When something is bothering you, and you assess your options to deal with it, don’t forget to consider what you can do about it. All too often we look at options for how others can fix the situation and we overlook the ways in which we can fix it without the help of anyone else. For example, say someone is…
Month: October 2016
Interview: You Know It But Don’t Believe It (youtube link)
EP65. Wesley Higbee: You Know It But Don’t Believe It
Petty morality is the reason you’re not happy
If you let go of right and wrong life becomes much easier to deal with, and much happier. I’m not saying that you never shun certain behaviors, but if you understand the fluidity of morality, you see that in most situations you don’t have to get worked up anymore over petty things. You can simply change your beliefs, in real…
Being happy, without compromising, when you don’t get your way
Liking is familiarity. You might think that liking is out of your control but that’s not true. You like what you’re familiar with. So, if you don’t like something you just need to give yourself time to get to know it. Liking or disliking is of course linked to the valence of the experience. Was it good or bad? In…
Is it black or white?
Another example of what we see being dictated by what else we see. And how two things that are the same look completely different in different contexts. Below, the circles match between both pictures, same with the chess set. It’s only the background that differs. But, what looks different to you? Do you ever wonder what else your brain does…
Interview – Are VMs Dead?
10 on Tech Episode 008: Wes Higbee – Are VMs Dead?
Interview – you know it but you don’t believe it
EP65. Wesley Higbee: You Know It But Don’t Believe It
Worrying about maintainability is often a waste of time
Worrying about maintainability is often a waste of time…