Our days are often filled with things we have to do, and things we do to comfort ourselves from the stress and tiredness from doing what we have to do … so we end up putting off what we really want to do.
Tag: change
Standing Up for Liberty Isn’t Political
You have no obligation to tolerate those trying to stop you from doing what you have a right to do. You have no obligation to play politics in self-defense. Why march or v*te for your rights? Just exercise them.
Different Beats Better
Don’t play the game like everyone else and hope to be the best. Change the rules. Play a different game. This shift forces creativity, self-discovery, and big breakthroughs.
Three Obstacles
We will always have much the same emotions that Adam and Eve had. Institutions will always militate against change, and even when they do change they will only update to new institutions. Institutions are static steps in the dynamic process of change. And technological matters will always seem god-like because they change while the former two don’t — technological change is outside the box.
“Pacifism”
I oppose aggression in all its forms. I am not a pacifist. The very thought sickens me. I’ve known people who said they were pacifists, and if that’s what they want I’m not going to insist they change. But pacifism seems like a rejection of responsibility.
A Mantra for Dealing with Life’s Annoyances
When you’re in a state of stress or tiredness, it can also be easy to get annoyed at little things — the dog barking or construction noises outside, people making rude comments or being late (yet again), tech problems and the state of national politics. Yep, all of these and much more can be super annoying. But being constantly annoyed isn’t good for us. We not only become less happy, we are less pleasant to our loved ones, less open to the world, less devoted to what we care most about, less focused on the important work we’re doing in the world.
Five Takeaways from Harry Browne
Nobody asked but … On Wednesday, April 25, the Harry Browne Facebook Page posted this meme. Five takeaways: Anyone who considers themselves actively trying to maintain anything, can label themselves “conservative.” Or capriciously, arbitrarily, “liberal.” Anyone who considers themselves actively trying to change anything, can label themselves “liberal.” Or capriciously, arbitrarily, “conservative.” Neither appellation considers…
How to Get Young People to Take Good Advice
Young people have a very hard time taking good advice for two reasons: Most good advice is based on delayed gratification, which requires a long time horizon. Most young people do not have long time horizons. Remember back to when you were a young whippersnapper. The days seemed to drag on. A week was an…
An Atelatheist Exposes the Religion of Statism
Yes, belief in the State results in buildings being built, people molested due to “laws”, and other physical effects in the real world, but those are no more proof of the existence of the State than churches, inquisitions, martyrs, or charities are proof of the existence of God. People who believe something do things based on that belief. Such is the nature of belief. Beliefs have effects on the behavior of people who believe, even when the belief is in something imaginary.
Mental Resiliency: Letting Go of the Guilt of Not Getting Things Done
It happens to all of us: we don’t get done what we hoped to get done, then we feel stressed or guilty about it. It’s time to let that go, because it’s not helping us. We can build resiliency around this, with a little mental training. And it will help us in magical ways.