Why You Don’t Like Mondays, Yet Love Fridays
Turn the clock back a few centuries and it was normal to believe the world was flat. It was also normal for the majority of your children not to live past the age of five. Normal is not necessarily good, and certainly doesn’t always equate to good enough. Tell Me Why I Don’t Like Mondays Bob Geldof and the Boomtown Rats made the famous song, Tell Me Why I Don’t Like Mondays in 1979, about the Cleveland Elementary School Shooting in San Diego by Brenda Spencer. When asked why she carried out the shooting, Spencer is reported to have answered
Be A Psychological Nomad
Our early ancestors were hunter-gatherers who lived nomadically off the land. They would go from place-to-place according to the seasons and availability of shelter and resources. For most creatures in nature, home is a very fluid concept. They also take only what they need from the land - no more and no less. They migrated around the ecosystem, from place to place so as not to excessively wear out any individual part, or become overly reliant on any one place. The hunter-gatherer worked somewhere between three to four hours a day- hunting and gathering. They were tied to very little at all.
How’s Your Thinking Career Going?
If you just joined us, you may not be familiar that we are all born in the passenger seat of life, and that it is a deliberate choice to become the driver - to choose our own direction, rather than following the path others give us as default. You might not be aware of your Audience-of-None - of what you’d do, be it a job, hobby, or interest, if no one ever saw it. I have a few, my favorite of which is writing - if no one ever read a word I wrote, I’d still write till my dying day. You
The Imaginary Audience
Imagine you are part of the ocean. You are part of one gigantic force - but you cannot see the extent of yourself, how far or wide you stretch. You can only see your section of the ocean, and so in your eyes, that is all that exists, and it is also all of you. But as you move you begin to head towards land And as you see yourself change position in relation to the land, you begin to notice that you are not everything you see. You suspect that you are the ocean, and that everything else is
Growing The Self-Authored Mind
Imagine you are part of the ocean. You are part of one gigantic force - but you cannot see the extent of yourself, how far or wide you stretch. You can only see your section of the ocean, and so in your eyes, that is all that exists, and it is also all of you. But as you move you begin to head towards land And as you see yourself change position in relation to the land, you begin to notice that you are not everything you see. You suspect that you are the ocean, and that everything else is
We Live In Two Worlds; The Inner And The Outer
We live, each of us, in two worlds. One is visible, the other is invisible. One is determined only by others, the other is determined only by us. One is the focus of the West, the other is the focus of the East. Both are important. Both are different. And they are completely unrelated from one another. Success in one rarely relates to success in the other. Some people thrive in one but struggle in the other. Heath Ledger. Robin Williams. Michael Jackson. Amy Winehouse. The list of celebrities who were known to be troubled or took their own lives is countless. “But they had it all”
Joe’s 7 Tips For Conversation Sex
Define: Conversation Sex The experience of deeply rewarding and pleasurable conversation, consisting of selfless penetration and climax. Requires at least two participants - can try to do it on your own but never the same. The Importance Of Conversation Sex One thing that has become clear to me is our need for Conversation Sex in society. I’m uniquely positioned to see this now that my writing and podcast are firmly out there, as these topics trigger the most deep and fascinating conversations with people. Fact: Most people are not having enough Conversation Sex. It’s unhealthy and unnatural. As a result, I find myself
Lameness Tests – A Remedy For Ego Poisoning
Spoiler Alert… Chuck Rhodes is a character in the hit TV Show Billions… and in the show he has a secret
Status Games
We all play games. We can choose the games but choosing not to play games itself is not an option. If you believe you are an exception, this simply means that you are not aware of the games you are playing. Being aware of the games you’re playing always boosts your odds of 1) winning or 2) choosing better games. Today we’ll be discussing one of the most common and ensnaring forms of games in our culture. Status Games People often say “I don’t care about money” and “I’m not doing it for the money”. We scrutinise people for the pursuit and
The Nobel Prize For Anonymity
“Ego Is The Enemy” Ryan Holiday found this idea so important that he tattooed it onto his body and made it the title of a great book. Ego is not an enemy, it is the enemy. Not one of many enemies, but the one enemy behind every villainous mask. Any obstacle you are facing right now be it internally or out in the external world can be traced back to ego. Are you afraid of something right now… well what are you afraid of? Are you afraid of failing, being embarrassed, or letting others down? Ask then this; what do you stand to lose