Self-awareness

I can either be for me or against me. — I tossed out my scale recently. But the last I checked I gained back 50 lbs over the last four years. Why I’m writing about this is the same reason I shared about my binge eating disorder. I have to change the narrative on what’s really going on. Replacing frustration…

Embrace a growth mindset and say no to hands-on glands — at least for a few hours. — Denial Federal annual income taxes (or FAIT¹) were initially introduced in 1861 as a temporary measure to fund the American Civil War. Like most taxes, their temporality would be short-lived. The Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified in 1913 and allowed Congress the legal authority to tax all…

“To know yourself, you must sacrifice the illusion that you already do.” — Vironika Tugaleva — We all like to believe we’re self-aware. Or, put another way, we don’t want to admit we’re not. We like to think we have a good handle on how we think, feel, behave and react. We like to think we “get” ourselves. So far, so good. But that’s only one…

A reminder for living by a philosophy — Wellbeing is attained by little and little, and nevertheless is no little thing itself. — Attributed to Zeno of Citium Hello comrades. Would you like to know the reality of learning about Stoicism or any other Philosophy? There’s no short term solution or quick fix via a YouTube video, or…

The French philosopher Blaise Pascal once wrote, “All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone.” It was a simple and profound thought about the nature of boredom, self-awareness, and our endless capacity to distract ourselves with dumb shit. Try it: sit in a…

Let’s see if I know me better than you know me. — I randomly found this and it’s supposed to be 20 questions to test your self-awesomeness. I mean… awareness. I tell you guys so much that by now you know me pretty well. But do I know me that well? Let’s see. And you should ask you if you know you…