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February 18th, 2008
January 27th, 2008
January 25th, 2008
Feeling your pain
or pleasure,
nerves make their own case.
Lovely company
over expensive drinks.
Sleep
more useful than
darkness.
Your form following
your function.
Soft winter rain
still ruled by gravity.
or pleasure,
nerves make their own case.
Lovely company
over expensive drinks.
Sleep
more useful than
darkness.
Your form following
your function.
Soft winter rain
still ruled by gravity.
November 1st, 2007
In Sweden nobody talks to you just because you need to talk. They don´t farm their ears out to wayward motormouths.
Please see first comment.
Please see first comment.
October 18th, 2007
Did you ever notice how a game of chess becomes more interesting when there are just a few pieces on the board? Similarly, bars and restaurants with just a handful of people are often the most engaging.
October 5th, 2007
We all have problems and opinions, but when it comes to blabbing just to vent built-up neurotic thoughts, keep your lips buttoned. The public is not your personal therapist. Keep public conversations impersonal, dynamic and interesting.
September 24th, 2007
Most serious thought takes place in cold climates or in the
winter months. As shadows get longer, everything is more manageable.
Cold weather is better for the brain. Go inside and get something done.
You might ask, What about California? Didn't they invent all sorts of gizmos over there? Yes, they did, but not while surfing or running around naked at Burning Man. They toiled in a grimy garage, some dark little corner.
Coldness keeps you closer to the surface and the surface is where you want to be.
Cold weather is better for the brain. Go inside and get something done.
You might ask, What about California? Didn't they invent all sorts of gizmos over there? Yes, they did, but not while surfing or running around naked at Burning Man. They toiled in a grimy garage, some dark little corner.
Coldness keeps you closer to the surface and the surface is where you want to be.
September 9th, 2007
Dwelling on yourself is often a recipe for disaster. Introspection often leads to melancholy and depression. This is because the world is a shared place. Any attempt to call it your own will end in disappointment. You have no choice but to accept the big picture with everyone in it. All small pictures get lost in the drawer or disintegrate in your wallet. Keep the self-absorption to a minimum and you will stay on the surface of your life.
Don't confuse introspection will creativity or deep thought. They have nothing to do with each other.
When it comes to interactions with people, agitate like a washing machine, stir things up, push and pull, wring the water out, keeps things moving. Other people are not an option; they are what you have to work with. If you are busy looking at yourself, you are not using the collective power of the masses. Use humanity for what it was made for and it will reward you.
Don't confuse introspection will creativity or deep thought. They have nothing to do with each other.
When it comes to interactions with people, agitate like a washing machine, stir things up, push and pull, wring the water out, keeps things moving. Other people are not an option; they are what you have to work with. If you are busy looking at yourself, you are not using the collective power of the masses. Use humanity for what it was made for and it will reward you.
September 4th, 2007
There is no shortage of things to fix in this world. You can find trouble in every sector: pop music, toys, personal behavior. Certainly a person could spend their life tweaking troubled products and people. But constantly looking at what is broken can be very discouraging.
Instead, try invention. Forget about incremental change, make contextual change. Put things where they don't belong.
Remember, invention causes change; fixing causes smoothness. If your life is too smooth you may be fixing instead of inventing. Ask yourself: Am I getting the traction I need?
August 30th, 2007
Everyone has bad habits.
Some are fingerpointers. Some drift mentally or physically when they drive. Some are blabbermouths. Some abuse substances. Some give their dog too much credit. Some are addicted to love or money or gambling. Some are always trying to sell. Some are constantly over-dressed. Some are always tasteless.
There are plenty of bad habits to go around. Why not spread them out and diversify. Surprise yourself.
If you drink one night, try dressing tastelessly the next, possibly followed by some bad driving.
By rotating bad habits, your nervous system maintains its elasticity and ability to quickly spark. A little maintenance will payoff bigtime.
