This blog is about my random thoughts - a place to vent my spline!! (one condition on that: I have another blog that I use to rail against the religious idiocy)
So, what has prompted the recall to this blog. Motivation. What is it that I'm missing? What is the thinking or lack of thinking that stops me from pursuing my (essentially) admirable goals? What is going on in my head that makes me do other stuff when I should be working?
Great questions these. I recently purchased an online course on NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming). OK - that's a step towards some self-help. A self study on getting my inner self working towards healthy outcomes. I have started it - printed the book etc - but I need to dedicate some time each week to it's completion.
What am I actually doing (each day)? Why am I not doing what I should be doing? Between 9 and 5 I should be working. I have things to do. They are taxing on the mind, often new and different. I'm starting to think that it is these endeavours that are now proving difficult for me. My mind doesn't want to "burn the calories" to solve those problems, so I sit at my computer looking a fun stuff instead.
Every week-day I go to the Crossfit Gym and there we are told what to do. I like that - no thinking. Although from time to time they say go do something for 10 mins that you need to work on (a weak activity etc) and my mind goes blank.
I have improved my diet a lot lately - consuming more protein is helping my muscles/recovery, less grains, and no sugar. But am I getting enough sleep - I'm hearing that I should be getting at least 7 uninterrupted hours per night - I try to be asleep by 10.30 and my alarm goes off at 5.30. But some nights I'm awake for a bit - need to go to the toilet.
Am I stressed? Not sure. There are stressful situations in my life. At work, the stress is getting quite low as the money is getting more regular, but I do worry that I could be working harder (see above). Maybe I'm not managing my cortisol hormone properly.
Lets use this blog for what it was intended AND to help unload and help motivate me towards the activities I should be doing
1. Mon to Fri - Average $700 chargeable value per day - this should be $14,000 per month
2. Sleep - 7+ hours per night
3. Be a good partner (get flowers for Michele tonight - OK)
4. NLP Study
5. Keep my non-work life simple which should leave me time for Michele - Love her more!!
6. Order of priority: Me, Michele, My Kids, Work, Lachie, Personal Pursuits(Crossfit, Band, Skiing)
Well, that's a lot off my chest already - JUST DO IT
Tuesday, 9 July 2013
Tuesday, 5 February 2013
Bill being Bill...
Bill Gates recently gave a speech at a High School about
eleven (11) things they did not and will not learn in school.
Rule 1 : Life is not fair - get used to it!
Rule 2 : The world doesn't care about your self-esteem.
The world will expect you to accomplish something
BEFORE you feel good about yourself.
Rule 3 : You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school.
You won't be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both.
Rule 4 : If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss
Rule 5 : Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity.
Your Grandparents had a different word for burger flipping:
They called it opportunity.
Rule 6 : If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault,
so don't whine about your mistakes, learn from them.
Rule 7 : Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring
as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills,
cleaning your clothes and listening to you
talk about how cool you thought you were:
So before you save the rain forest
from the parasites of your parent's generation,
try delousing the closet in your own room..
Rule 8 : Your school may have done away with winners and losers,
but life HAS NOT. In some schools, they have abolished failing grades
and they'll give you as MANY TIMES as you want to get the right answer.
*This doesn't bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.
Rule 9 : Life is not divided into semesters.
You don't get summers off and very few employers
are interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF.
*Do that on your own time.
Rule 10 : Television is NOT real life.
In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.
Rule 11 : Be nice to nerds.
Chances are you'll end up working for one.
eleven (11) things they did not and will not learn in school.
Rule 1 : Life is not fair - get used to it!
Rule 2 : The world doesn't care about your self-esteem.
The world will expect you to accomplish something
BEFORE you feel good about yourself.
Rule 3 : You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school.
You won't be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both.
Rule 4 : If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss
Rule 5 : Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity.
Your Grandparents had a different word for burger flipping:
They called it opportunity.
Rule 6 : If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault,
so don't whine about your mistakes, learn from them.
Rule 7 : Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring
as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills,
cleaning your clothes and listening to you
talk about how cool you thought you were:
So before you save the rain forest
from the parasites of your parent's generation,
try delousing the closet in your own room..
