For the first few minutes as I rise to greet the day, in the haze of early morning sleep, I don’t yet remember that I am flash frozen by thousands of strangers in the static pixels of a meme. Oh the sweet groggy amnesia of those first waking minutes! But...
The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise.--Tacitus Burning Man used to have a motto: “Safety third.” What they meant by this, is that safety is still important (a top three consideration) but it is not the primary objective. While they don’t explicitly rank what comes before...
Well I’m a 40 year old, grown ass man who has accomplished every goal I have ever set, and I’m not yet free. And I understand why. When we are an infant, we are truly in the garden of Eden. Our mother nestles us in her breast, feeding us warm...
It is so easy to get lost in the judgment of people, that we become blind to the beauty of human beings. It takes fucking courage to be a human. We are the only earth-bound being forced to reckon with the awareness of our inevitable obliteration. We know, every second of every day, that everything we ever...
What is the antidote to the suffering and malevolence of life? The highest possible goal.”-Jordan B. Peterson So what is your highest possible goal? I know what mine is. But do I always act in accordance with that goal? Not really. I think the reason is that I have been...
I want you to think about a situation that you desire clarity around. An answer you seek. Something personal. Because yes, all of us would like to know when aliens are going to show up! Then bust out a sheet of paper, or preferably your well-worn journal. On the top...
Your attention is like a light source. Whatever your light is focused on, you will learn about. If you focus your light on mathematics for example, you will illuminate more and more complicated equations. If you continue over the course of your lifetime to focus your light on mathematics, your...