The fake world you live in…

I meant to say: the fake you who lives in the world of other fakes… Thanksgiving is an excellent opportunity for me to see it… you won’t see it… it is too close to you, and it would be too … Continue reading

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The hardest pull to resist is the pull of your “how” nature. Or what type of activity you rush into… headfirst…

energy in each area has a different temperatureThe hardest pull to resist is the pull of your “how” nature. Or what type of activity do you rush into… headfirst… That activity can be four kinds… four conative types, four types of conative actions… reading, planning, action, and … Continue reading

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Getting really smart is scary

flowers for algernoon, a tale of getting smartOne thing the book Flowers for Algernon did not prepare me for is how scary it is to get too smart too quickly. I have been experimenting with different capacities… what they do, what behavior, what insight they possible. One … Continue reading

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The quality of your life, whether you grow or not, will depend on…

the size of your life matches the size of your projects and vice versaThe quality of your life, whether you grow or not will depend on the quality of the projects you work on… not plan, not dream about, but work on. “If you want to live a middle-class life, solve a middle-class … Continue reading

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That sadness, that grief… what is that about?

the British TV show River opens the door widely so you can see the effects of undealt with sinsI don’t know… I am still crying. The mini-series I watched is called River… we could have called it Riveting… because it is. For me… River is a police detective. His long time partner, Frankie gets murdered: shot from a … Continue reading

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Thanksgiving… if you want to be honest, it is just a meal.

thanksgiving-dinnerWhy would I say something sacra-religious like this? Because saying what you are grateful only includes what you like. What about the 99% of your life, of people, of things, that you don’t like, or just barely tolerate? Can you … Continue reading

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Is responsibility a capacity? A case study

the cream issueMessage to my friend: please don’t be offended. This was too good a story, too educational, to pass by. I didn’t mean to offend you, or invalidate your effort. Is responsibility a capacity? If it isn’t, it should be… but … Continue reading

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