I start all kinds of stories.
Story idea: The main character, let’s call him Marvin, is legally in his 30s, but looks about 50. It opens on the funeral of his older brother. Marvin is devastated
What is your life even for?
(cross-posted) These are the seven themes of my life. Things I strive for whenever I’m not decompressing. Trust. I’d rather die than break a promise. I haven’t broken one since I was 15. I have lied many times in that decade. Some of them hurt more than others. I try to minimize my lies. Laugh. …
Three wishes or six half wishes
Instead of three wishes that will 100% come true, what would you wish for if you had six wishes that each had a 50% chance of coming true. Eternal Perfect Health The ability to find anything Teleportation Perfect Timing1 The ability to stop or slow time Perfect memory Invisibility did not make the list. Sorry….
A quote that’s better than true
“Chimp intelligence is based on mistrust; human intelligence is based on trust.” – D.S. Wilson May 22, 2010
It’s unambiguously the most important quality.
The promise you say. You won’t keep it tomorrow; it’s a lie today.
Ironically, he didn't see it coming.