I think nostalgia is best done when one mentally revisits rather than physically. Why? Because in memory the time and place can stay preserved forever. But when you place your body in the same location years later you can be faced with the harsh realities of impermanence. Like finding out the restaurant closed down, or … Continue reading Mentally revisiting →

If you were to choose when to take on a man eating tiger. What slot would you pick?11am11:10am11:20am11:30amFor me, it's gotta be the last slot. Let the tiger tire himself out with the other live bait. If I have to, I want to fight a fatigued, feeling fat, feline.

Before smartphones, when the conversation ran dry, what did we do? Did we stay silent? Did we push through the discomfort and find something to talk about? For the life of me I can't remember. It seems like today, we've all mutually nonverbally agreed to smart phone breaks. In the wake of a conversation peak, … Continue reading Smartphone break →

I think an individual pressured into proposing is foreshadowing for being stood up at the altar or adultery or the marriage ending in divorce. I think it's rare that pressuring someone into doing something works out well. Because while they might ultimately acquiesce they're doing so against their will. They're reluctantly present and they'll most … Continue reading Proposal pressure →

I was told the rules.I saw that the rules were being blatantly ignored so I decided to break the rules.I got in trouble.Yet the rules are still being obviously broken.And I don't see any punishments being dished out.The injustice of it all!I'm tempted to enforce the rules myself.Bring balance to the force.Is that what the … Continue reading Teaching em a lesson →

When an Author builds tension to hook your curiosity and keep you reading it's considered good story telling.But when a Marketer uses social proof to convince you to buy a product it's called manipulation.Both are using psychology to benefit themselves but I reckon the marketer takes more flack than the author.To guess at why this … Continue reading Authors v marketers →

Antonio once heard of an experiment where a rat was put in charge of its own cocaine supply. All the rat had to do was hit a button and cocaine would pop into the cage. In the end, the rat died of a cocaine overdose. Sometimes Antonio feels like that rat. Not with cocaine but … Continue reading Death by dopamine →

The venue will only allow 30 guests. From the tone of the venue manager it also sounded like the max will be strictly enforced. Now, you're faced with the dilemma - who's going to make the cut? The fear of offending others arrives like a freight train and makes you sweat profusely. It's easy to … Continue reading Who makes the cut? →

There's oversharing and then there's being a tight lipped mute under interrogation and between these two extremes I believe is the key to talking about your personal life at work. None of your colleagues want to be subjected to a rant about your failing marriage but at the same time it's nearly impossible to create … Continue reading Personal life at work →

I think a skill for the modern worker is the ability to swim after being thrown into the deep end with no notice and no obvious way out. To be less abstract and more succinct it's probably the ability to deal with uncertainty. 'Billy Bob quit yesterday, you're gonna be doing his reports and I … Continue reading Swimming worker →