Tag: Psychology
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On Fools and Fanatics
I have an acquaintance who I follow on instagram, I will not name him. Daily, he posts political memes. They are the sort of ‘gotcha’ political memes that try to paint the side he dislikes in as preposterously buffoonish. Some have truth in them, some have happily untethered themselves from the reality of our world. Read more
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On Curmudgeonliness
I’m reading an article in the Wall Street Journal about a mountaineering group who scaled Everest in 5 days. In the words of the WSJ, this “rocked the mountaineering world.” They did this by using a pre-acclamation routine with Xenon gas – in other words, they inhaled rocket fuel. Apparently, this is highly controversial. Even Read more
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On Bean Counting
This one is mostly just me complaining. You’ve been warned. For the second day in a row this week I found myself staring at my ceiling at 3am. I wish I could say this was some sort of romantic self-struggle that I’ll ultimately overcome in Act 3, but the reality is less romantic. For whatever Read more
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On Actualization
Last night, for the first time in a while, I got to hang out with my roommate and just talk. We played chess and took turns firing ideas back and forth at one another. It was a sobering reminder that the majority of the ideas I jot down are not the finest to exist. It’s Read more
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On Emotional Durability
I have steadily become more enveloped into fashion tiktok. It started with a video walking through why old sweaters look (and were) of much better quality than fast fashion options nowadays. That Tiktoker even suggested search parameters on how to find great used sweaters on ebay, which I used to acquire my favorite sweater ever. Read more
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On Hubris
This one is a two part-er, part I is my original thoughts, and part II is my reflections after some emailing. Part I – written 8/28/2024 I’ve been thinking about something endlessly, toiling away at it in my mind until it nearly pushed me to the brink of total insanity. It’s about stolen valor. There Read more