Kent Wayne

Musings

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I used to believe in delaying gratification until I’d solved a certain amount of “problems,” and that upon doing so, I’d reach financial freedom/enlightenment/flow state/whatever. 

Then I saw people who, despite their lack of “problems,” were still miserable.  I realized there’s no reason to delay gratification, and that having a “problem” to solve is actually a gift, and that the ultimate luxury isn’t lazing around or wallowing in permanent bliss, but using discipline and strategy to trade in my current problems for a more interesting set. 

That way, life becomes a game and not a prison.

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35 responses to “Musings”

  1. Kalliope Avatar
    Kalliope

    Institutions and the individual! Swish. Easy. Shawshank redemption, mate.

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    1. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
      DirtySciFiBuddha

      That scene with the beer on the rooftop almost made me cry. 😅

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      1. Kalliope Avatar
        Kalliope

        Omg I don’t remember! I’m sorry it’s been a while since I’ve scene it. But the scenes that burn holes through to the depths of me? The music on the loud speakers. And the crawling through the tunnel. And the discovery of said tunnel. Totally like a rea birtk orcanal. (Mis-types purposefully “dropped”). See that penny? Pick it up. I wanna see if you can, and if it brings you luck.

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      2. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
        DirtySciFiBuddha

        Ironic, haha! I didn’t remember the music on the speakers until you mentioned it. The tunnel was awesome too, as was the ending monologue, and the shot of the beach at the end. 🙂

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      3. Kalliope Avatar
        Kalliope

        All key scenes I decided to focus on in my lessons. OOOOOooooeeeeoooooo

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      4. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
        DirtySciFiBuddha

        You teach Shawshank in your classes? Cool!

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      5. Kalliope Avatar
        Kalliope

        yeah. I haven’t taught English since 2017 though so haha. But I love to bring music, lyrics, ads, gag reels, film, whatever whatever. I like to incorporate stuff into the lesson. Make it less tiresome.

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      6. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
        DirtySciFiBuddha

        Oh man did you ever break down Inception? I finally got the ending a couple years ago. I scoured the internet trying to find if someone came to the same conclusion as me, but i was proud when I found nothing. It doesn’t matter whether the top falls or not because he’s stop caring whether or not he’s in a dream, and he’s ready to just appreciate what’s in front of him. Buh-BAM!😁

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      7. Kalliope Avatar
        Kalliope

        Thats the point of the cut away. To leave room for speculation and allow the audience to decide. The slight wobble is to give enough of an inkling of doubt.
        And no, never did that film. But I’ve done a beautiful mind. And other films. It’s got to fit the syllabus and whatever somehow. But my fave to teach is truth in the media and visual literacy.
        Just all about parody and satire and fake news. LOL trolls, memes, scandals. Haha.

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      8. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
        DirtySciFiBuddha

        Those are funny too. They have their own kind of brilliance, which becomes especially apparent when people vehemently deny their validity.

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      9. Kalliope Avatar
        Kalliope

        Sheeple have the shepherd to protect them. I don’t like sheep. I lived on a farm for a year. Sheep have the freakiest of friggen eyes.

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      10. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
        DirtySciFiBuddha

        Now that you mention it, yeah they do! 😂

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      11. Kalliope Avatar
        Kalliope

        I eat meat, and have no qualms of where my food comes from. It’s my favourite thing to do on the easter show animal walk “let’s go to the butcher section and see what happened to them!” and my kids are all like “yay!!!”

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      12. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
        DirtySciFiBuddha

        Whoa! Do they hunt? Man, your kids are gonna have a dark sense of humor…😆

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      13. Kalliope Avatar
        Kalliope

        My daughter already does. She’s twisted just like us hahahah

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      14. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
        DirtySciFiBuddha

        Awesome!😆

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  2. betulerbasi Avatar
    betulerbasi

    The trick is to finding things to appreciate at every step. But that is so hard because we focus on the end (at least I do). Well, hard lesson to learn

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    1. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
      DirtySciFiBuddha

      Indeed. I think if we know ourselves well enough to understand if we’re working towards a good end, it becomes a lot easier to appreciate the moment. 🙂

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      1. betulerbasi Avatar
        betulerbasi

        Yes!

