The Three Levels of Self-Awareness - Mark Manson - Pocket

Allamanda comments on May 5, 2019:

It's a mish-mash, but it works well - quite profound, I thought.

Tomfoolery33 replies on May 5, 2019:

I liked it and thought he nailed several things.

It still surprises me how dead it is around here on Sundays.

thinktwice comments on May 5, 2019:

ha ha ha...waiting for Game of Thrones...just chilling...how are you doing?

Tomfoolery33 replies on May 5, 2019:

I'm fine. I'm waiting on Game of Thrones now too, but this afternoon was dead.

Not very original.

EricTrommater comments on May 5, 2019:

I'll take three!

Tomfoolery33 replies on May 5, 2019:

I'm too old to handle three. Two, maybe.

That oughta do it.

EricTrommater comments on May 5, 2019:

Meth also works...

Tomfoolery33 replies on May 5, 2019:

Yep.

Well, she is cute...

MojoDave comments on May 4, 2019:

What?

Tomfoolery33 replies on May 4, 2019:

@MojoDave Then it's too hard to explain.

That's a twist.

MojoDave comments on May 4, 2019:

???

Tomfoolery33 replies on May 4, 2019:

Anaconda is a Nikki Minaj song.

Well, she is cute...

Merseyman1 comments on May 4, 2019:

I don't find the connection...

Tomfoolery33 replies on May 4, 2019:

At the end of Titanic?

Well, she is cute...

MojoDave comments on May 4, 2019:

What?

Tomfoolery33 replies on May 4, 2019:

Didn't you see Titanic?

Cheerfulness cannot be compulsory, whatever the T-shirts say | Aeon Essays

seattlepanda comments on May 4, 2019:

Cheerfulness may be voluntarily, optimistically living primarily outside of yourself...

Tomfoolery33 replies on May 4, 2019:

Hmm...interesting way of looking at it.

Cheerfulness cannot be compulsory, whatever the T-shirts say | Aeon Essays

Allamanda comments on May 4, 2019:

Call it cheerfulness or gratitude or whatever, an optimistic outlook is something one can train one's self in, and it's a source of great strength when you need it, and a deterrent to depression. It doesn't have to be expressed to all and sundry in every situation, but it becomes the default. ...

Tomfoolery33 replies on May 4, 2019:

@Allamanda I'm kind of old and set in my ways, but I'd say I'm generally optimistic by nature, though with some serious downswings at times.

Cheerfulness cannot be compulsory, whatever the T-shirts say | Aeon Essays

Allamanda comments on May 4, 2019:

Call it cheerfulness or gratitude or whatever, an optimistic outlook is something one can train one's self in, and it's a source of great strength when you need it, and a deterrent to depression. It doesn't have to be expressed to all and sundry in every situation, but it becomes the default. ...

Tomfoolery33 replies on May 4, 2019:

I'm not so sure about that myself.

Cheerfulness cannot be compulsory, whatever the T-shirts say | Aeon Essays

LiterateHiker comments on May 4, 2019:

I noticed this while volunteering at two nursing homes: Cheerful people make more friends. Everyone wants to be their roommate. Positive people heal faster, and have fewer post-surgery complications than negative people. It's well-documented.

Tomfoolery33 replies on May 4, 2019:

But it's not something that can be forced. If it's natural, then it's good, if not, it doesn't accomplish anything.

Cheerfulness cannot be compulsory, whatever the T-shirts say | Aeon Essays

hankster comments on May 4, 2019:

just got posted by Victoria in G & H.

Tomfoolery33 replies on May 4, 2019:

I saw that. Timing!

Wookie bike?

EyesThatSmile comments on May 4, 2019:

What’s the horn sound like?

Tomfoolery33 replies on May 4, 2019:

Good question, but I'll bet I know!

Why Accidents Like the Notre-Dame Fire Happen - The Atlantic

Petter comments on May 4, 2019:

An interesting observation, but not a complete reason. Using Boeing as an example is also interesting, but whereas I would have written "greed", the author uses "corporate zeal". If the Cathedral's fire control system located the fire to be in the wrong place, that proves that the system was ...

