No Lies Please

We create illusions in our mind of how the world around us works. They are seldom accurate enough to withstand heavy critique. The most verifiable truth is that nothing is truly verifiable.

Living is a miracle of science. It’s just the right length, not too long to feel bored during it, nor too short to be left wanting more. There is always something amazing going on, so many people living interesting lives, animals pursuing their instincts, plants guided by the sun and water and soil. It’s irresponsible … [Read more…]

At every moment, whether you realize it or not, you are making choices. You are choosing to continue doing some activity, or switching to a new one. It seems to me that it is wise to choose that which motivates and pressures you to be better. Stick up for yourself. Lying to yourself that you … [Read more…]

Your life is amazing. It has highs, lows, lulls and excitement. Much like a video game. However, life is not predefined. In games there is often a level cap, a point at which more effort does not equal more success. Life has no level cap. There is no predefined point that stops your success. Never … [Read more…]

It is my belief that while more knowledge can be debillitating more often than not it has a curative effect. Trying to shut off “scary feelings” through raw determination is counter-productive. What is important is not the emotion, but what is causing that emotion. If you merely hide from feelings the situation creating them is … [Read more…]

“Rather than facts driving beliefs, our beliefs can dictate the facts we chose to accept.”

The brain is a complex entity, full of tricks and loops. We each seem to like to think “I control me”, but this is a simplistic view. Our motivation stems a great deal from the environment we accept. In other words, we give each other structure. Place yourself in a structure that demands high-quality behavior, … [Read more…]

Ideas breed through recombination. Thought is a process of trying to put together as many ideas as possible that don’t contradict. There are new ideas, but most spring from the interconnections of disparate actions. When you need creativity, sleep on it.

The good may not be the best. When it is the enemy of perfect, though, you have a problem. Sometimes things have to get done. In those cases it makes sense to choose the good. If the good becomes hostile to the ultimate perfect, though, it can trap you in a uncomfortable position. The idea … [Read more…]

The future is fundamentally difficult to understand. It is evasive, and yet also inevitable. It is evasive because any attempt to predict it necessarily changes the effects that produce it. Trying to then include that data becomes a circular intractable loop. The future is inevitable in the sense that continuing to exist and continuing to … [Read more…]