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  3. sandra Avatar
    sandra

    IDK, if you spend your rent money on a car, you’ll have a bigger problem to solve. hahaha.

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    1. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
      DirtySciFiBuddha

      True, LOL! I should have emphasized the “discipline and strategy” part more.😅

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  4. DiscussionDeff Avatar
    DiscussionDeff

    Ok life is not a problem solving game. It’s not a game at all. Life is permanent Aiming to the happiness. Problems not stoping you from being happe, and solving them not guarantee a happiness 🙂

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    1. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
      DirtySciFiBuddha

      I disagree. I actually think that life is happiest when viewed as a problem-solving game where we can take on new levels and challenges. Not only is it practical, it triggers the reward circuits built into us that encourage the use of our human gifts (the faculties to employ strategy and intellect) to garner achievement and spread it out among the collective. When life is viewed as a game, it also acknowledges the transient nature of existence. Everything fades, the universe is unimaginably vast, so “life as a game” is the most sensible and enjoyable paradigm we can currently employ.

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      1. DiscussionDeff Avatar
        DiscussionDeff

        Ok, you just like developing yourself, and You feel joy when you take rewards. Do you speak with someone who louse that game? Do you know how to conquer depresion? To that moment taht joy will be happines to you. I don’t wonna you find out that moment, but in depresion you just dont wonna take challenges. Understending of life, also knowledge how to find happiness and whit that finding joy in life is crucial in lowest moment, but in my opinion also interesting for people who don’t have so big problems. In game alweys one (group) win and others lose. In life everyone can be happy, many just don’t know how. So i accept your point of view as motivation training, but… I just had many discussions about that game dialog system in political marketing mechanics, so i don’t personally like that. I know sometimes it can help, but at the end somtimes it bring madness. Joy and happiness is not the same. But it easier to be happy when you find joy, thats all.

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      2. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
        DirtySciFiBuddha

        In my opinion, life is a game whether you like it or not. It consistently challenges us, even to do things as seemingly insignificant as putting food in our bellies.

        When we rise to the occasion and ascend to different levels of the game, tackling greater levels of complexity and spreading those rewards to the collective, then by and large that seems to combat depression. Me and depression are old friends. Yes, it’s true that no one wants to conquer a challenge when they’re depressed, but doing what you can and applying yourself in the middle of depression (which starts with cleaning up diet and addressing chemical imbalances to make sure dopamine and serotonin are at healthy levels, in my opinion) is EXACTLY what has helped me in the past.

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  5. diverseperspectiveblog Avatar
    diverseperspectiveblog

    I love this. It’s really encouraging

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  6. Warren Richards Avatar
    Warren Richards

    Nicely said!

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    1. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
      DirtySciFiBuddha

      Thank you!

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      1. Warren Richards Avatar
        Warren Richards

        You’re welcome

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  7. Nika Avatar
    Nika

    Really thought provoking! Very cool. 😊

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    1. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
      DirtySciFiBuddha

      Thank you! Glad to have provoked thoughts.😁

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      1. Nika Avatar
        Nika

        Ha haha

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  8. Human Performance Psychology Avatar
    Human Performance Psychology

    I’ve loved what you wrote on the blog and it is close to my heart , profound, made me pauses and think. Thank you ! 🙏

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    1. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
      DirtySciFiBuddha

      Thanks for the kind words! I just try to express myself honestly. Hopefully, if I do it right, that resonates with the honest parts of other people. 🙂

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      1. Human Performance Psychology Avatar
        Human Performance Psychology

        All successful people are surrounded by other successful people. Maybe not in the same field and not in the same way. But they’re all wonderful and inspiring people. They’re humble, even though they know their worth. And they’re giving out more than they’re getting back. Well, actually that’s it. Successful people give. That’s what they do, that’s how they function. That’s what makes them plentiful and resourceful.

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