the most interesting man

The guy I consider the most interesting man in the world (Tim Ferriss) knighted Kevin Kelly as the most interesting man in the world (the guy that wrote the original 1,000 true fans, and many more).

Kevin dropped this gem lately and I’ve had it open in my mobile browser to cherry pick seldomly for weeks:

https://kk.org/thetechnium/101-additional-advices/

Absurd Auto-Optimism

I’ve found this mindset has led to a graceful bob and weave thru tough problems and unfortunate circumstances. Sometimes, it seems near delusional, but there’s truth to that extreme and it soothes the mind :)

• Most of May I woke up to Florida palmetto cockroaches in our kitchen each morning, in the sink, then smashing their guts and eggs where we put our utensils in the sink. Even more violating I’d say, I killed one climbing the wall behind my bed stand.

  • At least they are not in my bed. If they eventually do come into bed with me, at least they do not bite. At least we don’t have snakes and scorpions. At least I don’t have to clean up cockroach guts and eggs in the sink again! This one was a clean kill. 

  • Absurd, yet true!, and soothing. It can almost always be worse. So why not focus on the positives? :) 

• The other day I woke up to an alarm (never snooze!), and walked outside to meditate. After getting bit by a few mosquitos, I shake them off and head inside for an urgent bowel movement. As I was taking an especially painful sh!t, I was grateful mosquitos were not biting me simultaneously.

• Didn’t wear deodorant to the gym! At least I don’t have a tank top on and I have a T-shirt on and now I get less toxins in me for the day.

• And the granddaddy of them all… 

  • At least I’m alive. Many people die early. Many people never know what it’s like to truly live. To live out the depths of your Self, your identity, then unfold your purpose on Earth walking with a smile on your face to the wrinkly finish line :) 

The Super Blink

One trusted anxiety bypass is the Super Blink.

Essentially, you blink rapidly until the invasive anxiety / string of thoughts bypass, thus not entering the conscious mind. It’s surprisingly impactful! Yet at a cost…