Every kid gets a nickname. Mine was Failure. For thirteen years, my greatest achievement was not failing grades 1-7. I came real close each year. Which is why the name made no sense. I never actually failed. In the last few years, people who found success came out with a singular motivating spiel: the choices that … Continue reading Failure
By now, you’ve all heard of cognitive biases. They are like Pigeons. It was okay when there was a few of them, but now you can punch them in the throat and not feel bad because there’s so many. Biases are the processed food for your self-awareness. The don’t drink and drive warning for your decision making. … Continue reading Cheese balls
Paranoia. Fear's illegitimate child. Or as celebrities call it, child. We are afraid of the unknown so we begin to fill the emptiness with the worst possibilities. Knowing, however frightening the facts, gives us comfort. But in order to know, we have replaced real fears with imaginary certainties. Les Misérables. On the outside, the paranoid … Continue reading How to get rid of fear
Success begets success. We share an illusion that successful people know what they are doing with their lives. Which explains their I-know-what-I-am-talking-about confidence. And our incredulity. It's why we ask the successful what we should be doing with our lives. When we have all the wrong questions, they seem to have all the right answers. … Continue reading A drop in the ocean
"Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever."And as anyone who has fallen in love can testify, forever is very temporary. I've quit on a lot of things: Chess, Rubik's cubes, Guitar, public speaking, Books, relationships, jobs, low-waist pants and so much more I can't even remember. My adolescence, much like the adult-life that followed, was a … Continue reading Why quit: A guide to being a loser
Ever done the right thing and felt wrong? Why do we feel weak when we show compassion. When we forgive. When we let go. When we tell people how much they mean to us. And to mess with us full circle, why do we feel strong when we are mean. When we point out mistakes. … Continue reading What it takes
Our dietary habits have changed. It's not about food any longer. Sorry butterballs who came here looking for a beach body. We've got a bigger problem to deal with. The new kind of consumption is about information. It's why social media is choking on its own vomit all the time. The more we gorge, the … Continue reading How to lose 100 pounds in 125 days
The principled virtues of your existence helping or hindering your edification depend on moral traits that the common populace upholds toward its own enlightenment. Dawn, thus comes upon the few who have no such virtues. Sophistication comes from Greek 'Sophistry'. Sophistry comes from the Latin 'Sophist'. Sophist comes from English 'Jackass'. Sophistry is a style … Continue reading For whom the bell trolls: Talking on the Internet
Moody people piss me off. And the fact that I am one of those people calms me down. Moodiness is like the sweet pudgy uncle from childhood. Uncle brings you all the affection. He brings you food to play with and toys to eat. You grow up a little and he becomes your child-service helpline … Continue reading On and of(f) moodiness.
For over a century now, humanity has had this demonstrably delusional desire to understand one other. Psychology made its best attempt but found itself driven into madness trying. Which is hilarious and somewhat deserving when you think about all the shit psychology has put us through. Lately, this need to understand is becoming life-sustaining. Because … Continue reading Why no one understands you
