ba(d)lance

was at my neurophysio today and had a ‘bad balance day.’ still trying to think of a single ’cause’ despite knowing occurrences are ‘by and large multifactorial’. it could have been due to a ‘combination’ of things and not just ‘purely physical’ (although i can’t discount my age)…

bbbeat

BBBeat is apparently an ‘educational game’ for the visually impaired used to ‘train’ them on ‘locating sound sources.’

less is more

this is a ‘cross-over’ podcast of Tim Harford’s Cautionary Tales and Dr. Laurie Santos’ Happiness Lab about the role of ‘subtraction’:

https://www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/cautionary-tales/do-nothing-then-do-less#play

hear, hear

i have been playing non-fiction (podcasts audiobooks) and fiction (that i’ve previously read / watched a movie) in the ‘background’ while doing something else, but am ‘struggling to follow unfamiliar fiction not exclusively listened to’ – will try listening to a third one if this is, indeed, the case…

be prepared

while starting to pack for just an overnight trip, i noticed some may say i ‘over-prepare.’ i tend to be ready for various situations (so much so that my dad mistakenly thought i was once a boy scout). which was good, since i tend to be ready (and others aren’t) and part of several former roles involved risk management. despite the ‘skill for easily identifying potential problems’, i think i should learn ‘to tone down my paranoia and anxiety’ for ‘personal situations’…

Monty Python and Philosophy: Nudge Nudge, Think Think!

have listened to the audiobook version of this and more than the previous popular culture and philosophy books in the series i’ve encountered before, this requires ‘more concentration’ on my part (is it obvious i’m not a ‘professional’ philosopher?). time permitting, might need to listen to this again to ‘improve my takeaways’,,,

luck of the draw

i’ve heard of a ‘gratitude practice numerous times before, but for the most part have a ‘knowing-doing gap. Angela and Mike discuss in this podcast a ‘luck audit’ (a ‘corollary’ of this for all intents and purposes) that IMHO seems ‘more doable:

What’s So Great About Meritocracy?

true

some people may wonder why i have at least one blog entry about the AAC daily…

this is mainly to have a commitment device to try and form a habit. while this ‘project’ may be considered prosocial, this is for the most part the concept of ‘warm-glow giving’ (WGG) where it is essentially out of self-interest to feel good. some may be ‘outraged’ this isn’t rooted in altruism, but how realistic is this: in my over 50 years on this ‘plane of existence’, i only know (knew since one has passed) of two people i’d truly consider as such. although there may be a hint for this purpose, its primarily motivated by WGG. and as i’m only human, although loathe to admit it, i’m sure there”s a degree of virtue signalling.

a fine man?

i didn’t know much about Richard P. Feynman (RPF) other than through The Big Bang Theory (which i enjoy watching and rewatching because the characters actually reminded me of my previous co-workers’ personalities and behaviour). All i knew was he was a renowned theoretical physists who taught at CalTech.

The following podcast episode (i highly encourage you to follow this podcast by Stephen Dubner, of the Freakonomics book series fame, that’s well over a decade old):

The Curious Mr. Feynman

made me curious to learn more about him. while i don’t really subscribe to the ‘great (wo)men theory of history’ there should no reason why you can’t apply certain practices to your own life without completely ‘lionising’ an individual’s identity.

examples of what i didn’t know: i heard about the Manhattan Project and the ‘review’ of the Challenger Space Shuttle Disaster, but not aware of RPF’s involvement. moreover, what i found interesting were his parallels with the fictional Dr. Sheldon Cooper as they both played the bongo drums and became Nobel physics laureates..

an AAC app: Day One (Part B)

here’s the GitHub project link:

https://github.com/LinsAbadia/AAC

i’m currently working on a ReadMe ‘iteration.