Posted in Master Your Mind, tagged bruce lee, peace of mind, philosophy, quote, story on February 7, 2014| 2 Comments »
I was at Urban Outfitters one melancholic day, thumbing through one of their books, when I came across the following:
“When I hear somebody sigh, ‘Life is hard,’ I am always tempted to ask, ‘Compared to what?’”
-Sydney J. Harris
The first thought that occurred to me was: Compared to death. Death is way harder. I don’t want to die.
Then I thought: Wait a minute. Life is pretty damn hard.
Posted in Master Your Mind, tagged action, courage, happiness, journey, persistence, stress on February 7, 2014| 4 Comments »
As many of you know, I’ve been devoting most of my free time to the book. It has been a tremendous undertaking, not so much in physical as in mental effort. I have literally had to hijack my mind each day to get even 1 minute of writing done.
Posted in Master Your Mind, tagged balance, peace of mind, philosophy on January 25, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Posted in Master Your Mind, tagged bell curve, curve ball, discovery, how to, invention, philosophy, serendipity, story, tinker on December 29, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Tang Dynasty. A Chinese emperor in Chang’an, fearing death, commissions alchemists to create an elixir of immortality. Sulphur, saltpeter, and charcoal are combined to form “fire medicine.” While not granting eternal life, fire medicine is found to be a useful fumigant to kill insects before its martial potential becomes clear. Gunpowder is born. Under constant threat of invasion, especially by Mongols to the north, the Chinese create gunpowder weapons: the gun, cannon, flamethrower, rocket, multi-stage rocket, bomb, land mine, and eventually, the machine gun. The serendipitous discovery of gunpowder is hailed as one of the “Four Great Inventions,” ushering in the age of “hot” warfare.
Posted in Master Your Mind, tagged reading on December 3, 2013| Leave a Comment »
I’m a nerd. Always have been; always will continue to be. Whether I get the girl or not, nothing changes (well, maybe something changes). But at most, I would just be a ‘cool nerd.’
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