Tag: buddhism

Being honest with evidence and using that knowledge meticulously—whether it hews to an attractive paradigm or not—is how I try and keep myself from being irresponsible.

As a writer, I’ve found that entertaining the notion that everything I believe may be wrong allows me to access a repugnant mindset.  I suspect this is one of the trickiest and hardest parts of writing:   Being willing to explore the perspective of someone you would never associate with in real life.

I demand a certain standard of myself.  Not one I apply to others (unless I’m not watching my ego and I project my frustrations).  Because I decided long ago that I’d rather not die in a haze of regret—regret that I didn’t try hard enough, or regret that I didn’t do my best with the…

I see cool methodology/hacks as better ways to arrange my creative firewood; they allow me to burn hotter, brighter, faster…IF I supply the spark of constant discipline.  Discipline is the constant flame that gives my dreams a chance of catching.  With discipline alone, I may suffer the annoyance of trying to ignite a poorly arranged…

A programmer codes machine language, allowing it to manifest as an interactive design made of light and sound.  Now what if existence is infinite?  What if every possibility—somewhere in the multiverse—exists as its own world with its own laws of nature?  That would mean that a writer is creating something real, although to our limited…

Be strong enough, and you can bull through pain.  Be clever enough, and you can save your strength.  Be aware enough, and you can sink deep into the moment, appreciating every second as a self-contained miracle that configured itself through some amazing iteration of gravity/matter/energy.  Because sometimes, [strength/smarts/wisdom/cleverness/etc.] will not be enough.  The only choice…

I once thought I knew who I was…until I realized that locking into a single persona can be a dysfunctional trap.  Once I began exploring different personalities—being who I needed to be when I wanted—identity started revealing itself to be a functional game; infinitely varied and infinitely novel. And oh yeah—I was also able to…

In my quest to achieve quality results, I’ve been hamstrung by poor attention to detail, lack of commitment, and lack of awareness.  On different occasions, those weaknesses have made me a liar, a hypocrite, or a failure.  So as I strive to do this or that, I try to constantly assess the premises/logic I operate…

I’ve learned to be careful with “dark truths.”  If a friend asks, I’ll tell them a hurtful truth, and even then, I’ll precede it with a warning that it won’t be pleasant.  But unless they ask again, I’ll do my best to not bring it up.  Because the reality behind a dark truth is that…

In my experience, voluntarily engaging in a productive regimen of hardship doesn’t just make life more enjoyable, it also tends to make life easier in the long run.