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17 October / / blog

Hobby

I have quite a curious mind. I love to learn new things, especially when it’s accessible enough that a few invested hours yields substantially more than a cursory glance. The more things I try, the more I become comfortable with not maintaining hobbies. I held a “common sense” definition of a hobby as something that defines your interests, knowledge and skills outside of what you do for work. It’s expected that when you have a hobby, you have likely maintained it for years if not decades. It is something you have a passion for, and possibly cannot live without. Whenever we encounter someone who has a hobby under that expected definition, we often consider them to be exceptionally interesting or creative, and look up to that commitment to a craft.

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12 October / / blog

Natural Talent

This term is ubiquitous throughout our lives. Someone has a natural talent for some athletic feat. Or someone is talented in some academic endeavor. I think that the term “talent” is over-used, and the majority of what is considered a talented person is invested time.

Lets look at the definition of talent:

A natural ability to be good at something, especially without being taught.

Cambridge Dictionary

Almost every human in the history of the world is talented. Who explicitly taught you to walk? How to blink? Who taught you how to fire off the infinitely complex sequence of electrical impulses towards bundles of assembled molecules in such a way that you end up on a soft man-made rectangle with a tub of delicious frozen cream with cookie dough? According to this definition, you are an incredibly talented individual.

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12 October / / blog

There is quite a lot of buzz around social media’s influence on our mental health. Today I’d like to cover the topic of gambling.

Becoming Famous

In the past, the road to fame has been largely hidden from view. Movie stars became hits after years of training and auditions, musicians via talent scouts at local gigs. The internet ushered in an uncertain promise that the average person can become famous in a few moments, whether they want to or not. However, that seeking of fame is something largely coveted, as in the past it promised power and wealth for the most part. This links the pursuit of fame with tangible reward.

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30 May / / blog

This will serve as a tool to track my own progress towards a more tranquil life. Anyone else who is interested either in pursuing this themselves, or just have curiosity, then feel welcome to follow along. There are no ulterior motives here, this is not meant to increase the website visits, clicks etc. and for the foreseeable future there will be no advertising here. We have enough distractions.

The way I will get to a point of clearness and tranquillity, I do not know. It’s what I would like to achieve, but it isn’t not set as the goal, instead I will set many smaller goals and hopefully they will bring me closer towards a tranquil life. I’ve seen self-help books advertising the answer, philosophical schools of thought centred around the idea of what a good life is, examples of happiness and success advertised throughout media. Despite all these options it seems that a lot of people struggle with decisions and their own emotions, let alone what “solution” to choose. I don’t claim to have the right answer in any sense, all I can say is so far, I’m finding myself a better person that I would like to continue improving.