Author Archives: Konrad

I’ve been putting off writing about alcohol because I don’t feel like I have a good grasp on how I feel about it. Per yesterday’s post the best way to figure out what I think is to write it. Alcohol has a lot of bad effects. 1. It can ruin lives. 2. It can lead…More

Otherwise you’ll just argue yourself into circles in your mind. Often, I won’t know what I am going to say or write until I actually put it out there. And once I do, it becomes obvious what path I should take. Instead of thinking about something for hours and starting at a screen to come…More

Currently experiencing a setback with my first cold since 10/30/16. The year, since I started tracking in April, has looked like this: 4/9 – 3 day fever 5/16 – 2 day mild cold 6/1 – 12 Day severe cold 7/18 – 16 Day combo of fever and severe cold 10/25 – 6 Day mild cold…More

We form complex thoughts in our heads which then have to be squeezed into words that each can have several different meanings. Words have fixed meanings while the concepts that they are connected to in our heads are fluid, constantly developing and different in each person’s mind. There is enormous information loss between humans. We…More

One 24 hr fast will: 1. Break the illusion that you MUST eat to survive. You’ll realize that the signals your body is giving you are to some extent optional. You’ll realize that you don’t have to eat mcdonalds because its the only thing at the airport. That you don’t need to eat every few…More

Hypothetically, when a company like JP Morgan is threatened with breakup, like it was by Glass-Steagall in 1933, it could move its headquarters abroad and continue its lucrative activities. This has puzzled me lately. I have come up with a few reasons: 1. They need government support. This can be seen especially in the case…More

But, I do believe its important to believe that you have agency in your day to day actions. This is a paradox that I’m not sure how to resolve. Because, if there is no free will, do you actually have a choice in how hard you try to improve yourself? Can we actually teach people…More

I’m referring to the approach to life not the aesthetic. Whether you like clean white lines with minimal objects isn’t relevant to the use of minimalism as an approach to life. The tenets: 1. Buy / make high quality objects. 2. Conduct regular maintenance on these objects. 3. Throw away any objects that do not…More

Getting along with people is an accident. Its an accident of shared experiences. An accident of shared perspectives on the world. What might more commonly be known as shared values. These are determined by factors completely outside your control. Who were your parents? Where did you grow up? Were you rich? Were you poor? Was…More

It seems better to surround yourself with people that like everything you do. But, in the longterm, you will suffer. This is an hard problem to solve. Even if you are are vigilant and asking for feedback and criticism often the people around you will temper their words to be nice. On the other hand,…More