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Blog theme: Someone saying "f%^k this, I need to move." Then them moving and taking a hit, but landing with a better outcome. Earlier today I was watching a YouTube video (link below) of a sailor making his way to Iceland. He recounts how he came close to a point off of the Faroe Islands and found himself, and his little yacht, being smashed with waves in this micro sea state climate. At the time in which he entered the danger zone he had a drone up in the air, and an expensive camera around his neck;  he wanted to capture the beautiful scenery around him (interesting fact - he also was covid positive ). As soon as he realised the peril he was in, he judged the situation, and began to take action to manoeuvre.  He didn't keep going. He didn't jam the throttle down all of the way, or start raising sails for more power. The situation was not right, he knew he had to find an alternate way. He had to take a loss now to get onto a better route for later. So he started turn...

A Principle Idea Belief Philosophy.      Movement to Freedom           Freedom to Movement In summary: Movement to Freedom to Movement. Today I was walking down a very busy street in the CBD chatting to a colleague when he started complaining about how much salary other people in his organisation make. He's a very smart guy, and a very hard worker. But I don't think he's happy a lot of the time. I spoke the words: 'Comparison is the Thief of Joy'. Now I didn't come up with that proverb. The first time I heard it was actually during a NBA game. The commentator Jeff Van Gundy dropped it during the broadcast. It sent his partner Mark Jackson, who I believe is a deeply religious man, into a positive spin. That stuck with me.  I have used that proverb myself to move me out of, and often prevent me from entering cycles of jealousy and negativity. When I mentioned it to my colleague, I saw something happen in his eyes. I learnt recently from An...

A new rabbit hole I've started to explore which is linked to the dominance hierarchies. What is the link between DHs and testosterone? I've been doing a fair bit of weight training for over a year now and I'd say I've bulked up a bit. I've shed some fat  ~10kg, probably more as that is the figure of weight on the scale I've lost, but I've added muscle. Testosterone is good for muscle growth - this much I know. I stopped drinking water from the tap and switched over to filtered water once I learnt this (who actually knows if it is true or not, but meh no harm no foul). I'm also 36 so naturally my testosterone levels are dropping off somewhat due to age. Not what they were when I was 20, but higher than when I'll be 44. Hopefully my healthy lifestyle is mitigating/slowing that decrease down, and there are things I can do to increase. Watched a podcast with Rogan and Andrew Huberman where they discuss testosterone optimisation. So apparently testosteron...

Apparently the females swipe right only 4% of the time (swipe right for purposes of this post means is interested).The males swipe right like 65 - 70% of the time.  Guys go for looks. Girls go for status. That is a crazy thought though. In a recent JP podcast I listened to one of the guests mentioned that his friend, apparently an attractive high ranking male, received like 20,000 matches on Tinder. 20,000! As JP pointed out - that is ghengis khan level. It is a Pareto distribution - the top top receive a f$%king shit load, and the majority receive very little. What is going on though? Like what are these woman thinking? How is it healthy/in their interest to say only click on Ryan Renalds and Johnny Depps? The RR and JDs have huge numbers thrown at them, so they are probably going to devalue and likely wont be forming an intimate bond. Does being the 12th mistress of a JD really beat being the number one of some hard working electrician? Is it even good at all for RR and JD? Perha...

 Free Guy Finally a move with a white male protagonist. Like the hero of the story, well there are sort of three, but two are white adult males. They weren’t swapped out for some brooding Alicia Keys circa 1999 actress. An actual male, a male of European heritage, in a new Disney movie, was given a role as the hero!  Welllllllll - sort of not really. Let’s break it down. Ryan Renalds played Guy - the video game NPC. The script was written deadpoolish so I can see why he was cast. He did a good job. But is his character a role model for young men? Is his character a demonstration of the masculine? I’d say no not really. Often in the movie he is referred to as being beautiful. He doesn’t really learn or develop anything - he just goes about doing what he’s told basically in order to win the affection of Millie- the female protagonist. If this was karate kid - Guy is the small child and Millie is Mr Miyagi. Except Guy is a b!tch and Millie is dressed hot, and full of masculine en...

The Why I write for my little boy, who is of German/Polish/English/Scottish heritage so he may have a protagonist, a hero, who he can aspire to emulate and learn from. There are old stories of value, but new stories need to be created for the now, in the context of today, looking to the future, so he can relate. I write to inspire, to stretch what is possible, to hit an emotional chord, to make life better. To explore. I write for my friends of European heritage. They are in the same age as me. They have struggles and tribulations in their life. There isn’t much current/in the culture of now that helps them deal with the messy and significant stuff of life. That which inspires, relaxes, makes them laugh, points to their value, teaches. I write for them. I write for myself. For the joy of it. For creativity’s sake. To remind myself what we are all capable of. Simon Sinek - Start with why