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“Losers have goals, winners have systems”, by Scott Adams
“The other day I put on my workout clothes and drove to the gym. But when I arrived I didn’t feel like working out. This was not a huge surprise, since I didn’t feel peppy before I even laced up … Continue reading
Action and Reflection
I’ve always considered myself a fairly unsystematic person, random and chaotic. After a while though, I began to realize that I had developed a rather ineffective routine: “No routine”, for the unenlightened me, meant systematically putting things off to the … Continue reading
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Tagged Action, phase cycling, reflection, self-improvement, zen
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dealing with that familiar empty feeling
“It’s lackadaisical days like today that make me realise how empty my life is. Something is missing; Ambition? Direction? I can’t pinpoint what it is. The same frightened feeling used to collect in my chest whenever I could hear my … Continue reading
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Tagged communication, judgement, logic, philosophy, self-improvement, Thinking
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the truth is seen, not heard
I like to think that I’ve learnt a lot over the years. Every now and then, however, I am reminded of how little I actually know. I get acutely acquainted with the limitations and failings of my world-view and belief … Continue reading
Happy 2010!: acknowledging an inflated sense of self-worth.
(Before I begin, here’s a funny little story to illustrate just how screwed up my computer is right now. My Google Chrome browser stalled while loading up my blogger dashboard, so after waiting for 2-3 minutes I got frustrated and … Continue reading
Advice-free pity: Why you should almost never offer anybody your shoulder to cry on
Ever heard from somebody, “I don’t want your advice, I just want some pity”? I suppose that few people would ever actually say that outright because it sounds rather callous and self-centered- but I’m certain that that’s the message a … Continue reading
The Unbearable Melancholy of Existence
Every so often I get plagued with a horrible feeling of loneliness and emptiness, like nothing really matters. Nobody can really be trusted, nothing is truly certain, life is intrinsically cruel, you know the drill. I do sincerely believe it … Continue reading
