Tag: Thoughts
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Musings
“Fair weather friends” are awesome and I’ll tell you why: 1. They serve as cautionary tales; their way may work in the short term, but countless parables speak of how they’re ultimately doomed to failure and regret. 2. They motivate me to enact my vengeance through the truest, most constructive form of self-expression: productive action…
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Musings
Should I procrastinate long enough, or refuse to be honest with myself, life will attempt to cure my apathy through pain and suffering. But I’d rather not wait for that, so instead, I try to be disciplined and strategic. As far as I can tell, those two qualities are acceptable sacrifices. They also tend to…
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Musings
In the end, I can live with being labeled mediocre. It’ll hurt, but I can live with it. But I can’t live with not doing everything in my power to avoid that label. Musings, Volume 1, available on Amazon Kindle: Musings, Volume 1 Get Echo Vol. 1 on Kindle here: Vol. 1 on Kindle. Vol. 2 on Kindle here:…
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Musings
All too often, outcomes are decided when everything’s fine–when I’m perfectly comfortable. When I’m lounging on the couch or warm in my bed, am I going to make a charming joke about lazing around, or putting off my work for five more minutes? That may be funny in the moment, but over time, it becomes…
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Musings
Damage is inevitable. But if we can parlay our damage into future success, we can turn it from a curse into a gift. Musings, Volume 1, available on Amazon Kindle: Musings, Volume 1
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Episode #39 of Strained Brains is UP!
GinDobberStop Sluh-BobberGobbler! Episode #39 of Strained Brains Podcast is UP! This is part 1 of 3 where me and Burt Murdock—an “elite” military guy, and the fellow who introduced me to psychedelics (fictionally, of course)—run our ignorant suck-holes about people we hate! Give it a listen by following the links on this page: Strained Brains Podcast.
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Musings
Ironically, in order to become a light unto others, it usually means that someone has to grapple with their own darkness. They must first subdue it, then ally with it, and then integrate it. The common fallacy is that one should always chase what is pleasant and enticing, but that’s really just catering to cravings…
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Musings
“Whose pain is greater than whose” is an endless rabbit hole, a juvenile dick-measuring contest, because there’s always someone out there whose pain is greater. That’s not a game I’m interested in playing. What I AM interested in is trying to make my pain into a tool—pull something constructive out of it—so that others might…
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Musings
One of the best ways to bring people together (and inoculate them against pain and discomfort) is to imbue their minds with a sense of meaning. You don’t need a lot of resources to pull this off; you can simply do the best you can with what you have. By consistently striving to do the…
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Musings
Humans have evolved to indulge in immediate gratification and it makes perfect sense; those base instincts once encouraged our survival. They have driven our evolution. But in order to keep evolving, in order to keep surviving, it is essential to reign in our desire for immediate gratification. It is essential to play the long game.…
Kent Wayne 