Random ramblings about the world we live in.
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tell your boss who’s boss
I think it is completely un-natural to work for anybody. Functioning in a structured system where someone is your “superior” & somehow has the power to dictate what your moves are is ridiculous. At least for me it is.
In nature, there are very few mammals that work in such a structured system. You dont see one elephant telling the other “complete this task and then I will give you your food”. Or a shark relying on another shark for their daily intake. It is by this example that I have concluded that having a “boss” is instinctually abnormal.
This may seem like ideology straight from the mouth of the flower children in the 60’s, trying to stick it to the man. But before you draw your conclusions, consider for a second how many times you have heard “my boss is such a” followed by your 4 letter word of choice. People go to work on a daily basis, performing repetitive tasks, dealing with some asshole who essentially determines when you will be able to put food on your table. It should come as no surprise that the majority of people hate going to work & surrendering to the 9to5.
There are a few things that I have come to realize:
- Never work for anybody, eventually you will come to despise them & the job you are performing. What once was a passion, will eventually turn into work.
- Dont rely on someone else’s discretion in order to collect a paycheck. I will insert an overused adage here but I think it is appropriate- opinions are like assholes, everyone has one. Just because your “boss” earns a bigger paycheck, doesn’t make his opinion greater than yours.
- Finally & most importantly; if you hate your job or feel like a cookie being shoved around on a conveyor belt everyday, give it up. Whatever it is that you do while procrastinating at work, make that your job.
Now, to take my own advice & apply it.
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dreams
The infinite possibilites each day holds should stagger the mind. The sheer number of experiences I could have is uncountable, breathtaking, and I’m sitting here refreshing my inbox. We live trapped in loops, reliving a few days over and over, and we envision only a handful of paths laid out ahead of us. We see the same things each day, we respond the same way, we think the same thoughts, each day a slight variation on the last, every moment smoothly following the gentle curves of societal norms. We act like if we just get through today, tomorrow our dreams will come back to us.
And no, I don’t have all the answers. I dont know how to jolt myself into seeing what each moment could become. But I do know one thing: the solution doesn’t involve watering down my every little idea and creative impulse for the sake of some day easing my fit into a mold. It doesn’t involve tempering my life to better fit someone’s expectations. It doesn’t involve constantly holding back for fear of shaking things up.
This is very important so I want to say it as clearly as I can:
FUCK. THAT. SHIT.
credit goes to XKCD
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the will to create?
I find myself in a conundrum of sorts
You see, I am somewhat of a perfectionist. If I am going to put effort into anything, I need to feel as if producing the perfect end result is possible. I think we call this “inspiration”; that magical “aha!” moment when thoughts are flowing erratically but in a way that makes sense to only you. You can envision the outcome in full detail, its nothing less than…well…perfection.
The problem, I have yet to discover my medium. I want to produce art, any art really. Scratch that, I just want to create. However, not having refined any particular method of creation (drawing, illustrating, design, photography, film, etc) I run into my wall of perfectionism. Getting started is impossible, for I cannot begin to create unless I know it will be perfect & not being particularly talented at any of the above, I cant bring myself to begin.
Sounds like a petty excuse to me, but I dont think I’m the only one…
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From 1967 to 1973, Warhol’s factory was located on the 6th floor of the Decker Building on Union Square West, two blocks from the Purple Office, New York. Photo Alexis Dahan
Times that we’ve lost. Its a shame that we dont produce quality today like we did in the ‘60’s. Instead we are left with the likes of Lady Gaga….fucking great.
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Unclutter Your Mac in One Week – Day 5
In previous days, I have talked a lot about the methods, ideas and choices you can use to reduce clutter. Now, I’m going to talk about tools. There are many third party apps that can help you keep your Mac clutter free – far more then I will cover here. I am also sure that for every one of these I mention, I will get feedback on others that people feel I have missed or should be added. That said, this list is in no way comprehensive. Just things I have used and like. Also, almost everything here will cost some money. Good software generally does:
Hazel - This is a great little app. It can watch any folder you tell it to and automatically organize your files according to rules you create. For instance, I have it watching my desktop and any file that is on there for more than two days, and has not been modified in the last 3 hours, gets moved to a “Working” folder I have. It can also do other magic little things like auto empty the trash on a schedule and delete all the associated apps for an application if you move it to the trash.
Appzapper - The uninstaller Apple forgot. This also will clean up all traces (preferences, support files, etc.) when an application is dragged into it. One kind of nice feature is The Hit List which allows you to sort your applications by most recently used (see: day 4) and zap those you don’t use at will.
Yojimbo – Just about any of the “everything boxes” (Evernote, Shovebox, etc.) will work here. The idea being that all of those items that don’t otherwise seem to have a good place can go in here. Heck, even a good deal of the things that do. I store all sorts of things from PDF’s, eBooks, receipts, serial numbers, bookmarks, web archives. It is a tag and fast search enhanced digital shoebox. Yojimbo gets my vote because not only is it the most “Mac Like” to me, but it also does a good job of allowing you to export your data out in the format it was put in (i.e. TXT, RTF, PDF, etc.).
Daisy Disk – There are many apps that can analyze your disk and tell you what is taking up the most space. That said, none do it more elegantly then this. In fact, the darn thing looks so pretty you may not want to delete anything.
So there is my short list. Do you have any you want to suggest?
Some really awesome apps that have helped me make my machine more efficient by virtue of cleanliness/organization.
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