The fact that we find things enjoyable and pursue them rather than other things comes from our motivational systems. These systems only exist because they help us do the things we need to do to survive and reproduce. Not everything is directly related to reproduction in an

Any politician who doesn't make stopping government corruption and fraud the number one issue is either corrupt or inept. Either way, they need to go. Nothing in government can work when there is so much corruption and fraud. I don't care how awesome your policies and

It's 50 to 55 degrees outside, partly cloudy, and very windy. Being the crazy person I am, I spent two hours mowing the lawn, barefoot, wearing thin shorts, and a tank-top. Everyone walking by my yard was wearing jackets, with their hoods up, and here I am, acting like it's a

My autistic teenager was moping around the house because his friend never showed up even though he was planning to come over. I asked "Are you sad he didn't come over?" He sadly said, "Yes..." Brightly, I said, "Do you want to see a dead squirrel?" (I found it while mowing

Every couple weeks, I make my granola,which I bring to work as part of my lunch. It has all kinds of good stuff in it: oats, walnuts, pecans, almonds, pistacios, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, chia seeds, poppy seeds, cocoa powder, honey, vanilla, and lots of extra virgin

Every two weeks, I roast three chickens. I brine them for an hour in a cup of celtic sea salt in a gallon of water. Them I slow roast them for six hours at 275 degrees. After that, the meat comes easily off the bones, and the fat has migrated throughout the meat. The chicken is

How to Live in Meditation — Not Visit It This is not about closing your eyes. It’s about opening your life. Meditation is not a practice. It is a presence. A way of being in which your awareness never leaves the altar. Every step becomes sacred. Every breath becomes prayer.

The heart of the anti-family sentiment and wanting to be free of that "oppression" comes from an immature and self-centered mindset. It's people rebelling against their own nature and calling that freedom. We are literally the products of uncountable ancestors who made the

The biggest problem in the modern world is that people avoid doing hard things. Comfort is too easy to obtain. Doing hard things is no longer necessary for survival. It requires deliberate choice and determination. Previous generations did hard things to provide the world where

Intelligence is merely a servant of the soul. The soul knows it has sacred value and creates defenses and tools for itself.

Some people are WAY better than others at doing work. Poverty exists mainly because some people are just poor workers, either out of lack of discipline or unfortunate genetics. We need to voluntarily provide help to people who have disabilties or other limitations preventing

Dwelling in the world centered in reputation and social acceptance leads to stagnation and mediocrity, while dwelling in the world centered in truth and accountability leads to excellence.

Until AI is honest enough to tell users when they are being lazy and immoral and pushes them hard to reach their full potential, it is not intelligent and thoughtful enough to be a wise partner to humanity.

Because communists lack the core values of honesty, accountability, and a personal drive to achieve excellence, they rely solely on the tactics of destroying other people's reputations and creating increasingly ridiculous requirements for social acceptance. Disagreements are not

My issues with organized religion are rooted in its long history of being a totalitarian regime. I am deeply suspicious of every aspect of religion that encourages conformity and discourages independent thought and a direct relationship with God. The remnants of its

People on the right tend to be oriented around truth and accountability. People on the left tend to be oriented around acceptance and reputation. Acceptance and reputation don't require beliefs or behaviors based on truth, just on believing and acting in ways that others approve

The biggest problem with offering social services through the government is that you create a built-in incentive for so many people to actively oppose these programs simply because they don't want to be forced to pay for them. If people just got together and voluntarily provided

Scientists being untrustworthy is the main reason people distrust science. There have been SO many instances where scientists have been caught falsifying results, doing science poorly, lying to benefit their employer, and otherwise being less than honest. If scientists were

All the massive fraud that continues to be uncovered was committed by BOTH the Democrats and the Republicans. All this time, we have been voting for them because they made sure they were the only realistic options available. And all this time, they have been stealing from us and

Most people can't understand how a person could actually and honestly earn a billion dollars because most people work for an employer, performing direct service. There is only one of them and one employer, so all they can earn is what they negotiate with their employer. The key