magician 1st generation author

even though i have zero interest in computers, technology, or programming, i've read both his book and many of the essays on his website, some of them even twice. he's an investor, programmer, and writer, and i feel like his essays touch on topics that appeal to a wide audience. but what stands out even more than the topics is the flow of logic in his writing. it's like watching a stone rolling downhill in the world of possibilities; every cause-and-effect relationship just falls into place naturally.

i absolutely admire the way this guy thinks. pay attention to how he analyzes problems in his talks. first, there's a "hmm," then he asks a few really simple, almost childlike questions; ones that others might dismiss as overly basic. but that's exactly how he comes up with objective analyses, unclouded by trends of the day. i don't recall him using many buzzwords, probably because he avoids thinking within the limits of meanings and values that people impose on words.

something i've been experimenting with for quite a while and coming up with the same conclusion. let's say i'm listening to new music to find some gems, yet as expected, i keep coming across a lot of shitty ones * and the more i keep going, the more lower-quality music, based on my taste buds, comes out.

and i just stop the discovery mode when hitting absolute rock bottom. then after i give myself some time to recover, something interesting happens as i get back to listening to one of those songs that made me think "meh" before; suddenly, after being exposed to truly horrible ones, somehow starts to sound actually good! and even i catch myself enjoying them and saving them on my playlist!

i don't think this only applies to music but to all areas of our lives. the thing is, i can't even comprehend how much shit is going through us without being noticed and falling into the acceptable box out of this extremely dangerous thing called comparison that is happening at the back of our heads non-stop, subconsciously, based on what's available to us at the given moment. and that's quite scary.

back then, when i was in college, everybody was talking about lost. i can't emphasize enough how much it helped all of us as juniors to socialize and get to know each other.

i was that quiet introvert who always sat in the back corner as my default, but it didn't take too long to loosen up thanks to everyone being super excited about the show and banging our heads together to figure out what it was trying to say, what's up with all those famous philosophers' names were given to those characters, what are those hidden messages and symbols were being dropped in every single episode was trying to point on?

this level of intimacy eventually led us to break the ice and talk about other important things in life, such as alias! another great show from jj abrams :)

now i see people harshly judging jj abrams and lost based on what we know today vs back then. that's unfair. it was a breath of fresh air and was done very well. *

now finally lost has come to netflix, which makes me think hard and long about going one more round after all those years. i'm scared to find out if i'll be still enjoying it even though knowing the entire storyline or if i'd feel that i just made a big deal out of it and it will not match my romanticized expectations of it. damn lost, there you go again, confusing the hell out of me!

they must think honking will miraculously clear up traffic and make everyone speed ahead instantly. and those who join in after the first person are probably thinking they'll be granted the magical power of moving through traffic faster than everyone else.

if i could take a megaphone in that jam, here's what i'd say to them: listen up, my brothers and sisters: horns are for warnings. if you sense a dangerous situation, you honk to alert the other driver.

but please, for the love of god, love of your wife & husband, love of all things holy in your life, don't fucking do it in the morning! i'm seriously cursing under my breath, don't make me curse out loud first thing in the morning.

do you think people are out here at 8 am for a joyride? we all have the same problem, we all just want to get to where we're going as quickly as possible. stop honking for no reason! if someone could move, they would. no one's hanging out in traffic for fun, trust me!"