Tomfoolery33 replies on May 4, 2019:

I understand, but I do think there's a place for complexity helping along both of those, as well as other things.

Trying to figure out what my hole day is.

ownworstenemy comments on May 3, 2019:

"Change your hole" day!

Tomfoolery33 replies on May 3, 2019:

No thanks!

Kinky orgy anyone?

MsDemeanour comments on May 2, 2019:

looks cheap and nasty. What is it?

Tomfoolery33 replies on May 2, 2019:

Don't know.

There's a shirt I'd like to have.

Bikes4Fish comments on May 1, 2019:

WTF

Tomfoolery33 replies on May 2, 2019:

Perfect!

Those all seem pretty bad.

Livinlife comments on May 1, 2019:

I fucking hate that!

Tomfoolery33 replies on May 1, 2019:

IKR?

I'm going to brag on my daughter here for a minute, if you don't mind.

davknight comments on May 1, 2019:

Did her poem get the place d'honneur (inside of the front cover) in the school's poetry journal? I made that once, at my old alma mater. Good for her!

Tomfoolery33 replies on May 1, 2019:

@thinktwice Thanks again!

I'm going to brag on my daughter here for a minute, if you don't mind.

Petter comments on May 1, 2019:

So you should be. Winston Churchill didn't do much at school either, but he certainly turned out to be a great journalist, orator, historian and artist, with a prolific output. He also dabbled in building work, by the way.

Tomfoolery33 replies on May 1, 2019:

Part of the reason it's taking her a while is that she has a double major (English and Biology), and one year a broken ankle made her drop some classes. Also, she took a year off after graduating High School.

I'm going to brag on my daughter here for a minute, if you don't mind.

davknight comments on May 1, 2019:

Did her poem get the place d'honneur (inside of the front cover) in the school's poetry journal? I made that once, at my old alma mater. Good for her!

Tomfoolery33 replies on May 1, 2019:

She was editor of the school literary magazine. So yes, some of her poems were in it.

I'm going to brag on my daughter here for a minute, if you don't mind.

thinktwice comments on May 1, 2019:

You are one proud dad...swell with pride, it is a good feeling! Congrats!

Tomfoolery33 replies on May 1, 2019:

Thanks.

I'm going to brag on my daughter here for a minute, if you don't mind.

ProudMerrie comments on May 1, 2019:

Congratulations to both of you!

Tomfoolery33 replies on May 1, 2019:

Thank you.

I'm going to brag on my daughter here for a minute, if you don't mind.

Merseyman1 comments on May 1, 2019:

Sounds great, congratulations! (And let me tell you, my son dragged out his college career for 2 years, but today he's a graphic designer and has a good job that he enjoys a lot).

Tomfoolery33 replies on May 1, 2019:

Thank you. And yeah, I'm sure she'll be fine. She's got more ambition than I ever had.

[graffitti.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Apr 30, 2019:

Cool!

Tomfoolery33 replies on Apr 30, 2019:

@Lincoln55 I'll remember that.

I'm going to brag on my daughter here for a minute, if you don't mind.

btroje comments on Apr 30, 2019:

you have a right to be

Tomfoolery33 replies on Apr 30, 2019:

Thank you.

I'm going to brag on my daughter here for a minute, if you don't mind.

Lilac-JadeCanada comments on Apr 30, 2019:

That's great!

Tomfoolery33 replies on Apr 30, 2019:

Thank you.

I'm going to brag on my daughter here for a minute, if you don't mind.

Pamscwf1 comments on Apr 30, 2019:

Very nice.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Apr 30, 2019:

Thanks.

Seems true...

Livinlife comments on Apr 29, 2019:

I see a prank in the near future 😜

Tomfoolery33 replies on Apr 29, 2019:

Then I'll be careful!

If that's the best you can do...

Rudy1962 comments on Apr 29, 2019:

“I’ll try” is more honest

Tomfoolery33 replies on Apr 29, 2019:

True.

That would get me to stop.

Paul4747 comments on Apr 28, 2019:

Tripping the bus with your foot only works in cartoons.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Apr 28, 2019:

That's not why I would stop.

But that's okay.

