Reading and thinking and listening to stuff about what you want to do is not the same as going out there and doing the stuff you want to do. Reminder to myself. The books and podcasts are great, but there’s work to actually be done here. Carry on.
Tag: philosophy
The Whole Of Life Is About Another Chance
It’s like you wake up and it’s a new year and you already forgot how to write dates on things. Today’s a day off. It feels kind of like a snow day with the holiday already having happened. But I’m happy to take it and make Tuesday the first working day of 2023. James Clear … Continue reading The Whole Of Life Is About Another Chance
Put The (Stoic Pizza) Dough In The Oven
Admit it - if Marcus Aurelius had a local pizza spot, you’d go. And not just for the wisdom of the old dude in front of the ancient oven, but because there’s just something about the deftly burned crust edges you wake up thinking about at 4am on a Thursday. Less pizza daydreaming for a … Continue reading Put The (Stoic Pizza) Dough In The Oven
CS Lewis On Pain As A Motivator
When the universe speaks, you should listen. If it has to scream at you (using your full first name and middle initial), you better hop to it quick. I may know a thing or two about this. CS Lewis put it like so, Pain insists upon being attended to. God whispers to us in our … Continue reading CS Lewis On Pain As A Motivator
Mental Weakness Versus Mental Toughness (Jung)
S*** is hard. So, so hard. The challenge behind the challenge is choosing “good” suffering over “bad” suffering. Good suffering is the kind that gets you somewhere. It’s mental toughness. Bad suffering is the kind that keeps you somewhere you don’t want to be. It’s (at times) a mental weakness or even illness. Here’s how … Continue reading Mental Weakness Versus Mental Toughness (Jung)
Carl Jung On How To Properly Conduct Your Life
Here’s Carl Jung’s advice on the proper conduct of life: Your questions are unanswerable, because you want to know how to live. One lives as one can. There is no single, definite way… If that’s what you want, you had best join the Catholic Church, where they tell you what's what. The way you make … Continue reading Carl Jung On How To Properly Conduct Your Life
Ego At Work – Public And Private
As the poet-philosopher Sturgill Simpson once said, “Woke up today and decided to kill my ego.” Leadership is a funny thing. Especially as an organization scales. It takes a healthy amount of ego to think you can do what others deem unthinkable. But if your only speed is full speed ahead, you can run into… … Continue reading Ego At Work – Public And Private
Fail > Learn > Persist (USMNT’s Matt Turner)
The first time any national media outlet ever talked about current USMNT goalie Matt Turner, they reported this: NCAA goalkeeper commits an all-time great howler I hope everyone this guy knows gives him a hug every day for the rest of his life. Matt Turner is a goalkeeper for Fairfield, who plays in the MAAC … Continue reading Fail > Learn > Persist (USMNT’s Matt Turner)
There Is No Teacher But The Enemy (Ender’s Lesson)
I finally got around to Orson Scott Card’s Ender’s Game (and so far, 4 other books in the series). This quote is as much life philosophy as it is science fiction (emphasis added), There is no teacher but the enemy. No one but the enemy will tell you what the enemy is going to do. … Continue reading There Is No Teacher But The Enemy (Ender’s Lesson)
Status Symbols Don’t Work “UP”
Status symbols (titles, watches, cars, etc.) work to signal people “below you” in status. To the status-seeking person, these are the talismans of displaying achieved happiness. But those same status symbols don’t work “up.” The CEO is still patting the Vice President on the back and telling him, “Good job.” Who does the CEO want … Continue reading Status Symbols Don’t Work “UP”