16 Apr 05:06
--i read it, i feel really zen for a bit, then i forget to practice anything it suggests.
Shout Box archive
16 Apr 05:03
--He is like a jedi knight - live in the present; there is no future, only now; focus on the positive
16 Apr 05:01
--hes just talking about mindfulness, same thing Buddhists have been practicing for centuries
16 Apr 04:58
--well - I already listened to some tolle audiobooks - a bit too esoteric imo
16 Apr 04:55
--'a new earth' by eckhart tolle is a genuinely amazing read. one of the few books that really does change your outlook on life for the better without ramming anything down your throat in a sickly way :)
16 Apr 04:53
--I recommend barbara fredrikson if you want a scientific reseaech based take on positive thinking philosophy. the idea isn't claptrap, the way it is explained by most self helpers is shockingly nauseating though.
16 Apr 04:49
--especially ones with titles that repeat themselves like the rest of the book- 'wish it, want it, get it'
16 Apr 04:18
--https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJGMFu74...vPhN4oBgUZ wow, that was something. Barbara Ehrenreich against positive thinking and this motivation/self help culture
16 Apr 04:00
--mm. true. btw thanks monkeybread and foxfire, i agree i was gonna have some sort of racer vehicle in red there shining but it just looked a bit corny. should probs have rendered it a bit more too but honestly i wanted to move on more than i wanted to tighten things up. as for design the idea was a small hut built by an explorer/ researcher as a base for him to wander around researching plants or just finding some new places, though i agree the design to suggest this is pretty weak!
16 Apr 02:42
--And yes Eduardo and monkeybread, I can the dystopia, and I agree about capitalism :(
16 Apr 02:42
--:D Glad you guys liked the video! About youth worshiping: it wasn't always like that. Back on 60's, people actually waned up that there was something very wrong with having role models younger than you. And it even wasn't that long time ago that things switched.
16 Apr 01:36
--Close to 80 degrees yesterday and there's once again snow this morning. They say if you're really quiet you can hear the cry of every person with a weather changing sinus-induced headache.
15 Apr 23:59
--I'm going to recommend the last 4 Books I read between last week and this one. The art of Learning By Josh Waitzkin, Daily habits, Vagabonding and eat that frog
15 Apr 23:22
--Imagine if internet was controlled by a single corporation that censored any info that would go against them.
15 Apr 23:18
--v so true, call me pessimist but i see the world becoming a corporate dystopia at some point in our lifespans :P
15 Apr 22:49
--all these companies are exactly why a capitalist system and model isn't ideal...it requires a megalomaniac in charge, a lack of morals and a certain amount of ruthlessness to ensure the future of the company. the open source model is awesome, but who mainstream has heard of linus torvalds even though Android captures somewhere between 50 and 80% of the smartphone market now?
15 Apr 22:40
--he is pretty philanthropic, and I do admire that side of things despite how much I hate the ethos of microsoft and their shit products
15 Apr 22:39
--I don't hear people talking about bill gates this days, and I find his super awesome
15 Apr 22:36
--because commercial success is deemed to be a full measure of a man these days
15 Apr 22:32
--really nice lighting on those hills wardy. great atmo, needs more of a f of cal point, and more design in general. where is this, what is going on, who is that, and why do I care? questions you should be asking yourself.