“Wisdom is the art of knowing what to overlook,” wrote William James, the father of American psychology research. Long ago, he identified the foremost challenge of our time: how to allocate our attention. And now, we’re beginning to discover what he foretold: that living distracted just isn’t smart.”
- Maggie Jackson
Three articles on Attention in [...]
Archive for June, 2008
3 Recent Articles On Attention
Posted in Uncategorized on June 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
When People Say Nice Things To You
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Alone, friends, Kindness, Nice things, optimism, positivity on June 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I haven’t thought about it much, but if you really think about it people don’t say really nice things to each other. They don’t compliment, they don’t make you blush. After awhile you grow not to expect this.
In the last two days three people said nice things to me. It is actually surprising:
1) My [...]
What is Necessary
Posted in creative non-fiction, memoir, tagged Alone, Answers, Life, Love, Sex, Sexuality, Single, Stream of Consciousness, Woman on June 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I don’t see myself so much as a woman anymore, at least not in the way people traditionally imagine a woman, a woman who is a woman because she is not a man. I was a human being, simply put, but one devoid of its sex. I was an it. Somehow the mating creature in [...]
Worldly Pressures
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Allergies, Life, Love, Reading, Sex, Sorrow, writing on June 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Is it just me or do quarter life crises never seem to end? Lately I’ve been faced with some things that have been driving me mad. Here is the list:
1) Allergies – they make me feel like I’ve been drinking when I have not.
2) My job – I get treated like crap, but I make [...]
What You Say
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged home, honesty, innocence, jobs, lieing on June 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It ain’t always easy shuttin’ your mouth, but to do so is essential. That’s one thing I have definitely learned this year.
I am something of a blabber mouth. Not about other people’s business, but my own. I often reveal too much about myself in conversations, and am certainly no expert in masking my flaws. This [...]
The Benifits of Lonesomeness
Posted in Uncategorized on June 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Yesterday spawned an evening of conclusive dreams. I consider yesterday to have been one of the best days of my life, though who is ever quite sure what that means. I write in hopes of not forgetting it.
I woke up a little hung over in my friend Michelle’s bed to the humming of Lombard Street [...]
Lunch Break Adventure
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Lunch Breaks, roses, San Francisco, walking on June 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Since I don’t have much time for walking this Friday (I have to buy a new cellphone) I figured I would recount my walking adventure last Friday. It was not sunny, but it was worth being outside. I always think that’s the case of course.
I walked up and up the hills, heading towards North Beach. [...]
Who Loves the Sun?
Posted in Uncategorized on June 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I have a weird relationship with the sun.
If it’s out I can’t stay indoors. I must be outside even if I should be doing something else. You can imagine studying for finals during the first days of Spring was especially painful for me.
This need is almost compulsive. I keep telling myself that I spend so [...]
Dear Life, How do you do? How do I make the best of you?
Posted in Uncategorized on June 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I wasn’t joking in my last entry when I said I was through with being negative. Since then I’ve felt a lot better, I’ve lost three pounds, and my mind is clear.
Now that school is finished and I have more time, I am wondering where to exert my energies. I found a drama class I’d [...]
