So today is a special day: February 29th, the leap day. There’s something that I really like about this day, because it stands out among any other day. Now, it is just a name and a number. Every other day can have a name and a number, and different calendars have different names and numbers. …
Another way of looking at our perspective on time, and how short life is, is to think about what are the things that we see as permanent, and what are the things that we see as temporary? And sometimes it seems like I just automatically think of certain things as being permanent. This idea that …
Nothing is permanent: Being “that type of person” Read More »
It’s one of those standard sayings in self-development that you fall to the level of your standards. And you can imagine reaching any great lofty height, but what you actually achieve will be what you said as the minimum standard for your life. So it makes me think about what are some of these different …
Anyone who’s struggling to make changes in life, live differently, improve, understands the dance of motivation. That sometimes you’re just filled with this energy and determination to live your dreams and work hard towards your goals and all the stuff that you know is good, and on other days, it just feels like it’s painful …
Motivational drip: Just enough motivation to keep going Read More »
The idea of mindfulness, that we should be really completely absorbed in the present moment, is very powerful. And the argument that there is nothing except the present moment also perfectly makes sense. Our sense of time really is up to our own imagination, in some way. We imagine this sort of line of time, …
Time perspectives: The future of the past and the past of the future Read More »
I previously talked about the idea of seeing life like art. Using this metaphor of making art, we can make our lives just like we could make a piece of art. And another fun metaphor that we can use to look at how we approach life is like cooking. Now, of course, in some ways …
Last video, I looked at counting lifespan, starting from years, maybe 70-80 years, 1000 months, 4000 weeks, 30,000 days. And it seems like somehow life starts to feel shorter. I don’t know if it’s just me. Life somehow feels shorter if I count it as 30,000 days rather than 80 years. Even though 30,000’s such …
I find it interesting to see how our perspective on life changes based on how you count it. Think about the ways that we count our span of life. So of course, the most obvious way is by years. So, you know, we’ve all learned that OK, what’s an average life? You know, if you …
It seems like one powerful way to bring out the feeling of meaning in our lives, and to really build it into everyday life, is to find ways to connect meaning into physical space. Now this is just the beginning of a huge topic, but I feel there’s so much potential in this area. Think …
Meaningful space: Making the local environment meaningful Read More »
In an earlier video I talked about the dangers of spiritual escapism, that in the world of spiritual things, we can really believe whatever we want, and there’s no test of physical reality that can disprove and say “No, your spiritual belief is wrong”, or “Yes, your spiritual belief is right”. Because we can believe …
Philosophical escapism: Using logic to convince yourself of whatever you want to believe Read More »