I’ve been very happy lately — currently settled here in Providence, Rhode Island and been able to hit the gym (at least) once a day. I’m the strongest I’ve ever been physically, the most muscle mass, and the highest weight I’ve been.
This is something I’ve noticed physiologically:
The way I’ve been able to get stronger is to eat more meat, attempt more, and spend time to recover/augment my muscles.
Which makes me wonder:
In order for us to become a stronger artist, perhaps we must also eat and consume more meaty and invigorating art works, philosophy, knowledge, science, and ideas of all kinds.
Writing: Writing and blogging as ‘meta-thinking’, or ‘augmented thinking‘. I don’t put any ego or pride into my writing. I simply write because it is the most effective way of getting my thoughts out there. And I derive great joy from sharing my thoughts.
Teaching: I derive great pleasure and deep existential joy from teaching. What is the point of learning if I couldn’t teach?
Reading: To me, this is the most effective form of getting new ideas, or resonating the ideas already inherent within myself.
Powerlifting / Weight lifting: Powerlifting as zen meditation to me, and infinitely fascinating. Testing to extent of the human body.
Music: Life without music would be a mistake (Nietzsche).
Then the other side:
Don’t waste any time or your life working or building things you cannot imagine doing for an eternity.
The other day I realized that my website can only hold ~1 million files. I’ve hit the limit several times, and had to go back and delete old files to free up new space.
But came the question to me:
Do I feel OK with having “only” 1 million files as an upper-limit?
Which made me think more about the philosophical notion of limits vs unlimited.
You’re free as a bird, the third eye looking into the sky
Why do you feel so chained? Is it in your brain, or in your hands? Are you addicted to the marks and brands? Do you doubt, or do you can?
You can do anything you want. But how bad do you want it?
You’re free to pursue your passion and what makes you feel alive. You’re free to thrive— beyond survive. What you need is a dose of naive thinking, without the weed and drinking.
Embrace the mind of a kid and child— have fun, play, and go wild.
You’re free my friend. Live your life today as if you could live your life without end!
When I talk about art, I consider it extremely loose and open. Art as anything which is superfluous in life, which brings us aesthetic joy and delight. Art as non-utilitarian.
While legislation to set a standard “8 hour workday†was good to prevent workers from being exploited to have to work 14+ hour workdays, if also seems to have been a huge detriment, making it the standard to work at least 8 hours a day (not less).
One philosophical notion from Taoism I find absolutely fascinating— that of “wu weiâ€â€” which means “action without actionâ€, or “effortless actionâ€. Here is what I think it means and how I apply it to my own life:
Uber small, always with me, super close macro ability, phenomenal dynamic range, the most sublime JPEG for high contrast monochrome, even smaller than Ricoh GR II (more pocketable), and convenience of charging USB-C (same as my MacBook pro charger).