EricTrommater comments on Apr 28, 2019:

Fuck the police.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Apr 28, 2019:

Looks like somebody is.

100 Percent Is Overrated - The Atlantic - Pocket

Petter comments on Apr 28, 2019:

I'm not convinced. Surely saying a child is stupid is worse? The secret is to praise their clever results, whilst not making it competitive. US society is too fixated on winning, rather than participating. That surely is the real culprit?

Tomfoolery33 replies on Apr 28, 2019:

I think the article is correct. Being "smart" doesn't get you anything. You still have to do the work. It's too easy when you think you're smart just to cruise on through school without really trying, or learning to work. Surely don't call a a child stupid, but praise the accomplishment, and not the idea that they're smart. They'll figure that out anyway.

There's my tent.

mistymoon77 comments on Apr 28, 2019:

You might be getting some visitors with that one.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Apr 28, 2019:

One can hope.

Sometimes...

Rudy1962 comments on Apr 27, 2019:

Try alcohol

Tomfoolery33 replies on Apr 27, 2019:

That just makes me feel things more.

A PSA from MRU.....

Tomfoolery33 comments on Apr 26, 2019:

MRU?

Tomfoolery33 replies on Apr 26, 2019:

@EricTrommater I shoulda thought of that, duh.

Correct response.

altschmerz comments on Apr 26, 2019:

Is that really a line from the book?

Tomfoolery33 replies on Apr 26, 2019:

I guess.

What the actual f__k?

altschmerz comments on Apr 26, 2019:

Why liberals?

Tomfoolery33 replies on Apr 26, 2019:

I have no idea. I didn't even see it until you mentioned it.

That's not that long.

Rudy1962 comments on Apr 25, 2019:

Hey you got cum in my peanut butter. You got peanut butter in my cum. Reese’s Peanut Bust a Nut Butter.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Apr 25, 2019:

LMAO

That makes sense?

Rudy1962 comments on Apr 25, 2019:

I wish it was beer and pizza

Tomfoolery33 replies on Apr 25, 2019:

Me too.

I can take a hint.

Rudy1962 comments on Apr 25, 2019:

Kind of subtle

Tomfoolery33 replies on Apr 25, 2019:

That's about how obvious it needs to be before I get the idea.

Physics is Pointing Inexorably to Mind - Scientific American [blogs.scientificamerican.com]

RoyMillar comments on Apr 25, 2019:

beyond my understand

Tomfoolery33 replies on Apr 25, 2019:

It's out there.

What an inspiring message!

FrayedBear comments on Apr 25, 2019:

Does the other side say anything?

Tomfoolery33 replies on Apr 25, 2019:

I don't know, but probably. I just thought it was funny.

Woods The tangled woods offer up a silence that I need to hear.

Lincoln55 comments on Apr 24, 2019:

Sets a nice mood Tom. I liked it.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Apr 24, 2019:

Thanks.

Woods The tangled woods offer up a silence that I need to hear.

azzow2 comments on Apr 24, 2019:

The forest is loaded with common sense it takes being wise to recognize it though. Wonderful write

Tomfoolery33 replies on Apr 24, 2019:

Thank you.

Woods The tangled woods offer up a silence that I need to hear.

Marionville comments on Apr 24, 2019:

Nice...I like this. Can feel your love of the natural world.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Apr 24, 2019:

Thank you.

Woods The tangled woods offer up a silence that I need to hear.

Lilac-JadeCanada comments on Apr 24, 2019:

Very nice mind visuals.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Apr 24, 2019:

Thanks.

How Much Ice Has Greenland Lost to Climate Change? - The Atlantic

Novelty comments on Apr 24, 2019:

Imagine how that's changed the salinity in the ocean.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Apr 24, 2019:

No doubt.

Lovely day for a hike.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Apr 23, 2019:

Yep. I have to make do with my twice-a-day dog walks.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Apr 23, 2019:

@Barbara One mutt, and one German Shepherd.

Sitting here in what for me and my dogs is "after-dinner rest time", and I looked at my oldest dog, ...

josh_is_exciting comments on Apr 23, 2019:

Pee in the yard? lol

Tomfoolery33 replies on Apr 23, 2019:

Sometimes.

