I missed September. I thought it important to post every month. Throughout this whole endeavor, that was something I wanted to accomplish. An accomplishment is exactly how I thought of it. A boy-scout badge. A video game achievement. A mark of distinction with a defined goal and defined reward: post every single month and the…
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I Saw my Soul
I saw my soul in the Blink. This is what it looks like. My soul is a bright, mirrored orb- somehow both mirror and light source at the same time. It is small, and floats in a cavernous area by itself. The walls of the area are a neutral gray in the light, but when…
Observer and Observed
I think about the observer effect a lot. The idea that the very act of observing something changes the thing you’re trying to observe. All these people trying to remove themselves from the situation they are studying, trying to be the impartial scientist, the direct documentarian. Is it even possible? To truly be a fly…
The Critical Voice
The Critical Voice. The “No, don’t do it. You’ll fail. You’ll get hurt.” voice in your head. A lot of manic, ‘fight-through-it’, ‘get-motivated’ advice advocates a “punch that voice in the face and tell him, ‘get outta my way!’” approach to dealing with the Critical Voice, but that is all wrong. The Critical Voice is…