Category: CW
Is the happiness mindset consistent with happiness?
The purpose of this post is to explore the happiness mindset with a different set of lenses. Different to what? Different to ‘everybody’ else – meaning ‘the majority’. This is not advice to any person. Hence there is no guidance on how to achieve a better alternative, or a moreRead More
Saving energy if you want to
If your name is Rip van Winkle, you would not know that there is an energy crisis on over the last couple months. That was brewing for over a year but the war in Ukraine made it more prominent. It would have happened anyway but that’s a different story. I’veRead More
Remote control my computers
This post is not for luddites and not for people who are diehard Apple lovers. Right – so I needed a solution for controlling my PC, when I’m watching Netflix or Amazon Prime. Somebody want’s to know why. Jeez. So – I’m sitting or lying several feet from my desktopRead More
Starting over with belief
Belief and believing (etc) have been a big part of my attention for many years. Having read a lot on this, I decided to start all over. What I mean is, I’m going back to the roots of belief. There are things that determine beliefs and I will go intoRead More
Equilibrium – the first thing we learn about emotion
If you hate Sci-Fi and films that go deep, then move on swiftly to avoid causing yourself distress! You have been told. The following scene is from the film Equilibrium. Having grown up ‘on Spock’ in the early years of my life, I came to think that emotion was theRead More
The harshness of the existential void
Meaning and purpose are important aspects of human life. I don’t think many will disagree. It becomes intolerable for many people when these two things are absent. Meaninglessness and purposelessness are very difficult to cope with. I’m a bit afraid to alert anyone reading this that there is a YouTubeRead More
Not grilled cheese on toast
Okay – I’ve been known to do the impossible – partly because I am ‘impossible’. For example, I found a way to make microwaved poached eggs – after years of experimentation. And now you see, what ‘everybody’ might think is grilled cheese on toast. Except that it isn’t. This isRead More
The nature and danger of belief
I should have been spending time on Netflix – but over the last few hours (near midnight on 22nd Jan 2022), I came across the video below (which could disappear). It’s about Dawkins among a panel and a bunch of people in the audience. This triggered me to explore –Read More
Losing more so-called friends – resolution for 2022
In 2022 – I aim to lose one more so-called friend. Did I say friend? I did not. I have no friends, so it’s always so-called friends. They’re not many anyway – so it’s easy to happen really. Stupid: What? You’re going to die alone a grumpy old man! CW:Read More