Can you control pain? Is it all in the mind?¹ This is the experiment I set out to run just over 4 months ago: And today, I finally I did it. A
Month: January 2018
Is rewarding yourself with a beer (after a hard day’s work or workout) kind of like me rewarding my dog Chunky with bleach for being a good dog?Is rewarding yourself with a beer (after a hard day’s work or workout) kind of like me rewarding my dog Chunky with bleach for being a good dog?
What’s your relationship to drinking? Do you do it to relax? Or for clarity? Or to treat yourself for doing something well, working hard or doing something physical? (This was
What are you attached to? If you remove it from your life, can you handle it? + The Philosophy of: Socrates (on indifference)What are you attached to? If you remove it from your life, can you handle it? + The Philosophy of: Socrates (on indifference)
Is it possible to not get attached to anything? Because nothing is actually yours. Your house, your car, your lifestyle, your marriage, your dog, your possessions, they’re not yours. They can
What is ‘success’? How much of your time is in your control? – The philosophy of: CGP Grey, Apollodorus in Plato’s The Symposium, The Onion, a former student of mine, and I guess mine too.What is ‘success’? How much of your time is in your control? – The philosophy of: CGP Grey, Apollodorus in Plato’s The Symposium, The Onion, a former student of mine, and I guess mine too.
What do you consider ‘success’? The way that it’s treated by seemingly the majority of the world is: money, fame, recognition, financial assets or some bullshit ass cocktail of the
The philosophy of: Atlanta Falcons Fullback Derrick ColemanThe philosophy of: Atlanta Falcons Fullback Derrick Coleman
Why you gonna let someone else mess up how you feel about yourself? A huge part of American football is communication. But still Derrick Coleman not only won a scholarship
Instead of asking ‘Where are you from?’, what about asking ‘What’s your character?’ instead?Instead of asking ‘Where are you from?’, what about asking ‘What’s your character?’ instead?
Where you grew up or your birthplace or nationality is not who you are at all. Sure, there are customs that it’s advisable to adhere to where you are, but
Everything you do, do it for a reason – The Philosophy of: Miyamoto Musashi [pt.1]Everything you do, do it for a reason – The Philosophy of: Miyamoto Musashi [pt.1]
Do Nothing, which is of no use. – Miyamoto Musashi Scrolling through your Instagram news feed for 35 minutes ‘just because, you know’, or just opening Snapchat for a couple minutes because
#1: Your name. #2: Your nationality = Two things you had no control over. Yet why do we get worked up if people don’t remember #1, or do we judge people for #2? (You are not your nationality, or name, AT ALL)#1: Your name. #2: Your nationality = Two things you had no control over. Yet why do we get worked up if people don’t remember #1, or do we judge people for #2? (You are not your nationality, or name, AT ALL)
Stereotypes are complete bullshit. You are not your nationality, you are a person in the world with a different personality from everyone else, who happened to be born in and
Hang on, wait. Making more money doesn’t mean you LIVE LONGER?Hang on, wait. Making more money doesn’t mean you LIVE LONGER?
These are the richest people in the world. Wowee. If aliens are watching us from somewhere right now, they would have to ascertain that, based on how much we value
The philosophy of Snufkin [pt.6] – Is the only person –and the only moment– that exists this one right now? There’s no past you, no past you, no future you, but only this one right now?The philosophy of Snufkin [pt.6] – Is the only person –and the only moment– that exists this one right now? There’s no past you, no past you, no future you, but only this one right now?
Tomorrow and yesterday were at a distance. – Snufkin There’s a theory that the only real you that exists is the one you are now. And the only moment that
The Stoicism(?) of Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll – Did the Seattle coach just undermine his own belief in his players (and/or in himself)? [+ The -for reals- Stoicism of: LA Chargers Quarterback Philip Rivers]The Stoicism(?) of Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll – Did the Seattle coach just undermine his own belief in his players (and/or in himself)? [+ The -for reals- Stoicism of: LA Chargers Quarterback Philip Rivers]
Seattle head coach Pete Carroll is one of the most recognisable Stoics in the world (at least in the world of sports). And today, the Seattle Seahawks needed to win to