Chatting with a good friend today, we were talking about whether or not we would act if witnessing unwelcome behaviour in a public place. It’s impossible to know for sure until one is faced with such a situation, I believe. Nonetheless, it’s important to consider what one would do, and why. What would be a good outcome, and what behaviours will likely lead to those … Continue reading Intervention must be helpful

I’ve been playing Dungeons and Dragons today and the party took out an evil Duergar Duke who was deceiving a local populace while embracing a pact with a devil. Within the party we weren’t sure we could tackle the Duke (and his expected associates) but we did anyway. Having done so, and won, we levelled up and will go on to tackle the next step … Continue reading Level up against injustice

A friend of mine, like me, is trying to improve their habit keeping. There are lots of different habits they’d like and so they’re listing and tracking them. In thinking of all the habits we’d like to keep though, I wonder if there’s a danger in looking at too many at once? Especially if we’re not feeling on top form (which is precisely when we … Continue reading Make satisfaction possible

If it turns out wrong, you can always stop. But you might find yourself excited by this new thing – in more ways than you expected. Paths you hadn’t even noticed are suddenly inviting and you better connect points of interest across your mental landscape. And whether it works out or not, there’s bound to be something useful come out of the effort. Our battery … Continue reading Just try, make a start, get going

Amazon Prime is, on the face of it, tremendous value for money. The benefits for the money you pay, the convenience it offers, the ancillary services on top of Amazon’s great prices – what’s not to like? In my view, it’s a Faustian bargain. The more power we give to Amazon because of its apparent love of the customer, the more we encourage poor employment … Continue reading A great bargain, but not worth it

I know that I want to change what I do for a living, although exactly what to I’m not sure. Thinking about it hasn’t made it clear. Talking with a few people about it hasn’t made it clear. Experimenting has to be the way forward. Of course, that will mean trying things that aren’t right or don’t work. It will also need me to commit … Continue reading Time and space needed

I’ve worked hard to get my emotions on a more even keel. To put a pause between stimulus and response and tackle whatever comes up that seems unreasonable. It’s going well. Something that I’m struggling to get a hold on though, is what happens when I appear to face a lose-lose scenario. It feels like the last decade has presented a number of these in … Continue reading Lose – Lose