today was kind of busy-run-around. first, naomi left for utah this morning, so after work the plan was to head to erics (another brother) to chill until i take off on friday. i called him as i was leaving to see if he was home, and he said that he was about to head out to tempe to take a look at a treadmill for beth (his wife) and wanted me to come help out. i like hanging out with eric for the same reason that i like hanging out with most of my family, and that is that hes so real when you talk to him. hes not interested in sounding cool or wowing you with his intelligence (he is very, very smart). instead, hes interested in having a real conversation like a real human being. its refreshing. anyway we talked about a lot of stuff, and didnt end up getting the treadmill, but now were out at his house, just chillin.
mind.
about.com spanish word of the day: la asquerosidad (filth or something filthy, something disgusting, something repulsive, obscenity)
i didnt do any reading today, or i should say i haven't done any yet. i think i'll read a bit a little later, but i wanted to write this post now, so updates on the reading will have to come tomorrow.
i did want to talk for a bit about a couple of things. really its just two sides of the same issue. eric and i talked about one side of the issue, and richard radstone's blog post hit the other side right on the head. if you havent seen that blog, you should definitely check it out. richardradstoneblog.com. good stuff.
eric and i talked about how sometimes we overestimate our own intelligence and ability, and it is a detriment to our progress. we spend so much time in our little bubble, and we get really good and controlling that little bubble, that we forget that our bubble is just a tiny speck in an incredibly large sea of bubbles which itself (the sea) is just a tiny speck in the universe of significant stuff. in other words, even though i have a lot of worth as a person, my bubble, meaning all of the little things that i know and that im good at are absolutely insignificant outside of themselves. basically, there is no reason for me to get caught up with how smart or capable i am, because outside my little bubble, my expertise isnt even applicable most of the time, and if it ever is applicable, theres no objective reason why i am the necessary variable in the equation. put plainly, you arent as smart as you think you are.
the other half of the equation actually makes me feel kind of guilty about that rant. i tend to be fairly cynical about the world and the people in it, but this blog post on richard radstone's blog really opened my eyes to a different approach. he interviewed a guy whose consistent message was this: be humble. he wasnt criticizing people for the errors of their ways (as i often do). he was just saying, be humble. period. he had a bunch of quotes in the post, but one of my favorites was this: the smartest human is no smarter than the smartest ant. think about that.
body.
check out my beanie. cool huh?
heres what i ate today:
2 hefty bowls of cascade farms organic wheat squares with 1% milk
barbeque pork and rolls
chocolate chip cookies (4)
a can of diet coke zero
a can of diet dr pepper
its amazing how little youre allowed to eat if you dont exercise. i guess thats the idea.
soul.
not gonna lie, i didnt read my scriptures yesterday and i doubt ill read them tonight. im not going to make excuses, just report the day. im at kind of a standstill with this one. i know what i want, but for some reason its like im paralyzed and unable to make any real progress here. maybe im trying to start in the wrong place.
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