Entertainment
Say Ahead
Jess Cummins
Entertainment: Say Ahead is a notebook written on the move.
Entertainment is Book 8 of The Pocket Series.
Entertainment is available for free at NoLiesPlease.com.
This book is dedicated to the public domain.
(author
"Jess Cummins"
@jesscxc)
(pronouns she/friend)
(link NoLiesPlease.com)
(book_title Entertainment)
(book_subtitle Say Ahead)
(pocket_series_book_number 8)
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(entry_count 26)
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(misc
"Poem Moves the Pen: Haiku of a Nondual Nature"
"Natural Will: Freer Than Free Will"
"Longgame Hyperdimensional Spacing: Expand Mind and Weave Time"
"Ungov: Transcending Will")
(the_deeper_series
"Book 0: Uncompress: Eternal Appreciation of How"
"Book 1: Fortunate: How to Be"
"Book 2: Attuned: Be What You Imagine"
"Book 3: Capacity: Imagine Being Limitless"
"Book 4: Helper: Limitless Mind"
"Book 5: Intense: Mind Unleashed"
"Book 6: Open: Unleashed Honesty"
"Book 7: Universe: Honesty is Eternal"
"Book 8: Various: Is to Be")
(the_pocket_series
"Book 0: Obverse: Abstract Fast"
"Book 1: Limer: Fast Color"
"Book 2: Dawn: Color of Day"
"Book 3: Knight: Day Beyond"
"Book 4: Fever: Beyond Dreams"
"Book 5: Life: Dreams Evolving"
"Book 6: Adventure: Evolving Lands"
"Book 7: Battle: Lands Say"
"Book 8: Entertainment: Say Ahead"
"Book 9: Explore: Ahead Opportunity"
"Book 10: Moment: Opportunity Simulation"
"Book 11: Imagine: Simulation Twist"
"Book 12: Believe: Twist Self"
"Book 13: Accept: Self Pattern"
"Book 14: Create: Pattern Reflection"
"Book 15: Sift: Reflection Match"
"Book 16: Probability: Match Experience"
"Book 17: Waves: Experience Current"
"Book 18: Kernel: Current Functions"
"Book 19: Grubby: Functions Dig"
"Book 20: Game: Dig Above"
"Book 21: Fruit: Above Messages"
"Book 22: Endeavor: Messages Spread"
"Book 23: Mystery: Spread Expressions"
"Book 24: Detain: Expressions Bind"
"Book 25: Philosophy: Bind Broken"
"Book 26: Demands: Broken Discovery"
"Book 27: Subliminal: Discovery Inside"
"Book 28: Extinction: Inside Refresh"
"Book 29: Control: Refresh Axioms"
"Book 30: Ideas: Axioms Mistake"
"Book 31: Gallium: Mistake Fuzz"
"Book 32: Germanium: Fuzz Friendship"
"Book 33: Arsenic: Friendship Reaction"
"Book 34: Selenium: Reaction Depth"
"Book 35: Bromine: Depth Utility"
"Book 36: Krypton: Utility Model"
"Book 37: Rubidium: Model Augmenter"))
To knowing you will get back up.
Breathe deeply and regularly.
Rest in excitement.
Learn how to need less.
There doesn't have to be an answer that satisfies everyone.
Watch your dog.
Now what?
Invest time refactoring.
Stop and feel the moment.
Give new meaning.
"Do you want to enjoy it later?"
You're young.
It can be hard to remember what you don't see.
Talking and listening are separate skills.
You are worthwhile.
Sometimes it's good to learn how _not_ to be.
Get your hands dirty.
Is the problem really actually-life and actually-death?
Are these actual physical constraints?
Live each day like it's your best.
It's all mental.
There's no need to impress imaginary people.
Would it be funny to do it?
Dignity is not succumbing to bad habits.
It's better to not identify as your body.
"Maybe if they fixed all the bugs people would use it more."
"There's something to be said for moderation."
A person needn't be eloquent to spark insight.
Why is this situation good?
How is fear influencing your decision?
Complaining is a short-term strategy.
Use your imagination.
Treat people like humans.
We all have flaws, and blow them out of proportion.
"You can answer the questions you need to answer."
Flaws can be easier to see than features.
Names influence.
Why don't you want to think about it?
Love yourself.
Even if you don't remember your dreams they still change your brain.
React with love.
"Run toward your interests and when you find someone running alongside you, that's who you should be with."
No matter how complex you think it is, there are always higher levels.
Wants are artificial.
It's more fun to be with someone upbeat.
Learn to pursue correct strategies and enjoy each step of the tactics.
What are you doing to help others?
Humans have the same emotions.
Even on flat land people live varied lives.
Just do _something_.
Treat your fellow humans with respect.
Look at it from their point of view.
Good lasts.
Don't volunteer others.
"How'd you do that?" ... "I read the instructions."
"People have to learn how to see."
Some things are better alone.
Make time to play with marbles.
You are made stronger through exertion.
A meta-analysis is subject to the same control problems as the original experiments.
You can study but you still need practice.
How can you give more of yourself?
Others are the reason for existence.
For plants, shade can mean death.
You are Good.
It will work out.
What are your dreams of the future?
You are what you do.
The Sun outshines the light of other stars.
Water on a fire can make the smoke billow. Use sand.
"What made people paint on caves?" ... "I think it was an urge to create and a desire to be remembered."
Trying to change people can bring heartbreak.
What did ancient humans look forward to? What do you?
Are you sure that's what you really want?
