Category: Thoughts

The more we get around people, the more likely we are to benefit. We benefit, unless we feel that everyone is in competition with us. (Sounds a bit like John Forbes Nash, no?)

When we think of scarcity – that we didn’t get something because someone else did, we start blaming. We start playing the victim. We lose perspective on what really matters.

There actually is enough to go around. It may not feel that way, but we’re doing so much better, in many ways, than what we’d have been like a hundred years ago.

So, try to complain a little less. Be a bit more empathetic. And while it’s not the point of doing so, you may actually see some new doors open.

Looking back over a scratchpad from several years ago, there are some corollaries I’ve noticed – a sense of uncertainty, the struggling of friends trying to find their way, and my interests, which haven’t changed all that much. 

I think there are aspects of life that we notice when we get to glimpse thoughts we had previously, aspects we may neglect if we’re not paying attention. There are patterns in our lives, and that gives us direction, if we can take notice.

I think this blog has been floating here since like 2016. Ten years. That’s mind-blowing to me.

Obviously it has gone through phases of my complete absence. But, and I’ve said it before, I’m pretty committed at this point. So much so that I’m finally making some changes to the layout.

I guess keep an eye out, and we’ll see how it works together.

“Do or do not. There is no try.” – Yoda

Big fan, not going to lie. But, there is some evidence that just having some interests – and trying them out – may affect how many positive things come into your life.

It’s surface area.

The surface area concept is a mental model stating that your success is directly proportional to the passionate action you take times the number of people you effectively communicate it to. (Also known as the Luck Surface Area)

Just trying things – in places with others of similar interests – exposes you to more opportunities than had you not, so it’s easy enough to see why it would work.

It isn’t possible to make the world settle down. In some ways, right now feels quieter than pre-2020. But it’s still noisy. There’s still a lot going on.

Finding peace and sanity in your life can make the difference between carrying on and losing it.

For this, like so many other things, there is no one way that works.

Myself, I like music, I like nature, and I value meditation. Sadly, I don’t always have time for it. But that’s when doing it is most important.

I think, like for most people, ideas just pop up whenever. Different things that want your attention, demand your time, things you want to create, or projects you want to tackle, or maybe even the things you’ve been putting off.

The managing of time ends up being somehting I consider often. How do I allocate that most precious resource to doing things that matter.

But, at the same time, how do I ensure that an idea had isn’t one that’s forgotten?

For me, it’s a lot of jotting down, trying different collection methods, and, mostly, forgetting these random ideas that occur during the day.

I can’t help but wonder if everyone loses out on ideas as well.