In this post I’m going to talk about the concept of multipliers: a handy tool to help show where a beginner or intermediate Daygamer’s weak points lay. I’ll be going through my stats from 2018 (the last time I kept full stats for a year) and from my recent Prague trip (the last time I … Continue reading What’s Your Multiplier?
40 lbs and Counting: My Weight Loss
Background As the old proverb goes: never let a crisis go to waste. While I’d rather the pandemic had never happened it did give me a great opportunity to lose weight. Since I didn’t need to go to work I could prepare my own food and measure it. Add to that the fact that restaurants, … Continue reading 40 lbs and Counting: My Weight Loss
Daygame Dopamine Revisited (The Molecule of More)
A few years ago I wrote a series of posts about happiness hormones and how they affect Daygame. That was all based on an interesting book I read: Habits of a Happy Brain by Loretta Breuning. Recently a friend recommended another, similar book, to me: The Molecule of More by Daniel Lieberman and Michael Long. … Continue reading Daygame Dopamine Revisited (The Molecule of More)
Creatures of Habit
I recently heard someone say: “It’s not about how much you do, rather how often.” And I thought to myself, that’s a smart way to put it. We’re creatures of habit and so the best way to change yourself is to change your habits and make new and better ones. How does one do that? … Continue reading Creatures of Habit
#75: The World’s First Ever Monster Truck Front Flip
This post will be an exhibition in turning a short series of events into 1000 words. I had finished having a few drinks in with Pink Panther, Mr White and Roy Walker before boarding the train at Oxford Circus. There was an enormous rush of people heading towards the train station due to the bars … Continue reading #75: The World’s First Ever Monster Truck Front Flip
Some Books I Read on Buddhism/Taoism
Recently I read a few books on Buddhism and one on Taoism. I thought I’d share them here: The Way of Zen (Watts) Zen in the Art of Archery (Herrigel) Tao: The Watercourse Way (Watts) I was also gradually listening to a playlist on YouTube of Alan Watt’s lectures but it seems to have been … Continue reading Some Books I Read on Buddhism/Taoism
Metaphors We Live By
The metaphors we choose to represent our lives are a huge component in how we perceive them and pursue them. This year I read this book: Metaphors We Live By, by Lakoff and Johnson. I’d like to save you some time and money by recommending you do not read it. It was simply too academic … Continue reading Metaphors We Live By
Prague Revisited (Part 2)
You can find part one of this post here where I cover the trip as a whole. This post is going to be about the thoughts that occurred to me while there. Verbals One of the bricks we carry in our invisible rucksacks is the pressure to be witty or to “say the right thing.” … Continue reading Prague Revisited (Part 2)
Prague Revisited (Part 1)
You can find my review of Prague here. This is Prague revisited: the review. My Uber wound its way down the hill, over cobbled streets, under electrical lines, towards my apartment and I felt so strange. Whereas when I went came here first I carried a fair bit of anxiety over proving myself. This time … Continue reading Prague Revisited (Part 1)
#74: One Vision
It was coming down to the wire in Prague. Time to pull a rabbit out of the hat. The previous evening I’d had a girl flake on me for a third date. We both knew it was going to be for sex and so my guess is that the ASD had got to her. Rudely, … Continue reading #74: One Vision