BBC - Future - How and why did religion evolve?

Robecology comments on Apr 23, 2019:

Two words; 1. Stupidstitions 2. Religulous.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Apr 23, 2019:

@Robecology It starts out being really religion-friendly, but then gets into brain science and ancient hominins.

I don't like him as well.

Captnron59 comments on Apr 23, 2019:

That's just weird

Tomfoolery33 replies on Apr 23, 2019:

It is.

BBC - Future - How and why did religion evolve?

Robecology comments on Apr 23, 2019:

Two words; 1. Stupidstitions 2. Religulous.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Apr 23, 2019:

The article actually has some interesting points that have nothing to do with the content of religions, but with how our minds work.

I'd be gone forever.

KKGator comments on Apr 23, 2019:

I would have been beheaded. So. Many. Times.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Apr 23, 2019:

LMAO! Me too!

I thought this was funny as shit!

Tomfoolery33 comments on Apr 21, 2019:

It's too small for me to read.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Apr 21, 2019:

@Ceaselessmind Yep. That did it. Thanks.

More brilliance from social media.

jenandjuice1111 comments on Apr 21, 2019:

”Sweaty” ??

Tomfoolery33 replies on Apr 21, 2019:

Who knows?

They're all after him.

glennlab comments on Apr 21, 2019:

this mofo needs to get the fuck out of nature and leave the animals alone, They are not that into you. And before you try to screw a snake, you have to get someone to hold its head.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Apr 21, 2019:

You know this about the snake from experience?

Another bad pun.

Rudy1962 comments on Apr 19, 2019:

I liked it

Tomfoolery33 replies on Apr 19, 2019:

So did I.

Fun for the family!

Rudy1962 comments on Apr 19, 2019:

I think that’s his sister

Tomfoolery33 replies on Apr 19, 2019:

Let's hope not!

Kim was just telling me how she got famous.

Captnron59 comments on Apr 19, 2019:

No demo?

Tomfoolery33 replies on Apr 19, 2019:

That is the demo.

I want this car.

EricTrommater comments on Apr 19, 2019:

WTF does it need a Traction Control Override for?

Tomfoolery33 replies on Apr 19, 2019:

I've wondered that myself.

I want this car.

Captnron59 comments on Apr 19, 2019:

Yours don't have those options?

Tomfoolery33 replies on Apr 19, 2019:

Not the last time I checked.

Sadly true.

Captnron59 comments on Apr 19, 2019:

Maybe trim the beard a tad?

Tomfoolery33 replies on Apr 19, 2019:

I have. Beard, no beard, short beard, whatever.

Sadly true.

altschmerz comments on Apr 19, 2019:

Aw I’m sure it’s not true.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Apr 19, 2019:

Well thanks, but...

How an 18th-Century Philosopher Helped Solve My Midlife Crisis - The Atlantic - Pocket

Allamanda comments on Apr 19, 2019:

found this article quite mind-blowing so no immediate comments, but wow, thanks!

Tomfoolery33 replies on Apr 19, 2019:

Sure thing. I try to post stuff that blows my mind.

My Concept of God Mathematicians use concepts (Like the square root of minus one) To express ...

Tomfoolery33 comments on Apr 19, 2019:

But should it?

Tomfoolery33 replies on Apr 19, 2019:

@Petter I see.

A Cult Can Be You and Your Weird Charismatic Friend | Literary Hub

ZantiMisfit comments on Apr 18, 2019:

Thanks for posting. I think more people should read up on cults and generally be wary of joining movements.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Apr 18, 2019:

Yep.

Ahh...nothing like a nice long shower!

Captnron59 comments on Apr 18, 2019:

I need a shower safe bong

Tomfoolery33 replies on Apr 18, 2019:

Sounds like a good idea.

I get this a lot.

bookofmorons comments on Apr 18, 2019:

does it stop you?

Tomfoolery33 replies on Apr 18, 2019:

Yes, lol.

Just do what?

Livinlife comments on Apr 17, 2019:

Well, I was wondering what I should do

Tomfoolery33 replies on Apr 18, 2019:

Anyone, anywhere, anytime!

