Posts

The best anything

That's right folks, it's a double whammy today! I was browsing through my thought dump sticky notes, which I use to note down any ideas that my brain comes up with in an attempt to divert my attention away from work, and found a suggestion for an entry. It's based on one of those memories which stuck with me all the way from early childhood. My dad asked me which car I thought was best. I think I complained about the question being to ambiguous and that I couldn't answer it. In reality, the answer my dad had in mind was quite a simple one: the best car out there, is one that belongs to you. Only recently have I remembered it and realised how right this thought pattern is. In this capitalistic world, we're constantly tempted to buy new items because that's how the system works. This, in my opinion, creates a mindset of disatisfaction with what we have already, which makes us search out better versions of items that we already have. I believe that this is...
Post a Comment
Read more

Discipline

Truth be told, I'm not happy with the way I am. I wake up at irregular times and go to sleep late, start working at irregular times and find it difficult to make myself do any work, procrastination always takes up a big chunk of my day and I haven't worked on any of my hobbies in some time (including this blog) because I keep using exams as an excuse not to pursue them. So, rather than keep feeling miserable and sorry for myself, I'll try and make a change.I'm going to introduce discipline in my life and record my efforts over the next 6 weeks here. I'm going to start with work and sleep, as these should be the core of my day, and then move onto layting my hobbies around it. So the schedule for me should like as such: 8am - wake up 11am -start working 19.00 - stop working 22.30 - go to sleep Let's see how well I can stick with it.
Post a Comment
Read more

The Ideal Yeoshik

Dear reader, Due to the nature of the quarantine, I've spent a lot of time on my own either working, reading or procrastinating. Not sure if I mentioned this in my last post, but I believe that there's a silver lining to the virus. As was said by the musician Grebenshikov, "don't pay so much attention to your boredom. Look inside yourself, as it's one of the most fascinating things you could see" (naturally I'm paraphrasing). So, based of these words, the quarantine presents a unique opportunity, possibly the first in decades and the last for decades to come, where people can look at who they are, see what they want in life and who they want to be. I'm saying this, because I believe that the luxury of being with yourself, thinking about who you are and who you want to be is usually swept under the constant worries of the everyday and we never address it, since there are more urgent tasks at hand. At first glance, this seems logical; it's a q...
Post a Comment
Read more

Why blog

Whilst I've been stuck in the Covid19 quarantine, I've had to face my arch nemesis: working from home. I'm not too good at it. After spending about a month here: my self-esteem dropped,  my work ethic has become apauling and overall I'm not very happy with how I'm living my life. So, instead of mopping about more, I've decided to start this blog. Since it's very unlikely that anyone would come across it, I can write more or less freely and it's my version of shouting into the void. Primarily, this blog will be for me writing down my thoughts and feelings, as well as discussing some literature and heck, maybe write a short story prototype or something. Once quarantine is over, I might use this space to upload some of my photographs as a mini portfolio and electronic projects that I'll try work on in my spare time. I'll try writing every evening and if anyone is going to read this, enjoy the dive into my mind.
Post a Comment
Read more