[*Original date - 10 February 2019] • Basically comes down to "who you are" vs "what you are" (or definite vs conditional i.e. "you will be x" vs "if you do this, you will be x") • Inspired by LoZ OoT (Zelda, ganon, and link) • There are 2 types of prophesied people • The … Continue reading Thoughts On Prophesied People/Events

[*Original date - 15 May 2018] When you think about it, being more intelligent than someone really doesn't matter for the most part. The majority of "high skill" jobs can be done by the average person. Sure it might be a little easier for the more intelligent one, but attitude and sociability matters more. Sure, … Continue reading The Disadvantage Of Intelligence

[*Original date - 19 December 2018] Basic idea: each individual creates a "plane of meaning" when viewing something. That's why when an author writes a book, there's nearly infinite ways to interpret it. The author can claim that someone is misinterpreting it, but that's only from the pov of his plane of meaning. One plane … Continue reading Parallel Planes Of Understanding/Meaning/Interpretation

[*Original date - 26 March 2019] • Experiencing memories is really just creating an experience without any outside stimuli that one would expect to cause • e.g. Remembering a tv show is seeing the picture in your head even though your eyes aren't seeing anything • Take this to the extreme and you have god … Continue reading The Feeling Of Memories

[*Original date - 21 February 2017] The yin-yang similarity parable -which is more similar: the white dot and the white half, or the white dot and the black dot? -they may technically be opposites, but they understand each other far more than those that are merely physically similar The parable of alarms -if destiny is … Continue reading Parables

[*Original date - 1 May 2019] • Relationships are about creating purpose. • It's hard to find purpose in your life when it feels like everyone is relatively capable of doing anything you can. • Relationships create links between individuals • This links their purposes • • Forming a relationship creates a more "physical" connection … Continue reading Purpose And Visualization Of Relationships

[*Original date - 21 January 2020] • Start medication, including mood stabilizer • Take a tolerance break from weed (and don't up alcohol intake to compensate) -first step before tolerance break: set a time when I'm allowed to smoke (e.g. 7-9) • Make plans with (friend) • Start physical activity • Volunteer • Look for … Continue reading Roadmap To Health

[*Original date - 7 June 2016] Thoughts on the recent Stanford rape case: In this instance like many others, people like to point out what's wrong, but they don't take any steps to actually change it. I've seen numerous of posts and stories that say the same thing: "this is bad, so I'm going to … Continue reading Inaction – The Stamford Rape Case

Writing - Finding The Perfect Words I normally write philosophy, but I've started meandering into poetry and narrative. I don’t consider myself a naturally gifted writer. I’m just patient enough to wait for the perfect words to reveal themselves. I’m so particular with words because I feel physically uncomfortable if my writing doesn't flawlessly represent … Continue reading “Why” Writing

[*Original date - 25 February 2020] • Everything is corruptable. So we must decide what is worth risking getting corrupted (who benefits from it working? Who benefits from it being corrupted? What happens when it's corrupted?). • Corruption doesn't start out winning. It is not quick. It is not on top. Corruption is patient. It … Continue reading More Thoughts

[*Original date - 5 May 2019] • I broke a long time ago, and I don't have the energy anymore to pick up the pieces. How can I ask someone to shoulder that burden for me? • This is one of the few times I feel like I'm neither prepared nor worthy of what I … Continue reading Why?