The music of all time is a duet between order and disorder | Aeon Essays

cava comments on Apr 17, 2019:

If I understand the Arrow of time correctly, it is one way, constantly becoming more disordered and this process has gone on for 13,7 billion years. Yet it still seems to me to be pretty well bloody ordered, The author seems to assume thought, affect and psychology, into physicality by means of ...

Tomfoolery33 replies on Apr 17, 2019:

I'll have to think about that some more.

I'll remember that.

Rudy1962 comments on Apr 17, 2019:

Yah spelling that correct is nothing to clap about

Tomfoolery33 replies on Apr 17, 2019:

Good one!

What's going on here?

scurry comments on Apr 17, 2019:

He Is Groot??? But I can't make out who she is...

Tomfoolery33 replies on Apr 17, 2019:

Mrs. Groot.

An excellent article that I thought I would post here about the relationship and necessity of both ...

WilliamFleming comments on Apr 17, 2019:

Great article. I especially like the next to last paragraph, about yin and yang. Our perception creates the opposites of order and disorder. Thinking in terms of opposites helps us organize information and stay alive, but from a higher perspective everything is orderly, just complex and ...

Tomfoolery33 replies on Apr 17, 2019:

Agreed.

Thought I'd put this here.

MojoDave comments on Apr 17, 2019:

It's so easy, and yet so difficult.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Apr 17, 2019:

Yep.

Thought I'd put this here.

Freedompath comments on Apr 16, 2019:

Ha ha ha...we keep to many records of our imperfections and failings!

Tomfoolery33 replies on Apr 16, 2019:

True.

An excellent article that I thought I would post here about the relationship and necessity of both ...

mordant comments on Apr 16, 2019:

Some very good points here. I particularly liked the point that art is sterile without some slight imperfections. A great example comes from the world of pipe organs. They are never in perfect tune,not with hundreds or thousands of pipes and constant variations in temperature and different expansion...

Tomfoolery33 replies on Apr 16, 2019:

Absolutely.

Okay, that's creepy.

dartagnan6666 comments on Apr 16, 2019:

I've had a couple of years as a Photoshop fan and addict. And my money says the head was shopped onto the original photo.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Apr 16, 2019:

I think it's a very realistic cosplay mask. I've seen them before.

The music of all time is a duet between order and disorder | Aeon Essays

Allamanda comments on Apr 16, 2019:

marvellous!

Tomfoolery33 replies on Apr 16, 2019:

I thought so too!

Got a good laugh out of this.

Cutiebeauty comments on Apr 16, 2019:

I must be getting tired... Getting close to my bedtime... Cause I don't understand this one at all 😂

Tomfoolery33 replies on Apr 16, 2019:

Some people like dogs better than people. He's very happy.

A Vaccine for Depression? - Nautilus - Pocket

powder comments on Apr 16, 2019:

Think its called a lobotomy. Never seen a depressed crazy person.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Apr 16, 2019:

@powder Well, I disagree with your premise that the mind is more than "merely physical means". I'm not saying this "vaccination" is the right way or the only way to go about working with depression. I just thought they had found something interesting and worth pursuing.

A Vaccine for Depression? - Nautilus - Pocket

powder comments on Apr 16, 2019:

Think its called a lobotomy. Never seen a depressed crazy person.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Apr 16, 2019:

@powder Not necessarily. Did you read the article?

What style and panache!

jenandjuice1111 comments on Apr 16, 2019:

Perhaps he lost a bet?

Tomfoolery33 replies on Apr 16, 2019:

Sadly, I don't think so.

A Vaccine for Depression? - Nautilus - Pocket

powder comments on Apr 16, 2019:

Think its called a lobotomy. Never seen a depressed crazy person.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Apr 16, 2019:

Sorry, but that's wrong in all kinds of ways.

A Vaccine for Depression? - Nautilus - Pocket

Allamanda comments on Apr 16, 2019:

Interesting... it is all a bit finger-in-the-dyke though, if it doesn't address the causes in the first place - I can hardly believe it would work as well on veterans for instance as people suffering teen angst... I am convinced after being married to a depressive for 25 years, a LOT of retraining ...

Tomfoolery33 replies on Apr 16, 2019:

@Allamanda I understand. He is an interesting read, though.

