“Headlines” immediately prompted my brain (that thing I carry around in my skull) to conjure up “Furrowed brow.” Reflexive furrowing not required...
Then of course you offered up a learning experience for me: James Clear. I don’t get out much you know. 😬 You’d be correct to guess I’m awaiting Thursday’s 3:2:1 email.
As I read the question he posed I thought of folks who act on inspiration (spirit within) or impulse or in response to someone stepping on their bare foot. I know some from that school of thought, but not classifying you as such.
If we’re wired more toward impulsive behavior, Mr. Clear’s approach could seem mechanistic, tedious. To me he seems more to be saying, “Roll up your sleeves, work on a sound plan, and get started.” He does presume said person has sufficient analytical and deductive brain power to proceed that way. I sense that approach doesn’t lend itself to the students now using AI bots to write their reports and term papers...
Tal must have been watching BBC. “They tell you what they’re going to tell you; they tell you; then they tell you what they told you,” said a friend, Paul Peacock. Thank goodness Urania read and understood James Clear! 😁
Clear is our cup of tea... short and to the point.
Hmmmm... I feel like at my best, I do allow inspiration to step in when my bare foot gets stepped on. Inspiration and 3mm guided me through 2022 with grace... until I got Covid and the wheels fell off. Then I just hunkered down and wallowed in the mud as quietly as I could manage. 😂 I think there is a reason I lost my voice during the worst of it! At least that's the story I'm telling myself. 😉
I see inspiration and impulse reactions as different animals. One is a bird, the other a cornered tiger.
I just read a quote from Neil Postman that seems relevant to your AI comment: "Orwell warns that we will be overcome by an externally imposed oppression. But in Huxley's vision, no Big Brother is required to deprive people of their autonomy, maturity, and history. As he saw it, people will come to love their oppression, to adore the technologies that undo their capacities to think."
What if instead of Orwell and Huxley, we listened to our muses... who think thinking is the greatest fun of all?
Are you starting a rent-a-Muse business? I’d probably choose Tal so she could visit the elephant sanctuary near us and I could be inspired to grow my locks into fabulous curls! Then strategize on trips to and from elephant world. Yippee!
“Well we all have a face that we hide away forever,
And we take them out and show ourselves when everyone is gone,
Some are satin some are silk some are lace and some are leather,
They’re the faces of a stranger but we love to try them on.”
You are right about the attraction to ones that don’t basically mirror our own personalities. And I do see Nia as embodying some of my traits. Please don’t let on to her. 🙃
“Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become. No single instance will transform your beliefs, but as the votes build up, so does the evidence of your new identity.”
I decided to put the James Clear quote on a 3x5 card. It took seven lines and the full card. In the process, I had to chunk the phrases in order to copy it exactly and fit it on the card. There's many nuggets in there and the one that stood out to me "story I can tell myself". It leaves room for each individual. There are stories that we can agree with intellectually but are unable to tell ourselves.
In my mind, I add "about what is happening [now]". "Happening" does mean presently though I think the emphasis is needed, at least for me.
“Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become. No single instance will transform your beliefs, but as the votes build up, so does the evidence of your new identity.”
Takes courage and awareness, but it is my experience that we can re-write our stories... sometimes it can happen paragraphs at a time, and other times it's letters or words.
I like your view & approach. Impatience used to be one of my strong, but undesirable, suits and can still manifest in my weaker moments. Using the writing of a manuscript metaphorically, some do so like calligraphy. I’m more a block letter kinda guy. 🙃
Been rewriting mine for the last 32+ years... More recently since December 1st, 2021 when I discovered after a whole life of not being one, that I’m an Artist... ✍🏼🎨✍🏼
George Carlin: “Why do doctors leave the room while you change??? They’re going to see you naked anyway.” 😁
“We can’t control the weather, but we can choose to brave it.” Or make soup. Soup is good, too. 😊
So you can put on the robe! And then open it. 😂
Soup is good!
As always, Jack, another thought provoking notion. On soup, soup today is on me. As in the making. So I haven’t spilt a drop on myself. Yet. 🙃
“Headlines” immediately prompted my brain (that thing I carry around in my skull) to conjure up “Furrowed brow.” Reflexive furrowing not required...
Then of course you offered up a learning experience for me: James Clear. I don’t get out much you know. 😬 You’d be correct to guess I’m awaiting Thursday’s 3:2:1 email.
As I read the question he posed I thought of folks who act on inspiration (spirit within) or impulse or in response to someone stepping on their bare foot. I know some from that school of thought, but not classifying you as such.
