Wayne - both being the path of least resistance.
I know the path of God is hard, but it was harder for him to own up to his own situation, and this is what I presented to him, and Wayne said "Hey you just need some speed!" Speed is a drug, too.
www.fellowshipofreason.com /archives/path.htm   (1088 words)

  
 Gateway To The Soul E-zine - Articles of Interest - The Path of Least Resistance   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
To live in acceptance of what is, is to follow the path of least resistance.
Resistance is at the heart of all conflict.
Remember, all conflict stems from resistance to what is, so accept what is in every moment, knowing that in this surrender you are aligning your will with God's will and becoming the path of least resistance for the Divine to flow through.
www.portalsofspirit.com /LeastResistance.htm   (542 words)

  
 Primalworks: Alignment - Part 2: The Path of Least Resistance
We can take the path of least resistance and deal with the simplest issues - one at a time.
With physical health, relationships, finances, work, and other present-day problems, the path of least resistance is also useful.
Water follows the path of least resistance and always finds its way to the ocean.
www.primalworks.com /thoughts/thought030519.html   (580 words)

  
 The path of least resistance
Ah yes, the path of least resistance...deer are lazy and will go around instead of over or through.
Make several paths based on your knowledge of feeding, bedding, and transition areas that intersect at a great ambush spot and then set up a few stands in the area to be ready for a variety of wind directions.
Our original path of least resistance stand can be hunted with the wind coming from three directions.
www.mongoandtard.com /Hunting_101/The_path.htm   (469 words)

  
 Rules of Success - The Path of Least Resistance - Blog Maverick - www.blogmaverick.com _   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
It was the path of least resistance to keeping her occupied so I could get my work done.
The genius is in, in your own words, providing the "path of least resistance" to the user from a "usability" point of view, and inventing a way to deliver this experience in a reasonably profitable manner with some consistency.
and your path of least resistance thesis regarding an approach to business is common sense to some, or page 54 of sun tzu's art of war for those with 15 bucks.
www.blogmaverick.com /entry/1234000560053369   (4874 words)

  
 Printer Friendly Version - A path of least resistance   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Two years after the bike and foot path across the Manhattan Bridge was opened, getting onto the alternative roadway in Brooklyn remains unsafe, according to a new survey.
It also found that 53% of path users had a "close call" with a motor vehicle on the Brooklyn side of the bridge, and 22% reported a dangerous incident on the Manhattan side.
While blind spots make it hard for car drivers to see her at the span's Brooklyn edge, Stark-Hernandez, who rides from Clinton Hill to her job in Manhattan five days a week, said the Manhattan side is safe because of a crosswalk.
www.nydailynews.com /boroughs/v-pfriendly/story/111756p-100952c.html   (516 words)

  
 Superhero Journal: The Path of Least Resistance
But I'm starting to see that the path I have been resisting the most has become, in the end, the path of least resistance.
Somehow, I've always thought that the path of least resistance was bad, that you are supposed to have some difficulty.
Problem is, my path of least resistance usually leads me to the couch, with a book and a cat purring on my tummy.
www.superherodesigns.com /journal/archives/000815.html   (3574 words)

  
 DesiJournal.com - The Path of Least Resistance
Following the path of least resistance is what makes men and rivers crooked.
If you look at international affairs, where hardly any scenario follows a straight path or conforms to any "fundamentals", it reveals how every action is dictated by convenience, gain or national interest.
A river while following the path of least resistance does not however flow in contravention to gravitational forces.
www.desijournal.com /article.asp?articleId=130   (1333 words)

  
 Path of least resistance - 'BentRider Online Forums
When you angle the front wheel during a turn you'll have increased resistance as move it off center.
And the tire itself will deform more as it gets a scrub angle (I think that's the term, been a few years since I've dabbled with autocross and suspension design/settings); basically the difference between the direction the wheel is moving and the angle the tire is actually at.
I'd concur with respect to rolling resistance, but you probably would get less aero drag with the narrower tire up front.
www.bentrideronline.com /messageboard/showthread.php?t=10862   (1234 words)

  
 The Path of Least Resistance: Is There a Better Route?
Given this challenging environment, some organizations have come to the conclusion that taking the path of least resistance may not be the best approach.
For many, delivering quality patient care is non-negotiable and the ability to function at the highest level of efficiency while doing so is seen as a necessity…not a choice.
Some of the changes introduced through Six Sigma may appear, at least on the surface, to be common sense.
healthcare.isixsigma.com /library/content/c031111a.asp   (2339 words)

