Time tells its tale in sweet harmony. The catchy pulls on the strings of memories and nostalgia intertwined in a perfect melody that comes out as a long lost Bach symphony, or an opus composed by a heavenly orchestra. Continue reading “We Were Here”
Author: Joel
Book Summary + Opinions: ‘The Obstacle Is The Way’ by Ryan Holiday
I actually wrote this last year after reading the book, but seeing Tim Ferriss recommend it again in his newsletter made me decide to share this:
The Obstacle Is The Way is a collection of stories and principles about Stoicism, a philosophy I stumbled upon last year and I’ve found very helpful, thanks to books like this and authors like Ryan Holiday who also wrote The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living.
So without further ado, let’s get into this. Continue reading “Book Summary + Opinions: ‘The Obstacle Is The Way’ by Ryan Holiday”
Give A Little Fuck
You’ve heard it a million times, but it doesn’t kick in until you experience it.
I mean, you could recite it if it were a poem. You could preach it like it’s the gospel–that you have to love what you do to get optimum satisfaction and outcome.
But then, after preaching, you go back to doing your shitty job everyday and hating every moment of it, wishing for a big break when you could do what you actually love and do it passionately, on your own terms. Continue reading “Give A Little Fuck”
Thinking Machines
You do something impressive. I mean, you all by yourself come by an obscure solution to a pesky problem. And of course you’re impressed by that feat.
When you do enough of that, when you come across answers that are not very obvious, that could only have been arrived at by some sophisticated line of thinking, you start to feel entitled. Continue reading “Thinking Machines”
Less
I think I’ve grown more comfortable with having less than having more.
It’s probably a state of mind or a flawed mentality, but I don’t care very much.
Having more is a burden. My wants are much. Once my needs are satisfied, the wants start screaming for attention and sometimes the noise can be deafening and swooning, so that you just go with the flow to silence one want after the other until you are left with probably nothing. Continue reading “Less”
What Is The Point of Friends?
Something is wrong with me.
I don’t feel I have enough friends in my life. Yes, there is quite a number of people and acquaintances, but it doesn’t feel like friendship to me. But then, the concept of friendship has always been a little vague to me. We know we need to make “good friends”. And while “good friends” is subjective, it is still very confusing. Who qualifies as a good friend? I have my values and other people have theirs. Okay I’m supposed to link up with people who share the same values as I.
Pills or Injections?
Something I usually look forward to when sick is the time I finally get pricked by an injection.
Compared to some people, it took till I was almost out of my teenage age to start taking injection. A simple or complex combination of pills seemed to always do the trick and I never got so sick as to need the needles.