How To Keep Things Civil (Or Not) When It Comes To Politics : NPR

Lilac-JadeCanada comments on Apr 16, 2019:

I sometimes think politics are better kept to one's self at times.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Apr 16, 2019:

I know what you mean. I have a cousin who is my political opposite, and when we're together at a family function, we just don't bring it up, and we get along fine that way.

An article about a new treatment for depression: [getpocket.com]

citronella comments on Apr 16, 2019:

Article was too long for me to read it, but what I did read made the treatment sound promising. What are the potential side effects?

Tomfoolery33 replies on Apr 16, 2019:

They don't know yet, but there haven't been any in their research so far.

A Vaccine for Depression? - Nautilus - Pocket

Allamanda comments on Apr 16, 2019:

Interesting... it is all a bit finger-in-the-dyke though, if it doesn't address the causes in the first place - I can hardly believe it would work as well on veterans for instance as people suffering teen angst... I am convinced after being married to a depressive for 25 years, a LOT of retraining ...

Tomfoolery33 replies on Apr 16, 2019:

Have you read any Johann Hari about depression? I think he's on to a better approach, which is closer to what you're talking about.

I had a dream last night that made perfectly clear that a word, an image, and a feeling, are all ...

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 16, 2019:

Time to cut back on the LSD dosage, sweetie

Tomfoolery33 replies on Apr 16, 2019:

I haven't taken any in a long time, lol.

I had a dream last night that made perfectly clear that a word, an image, and a feeling, are all ...

Allamanda comments on Apr 16, 2019:

I like that very much.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Apr 16, 2019:

Thanks.

That's one way to get rid of them.

Rudy1962 comments on Apr 15, 2019:

Is that what they mean by killing them with kindness?

Tomfoolery33 replies on Apr 15, 2019:

I believe that would apply...

Found this to be an interesting article that I thought might fit here.

WilliamFleming comments on Apr 14, 2019:

Very interesting. I’m trying to think of how best to read “psyche”. Could it be “self”—subjective reality as opposed to objective?

Tomfoolery33 replies on Apr 14, 2019:

The mental part of the self?

Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath - published 80 years ago today - [goodnewsnetwork.org]

Tomfoolery33 comments on Apr 14, 2019:

Good book, but it veers too much into preaching for my taste. (Not religion, but politics.) His case was stated well enough by the fictional situations in my opinion.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Apr 14, 2019:

@Allamanda Good point, though I don't think my attention span's at fault. It's probably more a matter of modern taste, at least for me.

Found this to be an interesting article that I thought might fit here.

Allamanda comments on Apr 14, 2019:

I subscribe to that too, it was a good issue!

Tomfoolery33 replies on Apr 14, 2019:

Yep.

I'll just have to run right over there!

Rudy1962 comments on Apr 14, 2019:

How old?

Tomfoolery33 replies on Apr 14, 2019:

Good question!

That would be amusing.

EyesThatSmile comments on Apr 14, 2019:

Cute idea, but also a “killjoy”!

Tomfoolery33 replies on Apr 14, 2019:

You wait until after the "joy" to watch the blooper reel.

I can't believe that as old as I am, when it comes to talking to women I'm interested in, whether on...

Lucy_Fehr comments on Apr 14, 2019:

Just tell her she makes you nervous/tongue tied/ etc. Her reaction to that statement will tell you much about her. You can have any kind of response ready should her reaction be one that indicates she is not interested or not someone you would want to know better.

Tomfoolery33 replies on Apr 14, 2019:

Good idea. Thanks.

A little bluegrass. White Line - by me. Performed by me and Mike Chavka. [soundcloud.com]

Livinlife comments on Apr 14, 2019:

Both of my parents are from the south, so I'm familiar with bluegrass. I like it

Tomfoolery33 replies on Apr 14, 2019:

Thank you. I don't play bluegrass very often, but the song called for it.

That would be amusing.

Livinlife comments on Apr 14, 2019:

Just as long as there's no Burt Reynolds laughing

Tomfoolery33 replies on Apr 14, 2019:

I take it you don't like the sound of Burt Reynolds laughing?