August 28th, 2007
Have you ever noticed how things get longer near the end. The last hours of a road trip always drive you crazy. Tubes of toothpaste go on forever once you start to roll them up. Shampoo always makes a comeback when you add a little water. I recommend using the "near the end" principle in every aspect of your life. Buy two gallons of gas at a time. Always rent houses that are on the market to be sold. Wear your clothes until they disintegrate on your body. Adopt senior animals from the humane society. Drive cars that have nothing to lose. By extending everything in your life you will never come up short.
August 27th, 2007
As I've said before, it's always best to start in the middle and work toward the edge. When you arrive in the middle, things are in place and you can find where you need to be. When you leave early you take some energy with you and the surface mind can jump ahead with preliminary plans. Keep moving and you'll get somewhere.
August 26th, 2007
Wasted time is a natural and organic. It is the mulch of a rich life.
When John Cage introduced noise as music, he did us a great favor. Noise is not just beautiful, it is warm and complex. Once we appreciate the beauty of every sound, we can begin to understand the complexities of the nervous system, the gatekeeper to happiness.
Try mixing some light jazz with a vacuum cleaner. Hum along with the jackhammer down the street. Enjoy different textures and surfaces of sound. Imagine throughout your day that you are in a bed of sound, blanketed by auditory surprises and cross-purposing.
As your nervous system learns to reinterpret the world, you will feel a deep sense of comfort.
Try mixing some light jazz with a vacuum cleaner. Hum along with the jackhammer down the street. Enjoy different textures and surfaces of sound. Imagine throughout your day that you are in a bed of sound, blanketed by auditory surprises and cross-purposing.
As your nervous system learns to reinterpret the world, you will feel a deep sense of comfort.
August 21st, 2007
Always start in the middle. That way you can go in either direction: toward the edge or backwards.
If you can't find the middle, don't bother starting. A certain amount of efficiency is necessary to be a truely happy person.
August 18th, 2007
Yesterday I washed my car for the first time in months. I drove the clean car for ten minutes before I was stopped and issued a minor citation. Without dirt my car was defenseless. Dirt maintains a car's immune system.
In the same way, by allowing some dirt to show, by wearing a little history, we become comfortably linear, integrated into our own timelines.
August 17th, 2007
To attract a hawk, tape a mouse to a stick.
To attract a rabbit, plant a garden.
August 16th, 2007
Comfort is a place to stop, a place to gather. I recommend using the heaviest comfort that can be easily obtained: thick blankets, wads of cash, off hours, places without toil, continuous flowing mountains and rich valleys.
One way to obtain comfort is to provide off-street parking for the complete nervous system. Let all mental activity languish in motionlessness. Feel the gravity of comfort. Without a nervous system we are all a rich mulch that settles, accumulates and nurtures.
Never seek comfort. Take comfort with you.
One way to obtain comfort is to provide off-street parking for the complete nervous system. Let all mental activity languish in motionlessness. Feel the gravity of comfort. Without a nervous system we are all a rich mulch that settles, accumulates and nurtures.
Never seek comfort. Take comfort with you.
August 15th, 2007
We must allow time for reflection. Without reflection nothing repeats, nothing is refined.
With too much reflection, however, things become garbled, as if they were endlessly feeding back.
If this happens, limit your mirror time to a few glances a day.
With too much reflection, however, things become garbled, as if they were endlessly feeding back.
If this happens, limit your mirror time to a few glances a day.
August 13th, 2007
The best drivers of cars are assertive and predictable. They come up with reasonable solutions to many minor problems. They know where they are going and how to get there. If they don't, they figure it out.
I recommend running your life the same way.
Remember, without predictability, assertiveness is just lunacy. Go in one direction at a time, but don't hesitate to worm your way into the thick of any situation. Plow into the mainstream like a municipal bus. Let them know your coming and that you're too big to stop quickly.
I recommend running your life the same way.
Remember, without predictability, assertiveness is just lunacy. Go in one direction at a time, but don't hesitate to worm your way into the thick of any situation. Plow into the mainstream like a municipal bus. Let them know your coming and that you're too big to stop quickly.