Tag: Thoughts
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The Strained Brains Podcast
Strained Brains (my new podcast) is now LIVE! And I talk WAY too fast! Simply open the Apple podcast app, and type in “strained brains” in the search bar! Here’s the show description: “Are you a genius? Neither are we! Listen to Dr. Free Monk and Kent Wayne strain their brains as they discuss anything…
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Musings
The best revenge is to become stronger, smarter, and more capable. You don’t have to say a word, or even get angry.
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The Bibliophagist does me the honor of posting an interview!!!
Berzammerson McSlammerson! The awesome, talented, super-smart, and super-kind Cassandra has posted an interview with me on her site: The Bibliophagist! It starts with my “About the Author” section, which was written when I wasn’t as good with wordsmithing, so I went back and streamlined it a bit. Apologies if my early word-ology is a little…
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Musings
One of the hardest questions to answer is: “in order to be fulfilled, how much short-term comfort should I sacrifice and how much should I hold onto?” This is an age-old problem that requires ruthless introspection/experimentation, or there’s no evidence/analysis to base a decision off of. I might even go so far as to call…
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Sometimes, the right thing to do feels wrong or painful. Knowing one’s self allows someone to understand when to leap into “suffering” or bask in “ecstasy…” And how to transcend both and simply exist in balance.
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Bounding aggression with strategy will tell me when to wait and when to push, when to be loud and when to be soft, when to restrain and when to indulge. By being “strategically aggressive” I can access all rhythms and tempos, and be a true instrument of free-flowing harmony.
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I freely admit that I love to dominate challenges, be strong, and get things done. The reason I strive to keep it from outwardly showing is that in my experience, the most dominant, strong, and accomplished people are also the most humble; they’re the first ones to admit they’ve screwed up, the first ones…
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People who are willing to admit that they’re wrong (or that they don’t know) have my interest. People who demonstrate that they’re willing to do something about it have my respect.
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It seems that the [comfort/convenience/pleasure/lack of guilt/rush of righteousness] associated with a dysfunctional premise often distracts people from embracing the temporary pain of a functional strategy.
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“I don’t know what the truth is. Let me look at the evidence, formulate a strategy, and give it a shot.” That’s a way of being that fosters humility, effectiveness, and cuts through dogma. From my perspective, it also embodies a deeper truth, for not only does it honor the statement “Faith without works is…
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