TIME PIECES
I really don't think we should have years, months or days defined as individual pieces. We shouldn't have any kind of defined barrier that separates one year from the next. Why? Well, it causes people to reflect on things and create a time-based excuse for feelings. Ex.: I feel such-and-such a way because 1 year ago you-know-who did this-and-that to me.
Perhaps it's OK to reflect or bring up something that is of positive nature? I don't know. I'm beginning to think that the negative will always outweigh the positive. It's like the human interest adrenaline rush to receive bad news. Watch TV these days and that should be evidence enough. If I think of the past I'm more likely to think of something that doesn't make me feel any better.
All of this is current mood-based I'm sure.
Regardless, maybe if we just had the "day" as our largest defined fragment of time it would be easier to cope with things. As long as we didn't count the actual number of "days" since any given event. Well there's another problem, humans have this ability to count. And this ability of long-term memory. We need EPROM. I need some strong UV light.
Some goals for the new year:
-Go on a vacation somewhere I have never been before.
-Lose 25 pounds and improve fitness level.
-Find something to be passionate about.
-Solidify and act on internal future job prospects.
-Get a good grasp on investment strategies and home ownership.
-Have a better attitude about everything.
1 Comments:
So basically you want to destroy all long term memory? Gweat.
I'm not a big fan of New Years Resolutions. I mean why wait until the New Years to make resolutions? Also, I bet NY resolutions are most likely to fail. With that said, there's something about having at least 1 point in the year where you consciously think about ways to improve yourself. Perhaps it's just putting into a list resolutions you've had for some time.
I'm going to sound trite here, but I don't think it's a matter of long term or short term memory. Look at Office Space. Everyday was the worse than the previous day. hahahaha. I'd have to say that it's a matter of being a glass-half-full than a glass-half-empty sort of person.
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