There's no rush.
It's humbling to remember your animal nature.
Focus on the big picture.
All things are beautiful in the right light.
You are a character.
You don't have to explain yourself.
Don't fear appearing dumb.
Start with one person happy.
It's hard to take your time when cold.
Rest in love.
Humans are good.
Everyone likes to look good.
You have qualities to be admired even if they might be hidden.
You don't have to do anything, not even think.
Love and curiosity can answer all the world's questions.
Love is acceptance.
Rushing less effective.
Some things are better left alone.
Passion and focus create insight.
Do something nice for people.
Intuitions change.
"If they don't know how to do it they look it up and figure it out."
You can strengthen your back with specific exercise.
Don't be afraid of yourself.
None of this is real.
You have to let yourself fall asleep; you can't force it.
Ideas popping into your mind show how free will is an illusion.
You can take it when it comes.
Don't be ashamed of who you were.
Make-believe doesn't have to make sense.
Doing nothing all day can be exhausting.
To explore is human.
You are patterns.
You live in a wonderful universe.
Don't shy away from the truth. It will set you free.
Failure is not failing but stopping trying.
The best day ever hasn't happened yet.
Happiness is relationships with complexities.
Every path has its own issues.
It will be what it is.
Overstimulation can cause burnout.
Beware what's crafted to sound believable but is actually false.
Your life will be good.
You feel alive.
You can't hide from Mystery.
Do you have any ideas of how to live a fulfilling life?
You aren't trying to banish thoughts; you're trying to coexist and be with them.
You are a pattern in nature.
Find your happiness.
"So much thinking is a self-fulfilling prophesy."
It all depends on your perspective.
Your consciousness is thoughts popping up. Train it so you can focus more effectively.
It can be quite hard to write a book.
Every little bit counts. Even the really little bits.
How can you live more fully now?
Numbers do not equal success.
Wise is meta-smart.
What would your child-self think of you?
Write half a page for every year of your life.
Create lasting solutions.
It's hard to meditate.
Do not fight for answers. Understand the question and answers will appear.
It doesn't matter if you try and fail, because trying isn't failing.
The faster you update your abilities, the more effective you are.
Even an small leaf can provide energy.
What _can_ you do?
An implemented average idea can be better than a brilliant idea not expressed.
Cold is simple, but packs a hell of a punch.
Love is learnable.
With mind technologies, you are able to process more data at once.
Creation of something new is hard, though rewarding.
Breathe deep. Savor the moment.
Accept not knowing.
It doesn't matter.
Love your older, ancient self.
Connect the dots.
Just as there can be levels of animals, there can be levels of gods.
It can be good to follow your own advice.
Focus on loving yourself more.
Build something.
Balance your loves.
Even people that are good can be better.
People have misconceptions about you just as you have misconceptions about them.
Urges are waves. They will come, and they will go.
To live is to create.
Love this situation.
Things change quickly.
Remember yourself.
Some of the best discoveries come as byproducts of other discoveries.
Nothing _needs_ anything.
Less talking; more meditating.
You can't control your mind.
Bracing can make it hurt worse.
Saying "when you're my age you'll feel how I feel" has little content. Instead say, "if you've been through what I've been through, I think you'd feel how I feel". That accepts the situation as what is important, not the age.
You can't buy your way to happiness.
Babies aren't stupid, just really inexperienced.
Respect fear. It can worm its way in and make you change without realizing.
Most fears are learned.
Focusing only on the results at the expense of the process robs the chance of good results.
Do what you believe in, because this day may be your last.
Balance between extremes.
Listen to yourself.
Programs can become extensions of your consciousness.
The future will be better than the past.
What are you in such a rush to do?
Happiness is believing good things are going to happen.
Fear is a believed story.
Watch the skies.
You owe nothing.
You are a capable animal.
It's just not really that bad.
There is no end to work unless you are content doing nothing, right now.
Make faces to the camera.
It's okay if you are never loved.
You can learn from the insane about things that don't work.
Practice being content.
Regardless of defeat, go on.
What you look like doesn't matter. What you do is what matters.
If you don't know, find out.
Clean is more productive.
You can do something really amazing.
Habits compound.
Senses are understandable.
Invigoration works better than punishment.
Life is about the process. Do what makes you happy.
Be less critical of others and yourself.
Nothing is scary in small enough steps.
Don't neglect yourself.
You don't need to be with anyone to feel great.
"Old age is never a reason to die."
People often don't know how much better they personally can be so they don't even try.
Learning is experience.
When you learn more you have more areas to explore.
Art is messy.
There is some way to make it work.
Trying to do too much can prevent it all.
Avoiding work uses energy.
Bursts of energy can be more effective.
You need dreams.
What you believe you can do is influenced by what you have done.
Make yourself more attractive.
Know when to quit.
You can always be more fit.
Give yourself over fully to the process.
Remember to breathe.
"The more innovative, the better."
"If you could do anything, if you could do your dream job, what would it be?"
"Going the bivocational route opens so many doors."
"Try to get a handle on what you really enjoy."
"You get an idea in your head of what you want, and that can change over time."
"Learn by doing."
"It doesn't matter how much money you're making if you aren't having fun and feeling good."
"All jobs are hard work."
Sometimes guesses are right.
Everything can be interpreted in an unintended way.
Confidence multiplies intelligence.
What is enough?
Deal with people as they are.
Respect your environment.
To have, give.
Everyone has different leaders.
It's often easier to stay ahead than to get ahead.
"All people are curious."