Success and failure
September 22, 2017
Just an interesting image that’s been floating around on 4chan for the past week:
Category: inspirational
The Consumer and the message of mediocrity
September 1, 2017
Never mind the skeletons added for dramatic effect, this little snippet below from Terence McKenna is pretty insightful. Just reading this little quote makes me think of my own experience with life. When I was working a high stress office job, I definitely was spending a lot more money on crap I didn’t need just … More The Consumer and the message of mediocrity
Stoicism techniques and tools – whine less, enjoy life more
August 11, 2017
Reposted from Reddit. A lot of these are more elaborate and well developed versions of common sense stuff people may already do, but having them listed out like this is still very valuable and helpful: Practical Stoicism Tools Stoicism philosophy is on the rise. I have been practising it for a couple of years now … More Stoicism techniques and tools – whine less, enjoy life more
The disturbed girl, the psychiatrist and the puppy dog
July 28, 2017
I’m not nuts about the modern psychiatric industry at all. Below is a brief anecdotal experience I encountered. It describes my thoughts a hell lot better than I can articulate myself. Years ago my grandfather died, and the whole family gathered in the state where he lived to attend the funeral. My uncle, who lived … More The disturbed girl, the psychiatrist and the puppy dog
Make war for peace & make love for chastity – when intentions and actions fail to align
May 19, 2017
To “make war for peace” or “fucking for chastity” sounds like oxymorons, don’t they? Sadly if you take the time to observe, they are exactly the sort of patterns that people engage in. There’s plenty of people who would like to be rich, yet spend freely without a budget. I’ve seen my share of women … More Make war for peace & make love for chastity – when intentions and actions fail to align
Wolves – which one would you feed?
May 12, 2017
A conversation between autists on working life
April 21, 2017
A conversation between socially awkward people from 4chan on the dreadfulness of working adult life: Anon 1: How come when we were kids they never told us how dreadful and miserable adult life was going to be? They had us believe it’s all sunshine and roses and every day is a new adventure and you’ll … More A conversation between autists on working life
Your world cannot be changed without changing yourself
March 9, 2017
I play the guitar. For musical instruments, repetition plays heavily in the learning of songs. To play a song smoothly means memorizing it and ingraining in your mind specific ways of playing it. As such, after you’ve learned a song, it becomes somewhat a pain in the behind to try to change the way you … More Your world cannot be changed without changing yourself
The acceptance and glorification of misery
February 23, 2017
One notable attitude I observed in many people over the years is that they tolerate or even glorify suffering. If they are miserable, they would simply brush the situation aside by stating that it’s normal. Some go a step further and consider their own suffering as a good thing; possibly as sign of their life … More The acceptance and glorification of misery
The heart of Buddha, and the heart of shit
February 16, 2017
Su Dongpo (蘇東坡) is a renowned poet and scholar back in the Song dynasty of China. He had a close friendship with a Buddhist monk named Fo Yin, and the two would often tease and rag on each other, especially on matters of philosophy and religion. One day the two men was hanging out and … More The heart of Buddha, and the heart of shit
Temple of Zagan 