Hey So I read an insanely dope post on storytelling by no other than the magician of copyrighting John Carlton. If you like words, their flow, and their ability to produce hard cash, you might want to check out that article here. So yeah, I was inspired to write a short story. To make it a little harder on myself, I picked something super simple and boring - drinking my … [Read more...]
Soya Sauce, Beans and Stoicism
If you follow my content, you know I am a big fan of stoicism. The basis premise of stoic philosophy is denying yourself of various pleasures. Deny yourself of good food, sex, clothes, material things, positive emotions, success, whatever. As a result you toughen up. It’s a personal choice. And when you have no access to those things as a result of fate/chance/shit happens, … [Read more...]
Are you a Monkey?
Here's a mind blowing experiment that will explain social conditioning and WHY you should be asking yourself WHY all the time: Scientists put 5 monkey in a cage. They placed a ladder with bananas in the cage too. Every time a monkey would try to climb it and get bananas, they would spray all the monkeys with really cold water. Eventually, no monkey would ever go for the … [Read more...]
Understanding & Setting boundaries – When is it enough?
Setting boundaries is something I learned a lot about in my late teenage years when I was working as a therapeutic support worker in summer camps for “difficult children.” You see, a lot of these challenging children (they quickly get stigmatized as aggressive, hyperactive, depressive…) have a problem with understanding boundaries. When is it not funny anymore? When is it not … [Read more...]
I Like To Write
I postponed this moment for a long time. In fact, this is the first new blog post in 3 months. What was holding me back? Who knows, it's hard to say objectively. A cocktail of different fears I suppose. Let's explore them for fun: -I was busy with the book launch -I wanted to devote enough time & energy in my intimate relationships -I needed to take on more … [Read more...]