February 2012
Possibly the saddest passage I've written
Maybe I just need to believe in this […] Maybe this is me rationalizing my decisions. That I need to be selfless so I can clear my sins and the sins of my forefather. In some sick and twisted way I am trying to pay penance for my weary soul.
Maybe it’s not my purpose to make small changes in the world. Perhaps I am really afraid of the truth, me being here has no purpose and all of...
“I have the simplest tastes. I am easily satisfied with the best.”
– Oscar Wilde
January 2012
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“We all die. The goal isn’t to live forever, the goal is to create something that...”
– Chuck Palahniuk
Get over yourself. Work past yourself. Outlive yourself.
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Law of Diminishing Returns
The law of diminishing returns does not apply to me. When I see that my performance is dropping, I take a 5 minute break, then return to work and do better. #fact
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“You get your intuition back when you make space for it, when you stop the...”
– Anne Lamott on intuition vs. rationality, alongside similar sentiments by Albert Einstein and Steve Jobs (via curiositycounts)
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Times are a Changing
Tonight I went on date with a girl I met on Christmas Eve while on my way back to Los Angeles from Hartford. It was a challenge to talk to her, not because she is particularly pretty (she’s adorable) but she was flying with her brother which was a total asshole about me trying to make conversation with her. Short story, I bought him a drink, he backed off, I got the girl’s number.
I...
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jenmusicmaniac replied to your link: 2012 Goals Skydiving really isn’t that bad.
I know… I just didn’t get around it… It’s been on my to do list for a few years now… But I have base jumped from the Library Tower… So I guess that makes up for slacking on this a bit.
2012 Goals →
I am not going to do resolutions because let’s face it, one can change whenever one wants… but there a few things I want to this year.
But First, let see how I did on 2011?
1. Skydive. Nope. 2….
Commitment
Jen: ... Because you're afraid of commitment?
Me: No... I've been going to my tailor for 15 years. If that's not committed, I don't know what is.
It was... →
December 2011
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“Every man who knows how to read has it in his power to magnify himself, to...”
– Aldous Huxley (via gentlemanlypursuits)
Rules
Rule 1: Be aware of your surroundings. Rule 2: Always have an escape plan. Rule 3: Always have a backup plan. Rule 4: Assumption is the mother of all fuckups. Rule 5: Never get caught. Rule 6: Keep your mouth shut. Rule 7a: KISS: Keep it simple, stupid. Rule 7b: 7 Ps: Proper Planning and Preparation Prevents Piss Poor Performance Rule 8: A simple plan with a flexible blueprint will survive real...
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