Archive for the ‘Philosophy’ Category
A Look At Summer
Don’t you hate it when you spend 10+ minutes typing something and accidently delete it all? That’s what just happened to me. I had a pretty long entry written out and tried to hit Ctrl+T to open a new browsing tab. Instead I hit Ctrl+R and reloaded the page. I lost the entire entry. Now I have to retype it. Grrrr…
In: Driving, Health & Fitness, Philosophy
Motivation Lacking
Ever have one of those weekends when you know you have stuff to do but just aren’t motivated to do it? That’s how this weekend has been. I’ve acomplished a few things, like listing an item on Ebay, writing up ideas for my new website, and cooking some new foods. Other than that I blew through the weekend without acomplishment. No laundry washed, no cleaning of the apt, and no polyphasic sleep. Sleep plays a big part of it since life is shorter on monophasic sleep. Days fly by much quicker when you are missing 5 hours.
In: Health & Fitness, Philosophy, Sleep
So This Is What Busy Is?
Between my new job preparing taxes, school, and monophasic sleep I’m so much busier than I’ve been in years. I’m hoping to maintain daily blog posts but I may end up skipping a few days here and there when I am very busy.
I’ve had cut back on the time spent watching the market. I’m still continuing research into forex and options. I just picked up an indepth book about the math behind options. I’ll post a review once I’m done with it.
Back To School
Ah college. That place where too many people waste away drinking alcohol, staying up too late, and pursuing a piece of paper to get a job. At least that’s how I perceived it when I was in school. Get good grades, graduate with a diploma, get a “good” job, etc.
I’ve since realized that college should have nothing to do with getting a diploma or a job. If you think the way I used to then you’ve fallen into the rat race trap. The original intention of higher education was to expand the individual’s thinking and reasoning. It had nothing to do with getting a job and everything to do personal growth.
In: Education / Learning, Philosophy
Polyphasic Sleep 2 Week Summary
The past two weeks have been very interesting and educational to say the least. I now know more about sleep than ever before. This article is me sharing that knowledge with you in hopes that it can help you improve your sleep as well.
For me, slowly adjusting to polyphasic sleep just made more sense. Your body doesn’t like rapid change. Slow adjustment can make adaptation much easier and that’s exactly what I’ve been doing for the past 2 weeks. It has made adjustment take much longer (and I’m still not 100% there), however I believe that it has made it much easier.
Happy New Years!
Happy New Years everyone! Have you set your goals for 2006? How about 2011? If the answer was no to either of these you need to set them today. How can you achieve anything without knowing what you want to achieve?
Even if it’s a simple goal like my #2 (post a blog entry a day) it will help motivate you. You’ll then think about other goals to set and what you can accomplish.
Overcoming Fear
What are your fears? Take a moment to think about it. Do you have a phobia? Do you fear being alone or losing your job?
Far too many people allow fear to run or interfere with their life. If you have a strong fear of something, step back and evaluate it. In order to become the best person you can be you must overcome or control your fears. If not kept in check they will be a negative influence and hold you back. The general method of overcoming fear is to face that of which you are afraid.
Million Dollar Experiment Psychology
I’ve been observing Steve Pavlina’s Million Dollar Experiment since inception. It’s an interesting concept, however it has quite a few flaws that I’d like to point out.
The idea that you can create money out of thin air is an enticing concept. The promise of something for nothing always draws interest. The act of setting the goal to obtain $1 million alone can increase your income. (1) You may begin to see opportunities that existed all along. However, once you believe that money will start coming into your life due to outside influences you start to apply confirmation bias. Confirmation bias is the concept that you will have “the tendency to search for or interpret information in a way that confirms one’s preconceptions.” So once you believe that money will appear you will start seeing sources of income that would have happened anyway as fulfilling that prophacy. Confirmation bias also causes you to downplay anything that disproves the concept.
The best shoes in the world?
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I’m going to sidetrack a bit here and talk about my favorite pair of shoes. Bear with me here. I bought these shoes 2 years ago. I only wear them during cold weather (autumn to spring). However, I ABUSE them almost every time I put them on. I walk through salt-filled puddles, snow, and rain. Once I used them to push mud into tire ruts and totally coated them in the process. Despite this abuse they still shine right up! Sure, there is a bit of leather missing around the top, the fine tread pattern is a little worn, and the shine won’t stay for more than a week but who cares? I’m amazed at how well they have held up. Even the laces are original. Who makes these mighty fine shoes? Sketcher. If my memory serves correctly they cost around $110.
In: Clothes, Philosophy
Polyphasic Sleep
Goal #3: Attempt polyphasic sleep for a minimum of one month.
One of the main factors that got me interested in self-improvement was polyphasic sleep. The basic defination of “polyphasic sleep” is simply sleeping more than once a day (hense polyphasic). The theory being that sleeping in more frequent, shorter periods is better for you than a single, “monophasic sleep” pattern in that your sleep requirements will be decreased. Think of it as similar to how eating more smaller meals per day increases your metabolisim.(1) I’ve always hated sleeping and when I found this concept promoting less sleep I became very interested.
In: Goals, Health & Fitness, Philosophy, Sleep