Category: Daily Prompt
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Free will v. Determinism
I do not believe in fate/destiny. I’ve no background in philosophy (so I’ll happy concede that I have no idea what I’m talking about), but I do not believe in it simply because all things occur within the law of probability. For example, if event X only has a 1% chance of occurring but still…
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Lentils, pizza, yogurt
Lentils, of course – as I detail here. Other than that, though, I make a pretty decent pizza. Here’s a simple dough recipe. Then just add whatever you want. I do sauce, cheese, onion, garlic, tomatoes, shredded tofu meat, and seasonings (I do black pepper, Italian seasoning, and nutritional yeast). You want the secret ingredient?…
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The magic is in the gaps
Ha! There’s a pile of anxiety-related books on my coffee table waiting to be read. I am currently reading the Selected Stories of Robert Walser and it is very good – in fact, it’s one of the best books I’ve read in a while (it was recommended to me by the clerk of a communist…
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Different
Everything could be done differently. In fact, everything is done differently; that’s the (beauty of the) subjective human experience. But, that’s me ignoring the question. What could I do differently? A lot of things, certainly, but many things are probably so ingrained and unconscious that they’d be extraordinarily difficult for me to do differently. Anyway,…
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Playtime
I do play in my daily life. The best evidence of this is video games, which I play to keep in touch with friends. I play saxophone and piano as well, though these sometimes can feel like chores, especially with the initial effort required to commit time to them. Writing is similar. I’m going to…
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Challenges (are good)
My biggest challenges are overthinking and yearning. I’ve been known to be the type to miss the forest for the trees or succumb to analysis paralysis, but here’s the thing: ignorance is a hurdle that needs to be smashed through rather than vaulted over: I’m never going to know everything I need/ought/should know for a…
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Influence
J.R.R. Tolkien undoubtedly has the grandest literary influence on me. I joke that I feel so much pressure in wanting to create the next Lord of the Rings – just a joke! I recently read his The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien and found that deeply inspiring; he gives some writing advice in there, and I’m…
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