December 31, 2025 at 12:00 am
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December 31, 2025 at 9:26 am
Great article Steve. I've come to realise that for me life is all about contrast, and that wanting the good things all the time never leads to "good things". Alan Watts talked about this a lot, that you can't appreciate the good without the bad, the summer without the winter, the yin and the yang etc.
So I find motivation in simply doing what needs to be done, the hard work, the graft, because I know that the pay off on the other side will be worth it. I suppose this is also tied into the idea of delayed gratification.
Happy New Year all!
December 31, 2025 at 2:45 pm
WOW Steve, that tweet (yeah, I don't know what to call posts to Twitter/X either) is startling. It appears to me to be nihilistic from someone who is young. Very depressing.
What things motivated me in the past? Good question. When I was working on my BS in Mathematics, I did what I call "crammed 4 years into 5.5". Meaning I wasted a year and a half taking courses unrelated to my degree. It wasn't until I encountered the woman who became my wife, that I suddenly thought I'd got to get my life in order and do something! So, I finished my degree and got my first real job.
I look forward to what you will write here in 2026 on improving oneself, as I feel stuck. At work there's no real challenge. There's pressure, and a lot of it. But its pressure to get ordinary things done in less time than it should take. As a consequence, I'm always concerned over how I get ordinary things done, as safely as possible, but adds nothing to my skillset. I'm tired of thinking only of trivia, rather than advancing something for people. So, when you can, please bring it on. These discussions help me think beyond myself.
Kindest Regards, Rod Connect with me on LinkedIn.
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