Can and Can’t

I’ve been thinking recently about how the words can and can’t operate on a psychic level. Using the visual metaphor of a door we could say that the function of can opens an internal door for exploration, which may later find external expression; whereas it’s antithesis can’t functions to close a door impeding internal exploration […]

Advice to my younger self

An ongoing list of things I would have said to my younger self growing up (last updated 29/11/2021) Life is a very long time, so treat your body with respect. Be nice, but don’t be a pushover. Past a point don’t try to solve other peoples problems. You only have about a 1-2% influence in […]

Chaos eating

What is unfamiliar becomes familiar through a kind of curious exposure. To venture into the unfamiliar, we depart from the comfort of knowing into the anxiety of unknowing. With repetition, our curiosity rewards us with a perception of the nuances and variables involved in traveling a particular path, allowing us to overtime modulate and play […]

Imagination

Recently it was discovered by science types that words like ‘darkness’ and ‘night’ cause a minor pupil dilation response. Similar to how the eye would respond in a darkened room, the eye hungrily dilates to capture more light information. Words like ‘Sun’ and ‘Bright’ were also found to cause pupil restriction. The same response was […]