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Feb 20

Competitive Theism

Our new term for the day is competitive theism. And what is it exactly?

a self-styled spirituality that can be overlaid on any religion and has nothing to do with personal morality. This faith gap, I’ve noticed in the interviews I’ve done, is often what sets the merely famous apart from the ridiculously famous. It can make the difference between achieving what’s possible and accomplishing what seems impossible.

A short, fascinating look at the value that lip service to God makes in the lives and careers of celebrities.

Posted at 8:00am
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Dec 9

Distractivity

Distractivity: what you’re doing when you get distracted from what you should be doing.

From the Distractivity Blog.

This is a post I started nearly a year ago and didn’t finish. Posted now, unfinished, to illustrate the point.

Posted at 8:05am
new terminology

Jun 25

solvitur ambulando

A Latin phrase meaning, “it is solved by walking.”

I was recently talking with my bride about solving a problem while walking to watch a basketball game. I had been working at it for a few hours, but no easy solution had materialized. I wasn’t a few minutes from the door, however, when the answer came to me. It was a little frustrating because it was an easy solution, but one that did not appear until I took a walk.

Has this ever happened to you? A challenge or an answer coming while you’re not thinking about it? There’s something powerful about our created minds and their ability to process information without having it at the forefront.

Resolved:

  • More frequent walks. Most every day could be improved with a short walk or two.
  • Less continuous time put into problem solving. If it doesn’t have an answer fairly soon, shelf it and let the mind work for a bit.
  • Occasional long walks, to let the mind wonder, meditate, and reset itself.
Posted at 12:52pm
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