March 3, 2010
Recognize what your problem is and start offering solutions; too many of us dwell on the problem and / or try to place blame, and that gets us nowhere. By letting our issues fester, we do not have to face the possibility of personal failure, and that’s why people get complacent in their misery.
If something bad happens to you, you are certainly allowed a grace period for recovery. But once you have grieved some, it’s time to take action. Bad things are going to happen to everyone. EVERYONE. So deal with that, recognize that not everything is in your control, and realize that when something bad happens, it’s you who does have control over how you handle it and what you learn from the situation. There is no point in feeling sorry for yourself. No one else will for long.
So next time something bad OR good happens in your life, remember that the glass can be half full or half empty – and that’s completely up to you.
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March 2, 2010
I’ve started posting only on mondays, wednesdays, and fridays now. I hope that’s alright with you. For the first 6 weeks or so, I had an arsenal of articles and ideas saved up; I still have some ideas, but the tank is a-runnin’ low (and so is my extra-curricular time), so 3 days a week it is.
I’m looking for suggestions on upcoming posts or if anyone is interested in writing a guest post. Also, any things you do or do not like about the blog in general or suggestions on how to make it better would be greatly appreciated. After all, while I do write for my pleasure, it’s you all who take time out of your day to read it. So let me make you happy!
You can add in the ‘comments’ section below, or feel free to e-mail me personally at samparvin@gmail.com.
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March 1, 2010
Before technology innovation skyrocketed, we figured out how to make a playlist or soundtrack for times in our lives, which we called a “mixtape”. Its creator would carefully choose the songs (s)he would include on this 90 minute, 2 sided life soundtrack, had to listen to each song in its entirety, and became familiar with each track. The process was intimate, and the care we put into our mixtapes goes unmatched.
Now music is cheap on so many levels. I can make a mixtape in iTunes within seconds, add as many or as few songs as I want, and never even listen to the collection. I can get an entire library of music in sections, and by iTunes automatically converting our high-quality .wav files to “cheap” 128 kb/s .mp3s, we can fit thousands of songs on our computers, iPods, etc. Half of making a mixtape was the process itself, which is virtually nonexistent now. I want to go back to the times when a mixtape was the way one organizes and projects his thoughts.
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Recognize what your problem is and start offering solutions; too many of us dwell on the problem and / or try to place blame, and that gets us nowhere. By letting our issues fester, we do not have to face the possibility of personal failure, and that’s why people get complacent in their misery.