  
 Abraham December2003
As you are reaching, in a determined way, for the Path of Least Resistance, anything that is resistant within you will certainly pop up within 20 days.
And as you are deliberately reaching for the Path of Least Resistance and finding it, then you will have shifted your vibration on every subject that is important to you and you will become resistant free.
I might not be able to get myself completely away from this resistance, but I sure can pick a path of less resistance.
www.phenomenews.com /2003/dec03/abraham.html   (1148 words)

  
 The Path of Least Resistance in 401(k) Plans
The common theme in these studies is that employees tend to be "passive decisionmakers" taking the path of least resistance.
The researchers also find that the participation increases are most important for those least likely to participate in standard retirement savings plans: the young, lower-paid, fl, and Hispanic employees.
In Defined Contribution Pensions: Plan Rules, Participant Decisions, and the Path of Least Resistance (NBER Working Paper No. 8655), Choi and his co-authors suggest that automatic enrollment is only one example of the many ways in which employees follow the path of least resistance when it comes to 401(k) savings outcomes.
www.nber.org /digest/apr02/w8651.html   (1335 words)

  
 #TL13A: The Millionaire's Secret (I)
Notice that the efforts of the losers are not rewarded at all (at least not with prestige which is at the core of animal wealth).
The path of least resistance is determined by fundamental underlying structures.
The choices I had made changed underlying structures so the path of least resistance automatically led me to do what was necessary to achieve superhealth and fitness.
www.buildfreedom.com /tl/tl13a.shtml   (9956 words)

  
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 The Path of Least Resistance
What I do know is that despite the safety implications of her decision, she chose the path of least resistance that day.
But, the path of least resistance leads away from winning at working.
Sometimes, it might be choosing the more difficult, challenging, time-consuming path or the one that comes with more risk.
www.selfgrowth.com /articles/Russell27.html   (371 words)

  
 Channel Strips - The Path of Least Resistance
The EQ section follows the compressor in the signal path but can be easily switched ahead of the compressor using a button on the front panel.
All this I/O flexibility means that you can shorten the path to the recorder by using the preamp's 11/44-inch line output, use the different effects independently, or reorder the effects in the signal chain.
As far as tonal coloration, its preamp was neither the most nor the least transparent of the five units.
emusician.com /mag/emusic_path_least_resistance/index.html   (8095 words)

  
 Blogcritics.org: The Path of Least Resistance: Which Way Now?
I suppose the path of least resistance is a good idea in theory - the idea that you follow where life leads you and put up little resistance.
This Path of Least Resistance, or in some cultures, what they call Wu Wei - which is just to let things flow.
And the more I think about the whole idea of the path of least resistance, the more I am convinced that it's the wrong path - for me anyway, which is not to say I want to spend my life fighting and smashing against things.
blogcritics.org /archives/2004/08/17/164100.php   (1384 words)

  
 Network Computing | Online Only Column | Resisting The Path Of Least Resistance | Full Article | April 16, 2001
But Microsoft knows this very well: Since IE4, it has done a very effective job of making IE the path of least resistance as well as, in most opinions, the best browser on the market.
I find I'm inclined to resist the path of least resistance because I think I can see where it leads, and it's not a good place for the industry or for me personally.
Oftentimes, the path of least resistance eventually leads to disaster.
www.networkcomputing.com /columnists/1208colhoffman.html   (3130 words)

  
 Usable Security » Blog Archive » The Path of Least Resistance
Let’s come at this from a different angle by considering the user’s path of least resistance.
If I take the path of least resistance and just post the entry, it will be published for my mother and the CEO to see.
For security, it should be at least as easy to make a private post as it is to make a public one.
usablesecurity.com /2005/03/17/path-of-least-resistance   (2157 words)

  
 Bad Designs - The path of least resistance   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
(See arrow.) People have worn this path by stepping over the wall and walking across what used to be the grass.
This path shows where the walkway should be.
any people will take the path of least resistance.
www.baddesigns.com /path.html   (108 words)

  
 The Scotsman - International - UN takes the path of least resistance
A new surge of Iraqi resistance is sweeping up thousands of people, Shiite and Sunni, in a loose coalition united by overwhelming anti-Americanism.
The Uru: Path of the Shell expansion pack has been released.
When the parser detects an XML element matching a path the user function is called receiving the element name, attributes and content (a xml fragment or text).
www.stargeek.com /item/213558.html   (2258 words)

  
 THE PATH OF LEAST RESISTANCE
There are times when our problems are pressing in on us so much and with such overwhelming regularity that all we can think of to do is to take the spiritual path of least resistance.
Temptation is the spiritual path of least resistance.
  It is the hardest and least natural thing to take a sharp comment or a cutting remark or a stab in the back… and just walk away.
www.overcomerstudy.com /path.htm   (930 words)

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