If you’ve never experienced a Christmas market in Germany, or anywhere in Europe for that matter, you’re missing out.
Author: brainsbri
The road less traveled
Today I took a new route to a familiar destination, without using a GPS.
- Did I take the fastest route? Probably not.
- Did I use my intrinsic sense of navigation for the first time in a decade? I’d say so.
- Did I view, for the first time, a previously unknown part of a local neighborhood? Yes.
Funny how GPS has turned the road trip into a video game, following a guided path on a screen to a destination (and if you’re like me you try to beat the time by arriving at the destination sooner than predicted).
Your brain knows the way. Look up and enjoy the trip.
How to reach Infinity
You don’t.
No matter what number you choose, it will always be closer to zero than it is to infinity.
unknown
Human beings invented numbers in an attempt to quantify their surrounding environment, and we’ll keep increasing them as needed in order to make sense of life.
There is no end.
The grass may be greener…but does that make it better?
The answer to this question depends on your perspective.
Driving through a neighborhood today, I came across two adjacent lawns. The first was a pristine, verdant lawn that was worthy of a magazine cover. The second lawn was left to grow naturally.
The former may be appealing to the human senses (not mine), but the latter had the birds. So many birds, in fact, that the lawn appeared black at first glance. What was even more intriguing was the dividing line between the two lawns, drawn not by a fence, but by the abrupt end to the birds at the edge of the natural lawn.
They wouldn’t venture into the green grass. There is nothing for them there.
The key fob for my front door
I’ve lost track of how many times I’ve walked up to my front door and hit the ‘unlock’ button on the key fob for my car…
…it’ll work one day…
Things change
In 2003 I attended Presidential Classroom, and in one of the seminars this brilliant man by the name of Dean Kamen demonstrated his new invention, the Segway.
I was in awe.
I just finished reading ‘Originals’ by Adam Grant a few days ago, in which I read all about how the Segway was a commercial failure.
Funny how things work out.
What’s more important?
Turns out there was a Super Bowl yesterday… who knew…
I stopped watching football after watching a particularly frustrating Giants game years ago (thanks Eli). I remember standing in my dining room, emotionally stressed out about that game, and I finally asked myself why this game was bothering me so much.
In that moment I decided football was no longer a priority in my life, and I gained back about six hours every Sunday during football season to do other things.
Your time is yours. Your time is finite. Be selfish in how you spend it.
Be Bold
Boldness is the only way forward.
If you sit back and wait, you won’t advance.
When should you make a move? You’ll know.
If you have to yell…
…do you even have a legitimate argument?
Why do you eat?
Why do you eat? “Because I’m hungry” is an insufficient response. Think deeper and truly grasp the meaning of hunger.
Why do you eat what you eat? My answer to this question was always: “That’s what I grew up eating.” This response sounds eerily similar to the dangerous phrase: “We’ve always done it this way.”
Ask questions.
Challenge the status quo.
Maybe there’s a better way.
Feet on the ground…
…head in the clouds.
Judging wine by the bottle
I buy my wine solely based on the appearance of the label.
Fail more
I will not fail. I will not fail. I will not fail. I will not fail.
Me, most of my adult life
Give me all of the failure!
Me, now
I’ve never felt better.
Burst your own bubble
It’s nice in your own little world.
It’s comfortable. It’s safe. All of your ideas are fantastic.
You’re always right. You’re perfect. It’s a beautiful place to be.
And it’s all an illusion.
First place is meaningless when there’s only one contestant.
Be bold and step out of your castle. Took me far too long. It’s worth it
The repeater
One month in.
Hopefully I don’t start repeating myself…
Hopefully I don’t start repeating myself…
My great idea
I have an amazing idea…
…I’m just waiting for my brain to tell me what it is.
Bad cooking
I made the worst meal tonight. I ate it anyway.
My taste buds got over it.
The most important thing I know…
…is that I know nothing.
Who said so?
Why are things the way they are?
Why is standard writing aligned to the left?
Can’t we be different?