Anicka Yi‘s recent exhibition in the turbine hall at the Tate Modern springs to mind. It was incredible. It was like having massive jellyfish flying around you.
Boo. Everything I've learned, from work to living like an adult, has come down to practice. If I thought it was just "natural talent" I'd never attempt to get better at anything.
People like to credit their own hard work. You’ll never seen a winning athlete say how talented they are. We’ve created an an illusion that anyone can excel with hard work because it justifies inequalities. I was born good at drawing stuff so I capitalised on it somewhat.
It seems you're looking at the probability the wrong way. There are thousands of chums all over the world making music. Some had more talent and were therefore more likely to become successful.
What I do us use the time management feature with parental controls, so that I can't disable it. When I make the passcode I write it down and seal it in an envelope. I scramble my memory by saying random numbers so I can forget the passcode (though I probably would not be able to remember it anyway).
The reason it works is because consciousness is fundamental to reality as shown by double slit experiments. The viewer creates their reality. A tree doesn’t fall in the woods if no one is there to see it.
I think exercise is more important than diet. There are many examples of people who literally only eat one food (often pizza) and doctors pronounce them surprisingly healthy. Athletes that need lots of calories often consume what would seem like a bad diet.
I realise this is about meetings but working from home is terrible for me. Working from home is like how I imagine most people would feel sleeping in the office. I just cant really do it at all.
I've already got a final warning work, and it still feels impossible to do anything from at home. It's effected my self esteem and really damaged my career. I think I'll try to get an ADHD diagnosis and then I'll be considered disabled and will maybe get some help and legal protection.
I’d rather play the game I enjoy than win. I’m not that interested in winning, people don’t really like it if you’re beating them all the time. It’s more important to have friends than dominate at a hobby, having better relationships will lead to greater happiness, is that not the real game? I’m more interested in the aesthetics and flow of movements in games and the satisfaction that brings, I’ll never be the best, and I think endeavouring to always be better would just leave me with a sense of inadequacy. A focus on beauty and the ethics of a game will bring more joy to the world. Aligning with things where you enjoy the process will output success as a by-product as you’ll be practicing more than others as it won’t feel like work. I’m not really sure what the point of being the best is, to satisfy feelings of insecurity maybe.