Rule 8 : Your school may have done away with winners and losers,
but life HAS NOT. In some schools, they have abolished failing grades
and they'll give you as MANY TIMES as you want to get the right answer.
*This doesn't bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.
Rule 9 : Life is not divided into semesters.
You don't get summers off and very few employers
are interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF.
*Do that on your own time.
Rule 10 : Television is NOT real life.
In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.
Rule 11 : Be nice to nerds.
Chances are you'll end up working for one.
Tuesday, 23 October 2012
My Dad
I love my Dad - a lot
I have just driven my Mum and Dad to the Hospital. Actually the Oncology Dept - Radiology. Dad has cancer (Melanoma) He is about to get his second round of radio-therapy to reduce the size of some lumps in and around his abdomen.
Dad doesn't want to admit where this is going - In fact he is in near complete denial. How do we know this? He recently signed up for a local gym - A membership that is 36 months long minimum. He was told he had 6 - 9 months to live about 13 months ago, so he is living on borrowed time now. He thought that if he went to the gym and exercised his legs he would get more mobility and that he would be carrying on for another 10 years...
Actually it's sad to think about how he is thinking. Nobody wants to bust his bubble and why should we.
So, I sit here at work waiting for the call from Mum to hop in the car and pick them up from the Oncology Entrance. And see Dad hobbling along. He is just 74 years old. That seems so young in today's society.
I want Dad to have another 10 years, but not if it is living with pain, discomfort and a poor standard of living.
I have just driven my Mum and Dad to the Hospital. Actually the Oncology Dept - Radiology. Dad has cancer (Melanoma) He is about to get his second round of radio-therapy to reduce the size of some lumps in and around his abdomen.
Dad doesn't want to admit where this is going - In fact he is in near complete denial. How do we know this? He recently signed up for a local gym - A membership that is 36 months long minimum. He was told he had 6 - 9 months to live about 13 months ago, so he is living on borrowed time now. He thought that if he went to the gym and exercised his legs he would get more mobility and that he would be carrying on for another 10 years...
Actually it's sad to think about how he is thinking. Nobody wants to bust his bubble and why should we.
So, I sit here at work waiting for the call from Mum to hop in the car and pick them up from the Oncology Entrance. And see Dad hobbling along. He is just 74 years old. That seems so young in today's society.
I want Dad to have another 10 years, but not if it is living with pain, discomfort and a poor standard of living.
Thursday, 12 April 2012
Great line...
"Never explain yourself to anyone. Because the person who likes you doesn't need it, and the person who dislikes you won't believe it..."
Monday, 26 March 2012
I think my computer is full
A client called me yesterday (Sunday). I know him well. Well enough to call him a friend. He and his wife came to my wedding in 1987 (I now divorced and in a great relationship with a beautiful woman who understands me so well)
Anyway - he called and said that he thought he needed to update his computer as its probably full. I helped him purchase it a few years back. I have been helping him and his former trucking business with computer issues for quite a few years now and he trusts me explicitly. In other words, he would purchase/spend anything I tell him in relation to computers etc.
I don't abuse this trust and he knows that I look out for his interest in this regard.
Back to "Its probably full" To many non-computer people it seems easier to understand that a computer can get full (like a filing cabinet might get full), when thinking about the age of the computer... trouble is, its usually not "full" Far from it. In fact from a "full" point of view its got years and years left in it.
The issue nowadays is the constant demand of the various pieces of software installed on our computers to update/upgrade - install the latest patch etc. These incremental steps place expectations on the hardware to be faster or have more cpu/ram capacity. And its these things that are actually "full" The storage capacity on most computers now is so huge that for most personal users to come close to filling it up they have to be seriously saving stuff. Not books, but huge images and media files.
So, "probably full" is a scenario that makes sense to my friend, and now he wants me to look at his needs again as he actually needs to start emailing documents instead of faxing....
Anyway - he called and said that he thought he needed to update his computer as its probably full. I helped him purchase it a few years back. I have been helping him and his former trucking business with computer issues for quite a few years now and he trusts me explicitly. In other words, he would purchase/spend anything I tell him in relation to computers etc.
I don't abuse this trust and he knows that I look out for his interest in this regard.
