We have a bean to cup Gaggia machine in the office, and it makes delicious coffee. I am really sensitive to things. Not a good combination, and resulted in a rollercoaster of manic depression during the day, followed by crashing and burning in the evening. After deciding to give caffeine up as an experiment, I […]
The book is “Science and Sanity: An Introduction to Non-Aristotelian Systems and General Semantics” by Alfred Korzybski. Now I am free of the clutches of endless essays, I can go back and read the things I have got wind of while studying. I have been tempted to get this book for a few years now, […]
I am uber stressed with uni/job/kid/everything at the moment, and my preferred response to all this appears to be “lose the ability to have a conversation”. I can’t think of a word to say to people, i’m that busy thinking about my assessments. Oh well, it will all be over in three weeks :wassat:
Having read some existentialist stuff, there argument seems to be “there’s no point, because you die”. Alternatively, if we lived forever, there would still be the same lack of point (for me). Living forever would not make anything any more meaningful for me. So the mortality thing is a red herring. A “point” is not […]
Psychadelic mushrooms recently caused “long lasting mystical experiences” in a recent study at Johns Hopkins University. Volunteers were given mushrooms, and seemed happier to people after their “spiritual” experiences. Apart from the ones that got paranoid. Griffiths stated “these drugs should not be used recreationally”. Obviously, getting wasted on mushrooms should be restricted to the […]
I cant remember who told me this, but it was some kind of life coach type character. In the morning, get straight up instead of snoozing. Make your bed. Tidy yesterdays pots & clothes away. Have a shower. Eat something. Get properly dressed. This way, even if you are not formally working, you are up […]