resist impressiveness. what is a need to impress anyway except underconfidence? i've thought about impressiveness before. i noted then: remember the meme — people talk about iq, gpa when they have nothing better to talk about. i was talking about bragging about academic achievements. however, an insidious thought comes:
"your most impressive accomplishment" i've seen this prompt three or four times. feels like dozens. what's an accomplishment? stupid question. i often think of something, and inevitably the thing feels like: 1. #iamverysmart. not self-defeating like the subreddit, but academic, and revealing for what
It's windy today. The lights are flashing. Power may not last much longer.
First I measured it out with my feet. I've got to have clearance to roll back. One foot, hmm, that's probably enough. But oh, there's a glass door behind there, probably better get another foot of clearance. Yeah, that looks right. Then: Tape measure.
It seems I've been making writing this harder than I need to lately. I've been spending more time than is strictly needed. Sometimes hours more. I've been wanting to tie together some ideas from Visakan Veersamy's Introspect for myself, specifically on desires.