Category Archives: random
Puzzled
The oldest item I have from my childhood is a jigsaw puzzle of a boy pasting up posters. When I was very young, I enjoyed putting it together, charmed because it had four “figure pieces” in the shape of objects: … Continue reading
Everyday Workouts
Back in 1993, when I was in my mid-twenties, my skinny days were ending. After spending my entire youth in the bottom quartile in body weight for my age, my metabolism slowed. Rather than adjust my diet, I opted to … Continue reading
Living without an internal monologue
Five years ago, in early 2020, interest in the concept of internal monologues spiked after a viral tweet shared how not everyone experiences the phenomenon, which has been described as hearing your own voice talking inside your head, in complete … Continue reading
Alone Time
The modern world is, in many ways, an introvert’s paradise. Technological progress allows me to enact part of the science fiction future I read about in childhood. While practical limits denied us flying cars and human travel beyond the moon, … Continue reading
Staying Stoic
The dichotomy of control of the Stoics is what a modern psychologist might refer to as an “internal locus of control”. Here is an illustration: A more popular form of The Dichotomy of Control is Reinhold Neibuhr’s Prayer of Serenity: … Continue reading
Meador Manor 