Tuesday philosophy snippet: If No One Sees Your Smile…
The old question, when a tree falls in the forest and there’s nobody around to hear it, does it make a sound? has an answer. The tree does not make a sound. Sound is a…
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Rough cuts from out there: Joel’s story about adventure, survival and endurance.
Some time ago, I met a cool dude online. Joel. His videos reonated deeply. They fueled the MATTLR Engine Room. I asked Joel to share his story and I proposed a few anchor-questions. The reply…
The torch: Burn or stay cold
The new CEO rolls into the parking lot in his brand-new car. A ridiculously expensive chrome tank with bulletproof doors. It’s a gut punch, because you’re drowning in debt. You watch him step out, and…
Surviving the Small King at work.
Hail to the King, by Avenged Sevenfold, is a gritty tune that rocks out against the abuse of power.When the Small King rose to power within my organization, the lyrics of that song burrowed into…
What’s the point of carrying on… really?
Often, I notice how people ask: What’s the point of everything? What’s the point of carrying on? Nobody can really answer that in a way that fits everyone. Maybe the point isn’t why we carry…
Debunking and rating “Everything happens for a reason.”
It’s so easy to use “It happens for a reason” like a water gun, spraying it everywhere. Drops fall on those who never asked for it. But you’re having fun. It’s easy. And you can’t…
What I do when anxiety hits.
Here’s what I do when anxiety hits: Anxiety spirals at 2 AM? I say, “Fear is here.” Breathe. I Watch it flap around, saying, You’re still here. Sounds stupidly simple. The real challenge is doing…
MONK MIND: When “it” hits, answer.
Monk super-stoicism, ahh, yes! Did you get much of your research from soaking up all those movie tropes and archetypes? On the screen, we watch levitation, iron-willed self-control, superhero antics, and yet, monks stay human.…
Swearing is a weapon. Use It Like You Mean It (Or Don’t Use It at All).
If you have to, use the occasional ‘fuck’ not as filler, but as a precision tool, not for edge, but for breaking walls or landing emotional weight. Swearing is punctuation, used sparingly. It’s not the…
“If you love what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life.” Debunking harmful cliches.
“If you love what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life.” That’s a classic line often dropped by tech brothers who work 80-hour weeks but have a ping pong table in the…