Matter has changed through time from chemicals to animal and man. It’s been a long path, like a haphazard goose chase. Now on Earth there are reflecting beings that think in precise words and math. Where will they go? What will you decide to spend energy on? You develop the energy stores you have. Twenty … [Read more…]
There are so many things. How do you find what you’re thankful for? There’s no systematic way. You have to start with the little things. Many things are outside your control. Your self-reliance is basically an illusion. Be thankful that things turned out the way they did. What is important to you? Why you go … [Read more…]
Design is harder than manufacture, but offers more leverage. Knowing what to do is harder than doing it. Design is hard. You must decide your values. You don’t know what to pay attention to. With life or a product you have to pick and choose. You have to cut things out that are less important. … [Read more…]
There are two kinds of regret. One is regret from acting. The other is regret from not acting. Regretting not acting is probably uniquely human. Imagine you’re a bear. You see a funny looking black-and-white animal waddling about. You play with it, only to be sprayed with a foul stench. Learning not to play with … [Read more…]
You don’t fear the blank page when you recognize your place in the creative world. Man is a powerful animal. He can overcome his problems if he’s determined. You can sit down and do the work. You can become better. Your brain is the output of the animal that’s evolved for millions of years. The … [Read more…]
Enjoy yourself, even when the future is uncertain. Your sense of the future should serve your present-self. Create a better future. I like to focus on the Now, that sense of fingers on keys or clothing against skin. It brings peace to forget the future. But this concentration on the Now is not easily sustainable. … [Read more…]
Every benefit must have a cost. The taste of cake comes at a cost. Skills you learn cost time. If everything has a cost, why assume political systems don’t? The benefit might be an illusion. There might be unintended consequences that you didn’t know about. An example would be minimum wage laws. They make it … [Read more…]
You often look only with your internal states, but an eagle’s perspective on yourself from the outside can improve your situation. Look from there and start behaving how your model-self would act. It’s easy to say “I want to be happy.” Instead think of how a happy person acts in different situations. See what you’re … [Read more…]
Beliefs should make your life better. Choose between valid beliefs and choose the most empowering. What you do, you consider right. On some level you accept the terms. Perhaps other beliefs are equally true yet more empowering. The belief you can fly might be empowering. Don’t jump off a building, though. I think an understandable … [Read more…]
O greatest wizard of time, space, mind, and matter, please guide my thoughts, guide my pen, help me sustain. I face a question, and I ask of you, dear muse, to help me continue. Where can you be mindful most often of the beauty? It seems to be easy to grow accustomed to the beauty … [Read more…]