From http://xkcd.com/336/ , licensed under CC-2.5 attribution, non-commercial.

The only thing in the Universe that produces results is action. Another way of saying the same thing: if you want a result, you must take actions consistent with the production of that result. There are no two ways about this.

(For example, reading this post will have the result of your knowing what’s in it. Doing what the post suggests will produce the result that you will understand your priorities, and yourself, more completely.) Continue reading →

There’s no such thing as bad meditation,

After fifteen minutes of meditation, I’m still sitting there trying to change things that happened in the past.

So I notice that I’m trying to change things that are in the past, and make myself wrong for trying to change the past instead of being present.

So I notice that I’m making myself wrong for trying to change the past instead of being present, and start making myself wrong for making myself wrong.

Oh brother… now we’re off to the races.

All I’m trying to do is fix things, which is a big part of who I am. My favorite part of my job is that I get to fix things.

There’s nothing wrong with what I’m trying to do, it just isn’t fixing anything.

This isn’t what I meant to post next, but it’s what came up just now and it’s done first, so… Nobody’s reading this, right? Good. Continue reading →

That’s what I’m going to call this (short, I hope) chapter in my life.

I quit my job. I don’t have another one waiting. But I’m pretty sure I’m going to get hired by one specific place, and failing that, there are plenty of other opportunities. I’m going to be fine.

In the meantime, I’ve got all this time and am almost surprised to say, I’m doing a lot of what I wish I would do with spare time: learning, experimenting, gaining experience, even reading.

It’s been a couple of weeks since I noticed that who I am has fairly suddenly transformed into a person I thought I would never be: the one who wakes up early, cooks for himself and eats well, goes to the gym, and does productive things in his spare time. The laziness seems to have left me. (Maybe I’m having a manic episode? Heaven forbid.)

I need a page with my recording portfolio on it. This has been on my to-to list for years and I’m going to start on it. Right now.