Like your relationship with Joanna, this piece is not a stiff abstract thing. It's grounded and in touch with reality. Your radically unique reality, but so specific I can believe in it. I can learn from it. Thanks.
What do you reckon gives you the ability to be in dialogue with Joanna (and reality) so well? I often am lost in things like…
Like your relationship with Joanna, this piece is not a stiff abstract thing. It's grounded and in touch with reality. Your radically unique reality, but so specific I can believe in it. I can learn from it. Thanks.
What do you reckon gives you the ability to be in dialogue with Joanna (and reality) so well? I often am lost in things like Justin Bieber's net worth (and your library story made me feel self-conscious about how often I waste my time). How did you avoid that early on? Curious if there is a simple answer beyond "born this way." No worries if not.
I guess I have a strong inclination in that direction, but then there is the coevolutionary loop of finding people who pull that out of me, learning from them, and being somewhat systematic about ... sort of Pareto pruning. Which 20 percent of your life makes you feel most alive and grounded? Can you cut away and cut away until that is what you do most of the time? And then ask the question again: what is the best 20 percent of what is left, and prune down toward that? Going fractally toward a life that feels fit.
I'm on and off with coffee. But yes, dropping all stimulants helps me keep a more stable cycle. Not sure how coffee affects the cycle per se, but anything that alters energy levels mechanically will make my cycles less stable, which I dislike. I like my days to be very regimented, it gives me a certain intensity.
Like your relationship with Joanna, this piece is not a stiff abstract thing. It's grounded and in touch with reality. Your radically unique reality, but so specific I can believe in it. I can learn from it. Thanks.
What do you reckon gives you the ability to be in dialogue with Joanna (and reality) so well? I often am lost in things like Justin Bieber's net worth (and your library story made me feel self-conscious about how often I waste my time). How did you avoid that early on? Curious if there is a simple answer beyond "born this way." No worries if not.
Thanks for sharing.
I guess I have a strong inclination in that direction, but then there is the coevolutionary loop of finding people who pull that out of me, learning from them, and being somewhat systematic about ... sort of Pareto pruning. Which 20 percent of your life makes you feel most alive and grounded? Can you cut away and cut away until that is what you do most of the time? And then ask the question again: what is the best 20 percent of what is left, and prune down toward that? Going fractally toward a life that feels fit.
Thanks for the reply. Also, did giving up coffee help you wake up early?
I'm on and off with coffee. But yes, dropping all stimulants helps me keep a more stable cycle. Not sure how coffee affects the cycle per se, but anything that alters energy levels mechanically will make my cycles less stable, which I dislike. I like my days to be very regimented, it gives me a certain intensity.