Commuting With Matt: Recent Episodes
Commuting With Matt
After watching a movie about being stuck in a time loop, patterns emerged for people stuck in a loop.
Trying to discern if there is one best path forward for humanity, and what does progress mean. Also touching on the idea about taking on something to bear.
Is it better to be safe and still, or dangerous and moving? Overabundance of safety leads to resentment, and not being ready for tests as they come up. Does not needing to try lead to a loss of will?
Are there darker elements to our being and how should they be handled? And, as in all things, is it about moderation?
A journey though the woods and thoughts.
Finding daily joy, finding simplicity, finding balance. Tying back to previous thought catalogs.
"If you could write a letter to your younger self, would you?" Diving deeper into this quote and coming to a different place.
Staring at the mountains and having them stare back. Taking a hike and mainly exploring an idea of the "Minimum Necessary Force to Build Momentum" towards a goal or habit.
Exploring having a toolkit mentality when it comes to available information, ideas, books, philosophies, and thought patterns.
Thinking about how being a few degrees off in thought process can lead to potentially harmful effects years down the road. And a slight adjustment in thinking can disrupt that.
Capturing a moment of being in a foggy state of mind and comparing it to being in a clear state of mind.
Looking at when the act of doing something becomes the point of it, and the original intent is lost. (Recorded moments after having that epiphany)
Reflecting on turning another year older in my 30s and what this decade can mean or should mean.
Reflecting about the commonality of struggle, and how it is a prerequisite for growth. How embracing the right kind of struggle is beneficial.
Idea sparked by a quote from Admiral Stockdale about Vietnam POWs and hope. Exploring false hope versus real hope
Taking a mathematical concept and applying it to society and humanity. Also, weaving it into 'The Thread' idea
Compliance Doesn't Equal Virtuousness. Some psychological principles, a bit of history, and a dash of 6am clarity to get through this idea
Once you understand a principle at its core, you can then apply it to all aspects of life.
Mistakes are the tuition payments for experience, they pay for the lessons which turn into experience
I am trying to separate personality type from attitude. It's to help me understand that it's more important to have a 'good' attitude, than to rely on or pander to a personality type.
Sometimes before diving deeper into a subject, I find it useful to define a word or topic first. This is a 'Thought Catalog Definition' about attitude. What does it actually mean? What is a good one or bad one?
Comparing ideas presented by two books 'Grit' and 'Supernormal'. Are they the same? Is one better? Do you need both?
Thinking about the differences between introverts and extroverts. Why one isn't better than the other, and how both have stronger traits and weaker traits.
My take on why some events or situations make people change their lives more quickly than others