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11 Jun 2019, 2:47 pm

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I love the wisdom you have shared with WP, Fnord. Thank you

Shucks ... t'ain't nuthin' ... Most of the Codgerisms I've collected were uttered by my parents and grandparents. I just wish I had written more of them down.

As an unrelated (or perhaps related from a certain perspective) question, I wanted to ask you Fnord if your name is a reference to Discordianism?

I had looked into such things in the past and was going down a similar rabbithole recently and rediscovered the word. I was curious if you acquired it from there?

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11 Jun 2019, 2:54 pm

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I do my best to develop my strongest talents, but I only spend significant resources on them if another person finds a project worth joining.
I look for the significant facts in the news - I read about Peak Oil in '57 when it was first predicted, and planned my life around it. If others had, we would not be in a climate crisis now.
From age 2 to 37, I thought that the Golden Rule was about all I needed, but then it became obvious that some people didn't want what I wanted for myself, and significant numbers ignored the Rule.

I tend to try to follow the Golden Rule whether or not other people choose to. Even if I’m not treated well in return, at least I know that I’ve done the right thing and don’t have anything to feel guilty about.

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11 Jun 2019, 3:02 pm

^^ I still have bad PTSD from the day I found out that I could get yelled at while totally not guilty by the Golden Rule.

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11 Jun 2019, 3:27 pm

dyadiccounterpoint wrote:

Fnord wrote:

bobaspie2015 wrote:

I love the wisdom you have shared with WP, Fnord. Thank you

Shucks ... t'ain't nuthin' ... Most of the Codgerisms I've collected were uttered by my parents and grandparents. I just wish I had written more of them down.

As an unrelated (or perhaps related from a certain perspective) question, I wanted to ask you Fnord if your name is a reference to Discordianism? I had looked into such things in the past and was going down a similar rabbithole recently and rediscovered the word. I was curious if you acquired it from there?

According to Wikipedia: "The lack of a clear definition of the word, and its popularity among certain groups on the internet, allowed it to be appropriated as a placeholder word (a metasyntactic variable) in computer programming..." I program computers, so I see more "fnords" than most people. While we were still able to make our own titles on this website, I used "The Metasyntactic Variable", since I do not want to be clearly defined. It has little to do with Discordianism, although I am familiar with that belief.

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12 Jun 2019, 12:18 am

To live my life to the fullest and choose to be happy each day.

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12 Jun 2019, 12:43 am

I really like this question. But I'm going through a really tough breakup, so I'm really unstable right now. i am going to challenge myself by trying to be optimistic and confident, though.
My approach to life is this: Don't ever let someone else tell you how you feel because then you might believe it yourself. Down the road when you've found yourself all f****d up in the middle of nowhere with 6 ferrets and life is just the absolute worst and you are super stressed out because of stuff you may realize that your feelings aren't and never were anything that someone can deem as wrong or incorrect. sorry if it's a bit negative.

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12 Jun 2019, 1:37 am

Keep it simple. Be satisfied with what I have.

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12 Jun 2019, 7:35 am

Twilightprincess wrote:

Do you have any philosophical approaches to life you’ve learned through trial and error or do you just wing it and hope that everything somehow works out?

My philosophical approach to life?
Having a good laugh at its absurdity. :mrgreen:

Broadly speaking I am just treading water until I fall off the perch.
In the meantime, I am working on self-actualisation in a casual manner.
Life is ultimately pointless after all, so no real rush. :wink:

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12 Jun 2019, 7:57 am

jimmy m wrote:

That question reminds me of great song that I listened to many, many years ago. The name of the song is called "I Am a Rock" by Simon & Garfunkel. So my philosophy is that I am an island floating in a vast ocean. The lyrics of the song begin with:

Great song for autistics and I identified with it.

Here is a good one if you are in the pit of despair, meaninglessness and loneliness:

https://youtu.be/qYS0EeaAUMw

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13 Jun 2019, 9:15 am

I found that "smile and nod" got some people really angry at me, so I learned to stop doing it. Now I find that other people who do it irritate me. I realize now how annoying that really is to people.

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14 Jun 2019, 11:30 am

I'm not saying this approach is the best one. It is just mine. I live by two general rules:

1. Always make a choice. Don't let indecision be the reason an opportunity is lost.
2. When people in the workplace start saying "you can't" it's time to find a better workplace.

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14 Jun 2019, 12:56 pm

When I was young, I'd always try to get "double pay" - The usual cash, plus valuable new training or experience. I kept that up until I was forgetting as much as I was learning. Being able to fix many things is not just a big money saver, but a reliable odd job.
When all my possessions fit in a suitcase, 1/4 of the volume was tools. At that time, I arrived in a new city with about 30 cents, and put a dime in a phone booth before I noticed that the receiver hook had been broken, so I couldn't call. However, with my pliers, I turned the stub left to retrieve my dime, and got several. The next two booths improved my fortunes further.

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14 Jun 2019, 1:05 pm

CockneyRebel wrote:

To live my life to the fullest and choose to be happy each day.

I wish I could do this. It’s easier said than done, I think.

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14 Jun 2019, 1:06 pm

Pepe wrote:

jimmy m wrote:

Great song for autistics and I identified with it.

Here is a good one if you are in the pit of despair, meaninglessness and loneliness:

https://youtu.be/qYS0EeaAUMw

I’ve always liked this song. I can certainly identify with the lyrics...

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14 Jun 2019, 1:08 pm

Fern wrote:

Your #1 is a good one! I’m so indecisive, and I’ve realized that making some decision is usually better than making no decision at all.

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14 Jun 2019, 1:39 pm

"The only rules that really matter in this world are what a man can do, and what a man can't do. For example, I can let you drown, but I can't sail this ship into Tortuga all by my onesie. Savvy?"

--Jack Sparrow (great 21st century philosopher)

A surprisingly effective philosophy for life.

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