Back to "Its probably full" To many non-computer people it seems easier to understand that a computer can get full (like a filing cabinet might get full), when thinking about the age of the computer... trouble is, its usually not "full" Far from it. In fact from a "full" point of view its got years and years left in it.
The issue nowadays is the constant demand of the various pieces of software installed on our computers to update/upgrade - install the latest patch etc. These incremental steps place expectations on the hardware to be faster or have more cpu/ram capacity. And its these things that are actually "full" The storage capacity on most computers now is so huge that for most personal users to come close to filling it up they have to be seriously saving stuff. Not books, but huge images and media files.
So, "probably full" is a scenario that makes sense to my friend, and now he wants me to look at his needs again as he actually needs to start emailing documents instead of faxing....
Friday, 23 March 2012
So, why am I so angry?
Great question!
Idiots of course - but that is a matter of opinion. So really, who?
The religious... well yes. Even the moderates, yes them too.
We are all free to believe what we want. However there is a good saying "You have the right to your beliefs, but you do not have the right to your own facts"
So, while we have untestable hypotheses based on false premises about how we came to be here and our purpose in life, then we should be a little angry.
Idiots of course - but that is a matter of opinion. So really, who?
The religious... well yes. Even the moderates, yes them too.
We are all free to believe what we want. However there is a good saying "You have the right to your beliefs, but you do not have the right to your own facts"
So, while we have untestable hypotheses based on false premises about how we came to be here and our purpose in life, then we should be a little angry.
Tuesday, 13 March 2012
Born this way!!
This link (yes click the title) is a great read.
I have read a few books like Hitchens "Good is not great!", and Dawkins "The God Delusion". I came away from those books feeling a little angry at our religious communities. Seeing them for the scourge on society that I believe them to be. Asking myself: How could we let these things happen.
To me: Religion = Hate. Yes, that's right, somewhat the opposite to love. Religion creates segregation, and a state of mind that says "If you are not with us then you are against us"
The blog posting that I have linked to here helps me put into perspective how we can think this way. I like the easy to read style of the concept and it makes sense. Eases the angst!
I'm looking forward to part two
One of the commentators to the blog entry also adds value.I have cut and pasted the notes below
There is ample evidence for the fact that children are born with a propensity towards teleological thinking. That shouldn’t surprise anybody, as ID and creationism are childish ideas, i.e. perfectly ok in childhood and somewhat strange in adults. Science and reason are cultural techniques that have to be learned and fostered. How could it be otherwise?
Rather than insisting on atheism being natural we should embrace and emphasize the fact that religious belief belongs to the childhood, not only of the individual, but of the species as a whole.
Science and reason are at a disadvantage in early childhood, quite naturally. Superstitious thinking has a headstart in children. This can and should be turned into an argument for more and better science education.
So, Can we as a society reach a stage that religious ideas can be entertained as a Child (like Father Christmas) and then become superseded as an Adult with Logic and Reason.?
I have read a few books like Hitchens "Good is not great!", and Dawkins "The God Delusion". I came away from those books feeling a little angry at our religious communities. Seeing them for the scourge on society that I believe them to be. Asking myself: How could we let these things happen.
To me: Religion = Hate. Yes, that's right, somewhat the opposite to love. Religion creates segregation, and a state of mind that says "If you are not with us then you are against us"
The blog posting that I have linked to here helps me put into perspective how we can think this way. I like the easy to read style of the concept and it makes sense. Eases the angst!
I'm looking forward to part two
One of the commentators to the blog entry also adds value.I have cut and pasted the notes below
There is ample evidence for the fact that children are born with a propensity towards teleological thinking. That shouldn’t surprise anybody, as ID and creationism are childish ideas, i.e. perfectly ok in childhood and somewhat strange in adults. Science and reason are cultural techniques that have to be learned and fostered. How could it be otherwise?
Rather than insisting on atheism being natural we should embrace and emphasize the fact that religious belief belongs to the childhood, not only of the individual, but of the species as a whole.
Science and reason are at a disadvantage in early childhood, quite naturally. Superstitious thinking has a headstart in children. This can and should be turned into an argument for more and better science education.
So, Can we as a society reach a stage that religious ideas can be entertained as a Child (like Father Christmas) and then become superseded as an Adult with Logic and Reason.?
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