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After a stressful few weeks, I've been feeling a mental fog slowly creeping in. So I did what anyone would do and went to my group of friends for tips on how to get back to a sane state of mental clarity. I thought they were kind of insightful, so it made sense to share them. My friend Seneca told me to stop worrying about what I can't change. Most of what clutters my mind right now, he continued,…
Have you ever wondered why you often can't recall what you did in a random workday but you can pinpoint the name of the random bistro where you had lunch on a trip last year? There are activities that make time feel more detailed. I like to think of it as if they activate a mode where my mind is able to capture more frames per second. Conversely, when you are on a hard routine for a long time your…
Reading Polostan by Neal Stephenson I came across this perfect metaphor of society as crabs in a water tank. There are climber-outers, graber-onners and giver-uppers. Like it or not, that contains everyone you know including yourself.