If you do not have complete knowledge and complete ability, you cannot choose to be prefect.
Category Archives: Life musings
Do you like or share without actually reading?
Don’t share content without fully reading it. Don’t be a shallow sharer!
Debating the value of an idea or belief is not debating the value of the person who holds it.
Some people are willing to separate themselves from their ideas, while others are not. I have some acquaintances who are easy to discuss differences of opinion with, because they don’t take it personally. Others get frustrated when I question an idea. I don’t necessarily question because I disagree, but because I want to view it fromContinue reading “Debating the value of an idea or belief is not debating the value of the person who holds it.”
How to overcome getting overwhelmed and work efficiently
Use these rules and tools for greater efficiency and focus in managing your projects.
False progress activities (Getting nowhere, but working so hard!)
One thing we do when working towards a goal is something I will now coin “False Progress Activities.” This is when we want to procrastinate the hard part of a goal (e.g. actually writing the darn query letter) and we instead focus on tasks that help, that are far easier, but give little progress. For example,Continue reading “False progress activities (Getting nowhere, but working so hard!)”
(Anti-)Social Media
Why do they call it social media? People share a lot of words, but so much communication is lost. Body language is gone. Tone of voice is gone. Touch is gone. People spend their lives experiencing other people through the medium of little pixels on a screen, rather than directly experiencing them. It’s like aContinue reading “(Anti-)Social Media”
Rationality and Religion had a kid (or is it the other way around?)
I’m trying to marry rationality and religion, but look at this quote, my wife posted it on the fridge without having any idea that I was thinking about this lately (It’s from one of my church leaders): “Human judgment and logical thinking will not be enough to get answers to the questions that matter mostContinue reading “Rationality and Religion had a kid (or is it the other way around?)”
How much time do you spend doing nothing?
One of my church leaders asked that question. If you’re spending a lot, then maybe you should use that time to serve others. For me, a lot of my time is spent with my family. I don’t want to just abandon them to serve others, but this still applies in the home. Rather than doContinue reading “How much time do you spend doing nothing?”
Mind over dark matter
I can’t mind that people who aspire to rationality laugh at religion. Someday I will rectify the two. But I think the key lies in the fact that the eternal spiritual realm that lies beyond this one is a type of matter that does not interact with the 4 fundamental forces of nature, as weContinue reading “Mind over dark matter”
Power through Surrender
Obedience is surrendering your will. Becoming enveloped in the great divine will. Our own randomly aligned will/desires will only occasionally align with that which will make us happiest. We must be willing to give it all up, and all that will remain of our original us is the us that was good/headed in the rightContinue reading “Power through Surrender”
Thomas Fawkes 