Monthly Archives: November 2011

Should people have sex with strangers for pleasure?

Posted on November 30, 2011 by visa

Should people have really good, honest, heartfelt and intimate conversation with strangers/acquaintances for pleasure, or is it for lovers only? There’s no clear black or white answer there, but you see how it makes sense to challenge a lot of … Continue reading →

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Thoughts about Occupy Wall Street

Posted on November 29, 2011 by visa

Wall St shouldn’t be screwing people over. But they are. That needs to change. Maybe it will, maybe it won’t. Hopefully it will. My personal perspective for my own life? Don’t be a sucker. I’m not counting on anybody else … Continue reading →

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Dealing with a fear of failure

Posted on November 28, 2011 by visa

Failure is a stepping stone to success, when you say no to failure you say no to innovation. Nobody ever got successful without encountering failure along the way. Most failure is survivable, and a lot of “unsurvivable” failures can be … Continue reading →

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20 Weeks Left: What I’m going to do when it’s over!

Posted on November 26, 2011 by visa

There was a disruption in my 90 Week Project, and I haven’t been updating the blog aspect of it since about week 53. BMT hit me out of the blue around Week 54, and I lost my notebook (which had … Continue reading →

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On productivity, evolution and conversations

Posted on November 26, 2011 by visa

I often pay lipservice to productivity, and I’ll be the first one to acknowledge it. It’s mostly in an attempt to convince myself to be productive. I figure that if you think and talk about it long and hard enough, … Continue reading →

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Pragmatism or Idealism? Help people physically, or protest for a cause?

Posted on November 25, 2011 by visa

At the most basic level, I value people who get off their ass and DO something more than people who aren’t doing anything at all. At the second level, sometimes what you’re doing isn’t really making very much of a … Continue reading →

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Dealing with depression, in yourself or in others

Posted on November 24, 2011 by visa

I’m always a little suspicious of the “do whatever works” argument, because sometimes what works only works within a very specific context and if you get dependent on it and circumstances change, you’re in for a world of pain- I … Continue reading →

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