Dave Martin | Sports + stupidity ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Though the fun times in life can be cruisy and comfortable, it’s the challenges that make you who you are. And they make you enjoy the good times (and be able to create joy in any situation) because you don’t need them, you don’t rely on them always being there, you embrace the challenges and the emotions felt during them, and…
What would happen if you just believed the best in everything and everyone? What would happen if you were completely honest with yourself and others at all times? Maybe that could be the ultimate way to live your life… (watch at 1:25…): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofRMiDduTx0 The complete honesty with yourself seems to be one of the key ways to live a good…
Here’s the philosophy of: William Shakespeare pt.1 Can you say what you want with only a few words (or even one?) Or even none? Saying what you want with as few words makes what you say more meaningful, and may allow others to express what they want to say better too. And in the end, developing the skill to say what…
Once upon a time, The Bongo Brothers went wandering the desert, in desperate search for the new sound. Well, it was once upon a time in an episode of The Mighty Boosh. And this is how it all went down. And while Spida Dijon is a brash, young and wild ‘typical’ drummer, Rudi Vandisarzio is a calm, measured and wise psychedelic…
Think about your past… How many things in it happened as expected? How predictable has your life been based on how you thought it would turn out? So how likely is it that the thing (or things) you fear will happen as you expect them?
In the Onion Encyclopaedia, or The Book of Known Knowledge, a relationship is defined as: Social bond lasting anywhere from 2 weeks to 70 years, the entirety of which is spent vacillating between thinking one is doing the right thing and thinking that one is making a horrible mistake. Whether you believe in gender stereotypes or not, you may believe…
If you have two ways to live your life, and you wrestle between doing one thing (at the expense of the other), ask yourself these questions… Do I want this? Do others say I should do this? If you answered (in order) yes and yes, then it makes sense to do it. If you answered No and yes, then if…
If there’s an ant in my kitchen, wandering across the benchtop, I squish it. I don’t fight with it and try to kill it in a way that other ants would. I don’t try to latch on to its antennae and pull until I separate them from their body. Nor do I eject a spray of formic acid from my…
Learning how to live life matters shit if you don’t actually live it. You can read all the books you want, all the great wisdom from all history’s clearest thinkers, but if you don’t actually live life, enjoy your existence (which is a privilege) and do philosophy (as in putting into practice the approach you have to dealing with difficult times, stressful…
I asked my class today ‘What are Humanity’s greatest accomplishments/achievements?’ And one of the answers that came back back was: Happiness. Whether we have achieved/accomplished this as a species (or any of us…. All of us?) is less important, but it brings up an idea: Is ‘Happiness’ just something that Humans created? Is it sustainable? Is contentment a healthier state? Is it…