If we’re wired more toward impulsive behavior, Mr. Clear’s approach could seem mechanistic, tedious. To me he seems more to be saying, “Roll up your sleeves, work on a sound plan, and get started.” He does presume said person has sufficient analytical and deductive brain power to proceed that way. I sense that approach doesn’t lend itself to the students now using AI bots to write their reports and term papers...
Tal must have been watching BBC. “They tell you what they’re going to tell you; they tell you; then they tell you what they told you,” said a friend, Paul Peacock. Thank goodness Urania read and understood James Clear! 😁
Enjoy your walk in the rain!
Clear is our cup of tea... short and to the point.
Hmmmm... I feel like at my best, I do allow inspiration to step in when my bare foot gets stepped on. Inspiration and 3mm guided me through 2022 with grace... until I got Covid and the wheels fell off. Then I just hunkered down and wallowed in the mud as quietly as I could manage. 😂 I think there is a reason I lost my voice during the worst of it! At least that's the story I'm telling myself. 😉
I see inspiration and impulse reactions as different animals. One is a bird, the other a cornered tiger.
I just read a quote from Neil Postman that seems relevant to your AI comment: "Orwell warns that we will be overcome by an externally imposed oppression. But in Huxley's vision, no Big Brother is required to deprive people of their autonomy, maturity, and history. As he saw it, people will come to love their oppression, to adore the technologies that undo their capacities to think."
What if instead of Orwell and Huxley, we listened to our muses... who think thinking is the greatest fun of all?
“I see inspiration and impulse reactions as different animals. One is a bird, the other a cornered tiger.”
~Typist, aka, Gail Boenning
This 👆🏼is #Brilliant!
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A twofer!
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“What if we listened to our muses... who think thinking is the greatest fun of all?”
~Typist, (edited by Urania, Calliope endorsed), reviewed by Gail Boenning... 😂🤣😂
It takes a village!
Are you starting a rent-a-Muse business? I’d probably choose Tal so she could visit the elephant sanctuary near us and I could be inspired to grow my locks into fabulous curls! Then strategize on trips to and from elephant world. Yippee!
Surprises me... I suspected you were partial to Nia's personality... but then, we always long for that which we lack, don't we?
Thalia was buried for so long I'm sometimes challenged to know what to do with her enthusiasm. 😂
Billy Joel sang a song “Faces of The Stranger.”
“Well we all have a face that we hide away forever,
And we take them out and show ourselves when everyone is gone,
Some are satin some are silk some are lace and some are leather,
They’re the faces of a stranger but we love to try them on.”
You are right about the attraction to ones that don’t basically mirror our own personalities. And I do see Nia as embodying some of my traits. Please don’t let on to her. 🙃
Huxley has my vote!
Well... even I, who keep my nose out of the headlines, can't help but see our rapid technological growth as a fear eliciting threat. 🤷🏻♀️
🎵When you walk through a storm hold your head up high... and don't be afraid of the dark?
“Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become. No single instance will transform your beliefs, but as the votes build up, so does the evidence of your new identity.”
~James Clear
I decided to put the James Clear quote on a 3x5 card. It took seven lines and the full card. In the process, I had to chunk the phrases in order to copy it exactly and fit it on the card. There's many nuggets in there and the one that stood out to me "story I can tell myself". It leaves room for each individual. There are stories that we can agree with intellectually but are unable to tell ourselves.
In my mind, I add "about what is happening [now]". "Happening" does mean presently though I think the emphasis is needed, at least for me.
Delighted to have shared something that made it onto one of your 3x5s!
My favorite James Clear quote!
“Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become. No single instance will transform your beliefs, but as the votes build up, so does the evidence of your new identity.”
~James Clear
Even our identity is a “STORY.”
Love your reply!
Do you suppose our “Stories” have re-writes? Suspecting Yes.
Takes courage and awareness, but it is my experience that we can re-write our stories... sometimes it can happen paragraphs at a time, and other times it's letters or words.
I like your view & approach. Impatience used to be one of my strong, but undesirable, suits and can still manifest in my weaker moments. Using the writing of a manuscript metaphorically, some do so like calligraphy. I’m more a block letter kinda guy. 🙃
A lifetime of inputs and choices?
Awareness, Acceptance, Action 😃
I think I might be the calligraphy type in your metaphor? Yesterday I referred to the Book 4 project as “nebulous” — coming along though.
And a fine calligrapher you are! Perhaps forming certain letters, or the entire book, is not a race?
Been rewriting mine for the last 32+ years... More recently since December 1st, 2021 when I discovered after a whole life of not being one, that I’m an Artist... ✍🏼🎨✍🏼
Thanks Spangler! 😎