in the wake of adversity
i found this to be an interesting article (and discussion). that said, and while it brings up a few noteworthy points, it does seem to be both a touch gimmicky (not to mention that the use different "selves" as opposed to facets of one self seems to provide an easy way to for someone to shirk responsibility for one's actions [or to blame said shirking on a lack of cunning/cleverness]), and not without an agenda (a noted use of sobriety/inebriation as example throughout, only to practically endorse adderall towards the end? governments and businesses should help people inhibit "gut feelings and emotional reactions"? i guess it's appropriate, since the guy, as a psychologist [or professor thereof, i suppose] is inclined towards rationality and reductionism, but i can't help but be reminded [in humour] of a lighthearted and p[h]unny book i read recently).
in other news, recent awesomeness includes: hemingway (the bell has almost tolled [but for whom?], and soon the sun will also rise), (night 5 of) the x avant festival (never disappoints), villain accelerate (partly because sixtoo himself is a certain kind of awesome), dead space (because as great as bioshock was [which would be "a lot"], an heir to the system shock series' throne it was not), july skies (the relatable sounds of days gone by [but not yet]), hugo riemann (whose works, though i'm not yet familiar with them, seem intriguing, and his approach to the harmonic function of scale degrees even moreso), and on a final tangent, i'd like to find this book somewhere/time.
in other news, recent awesomeness includes: hemingway (the bell has almost tolled [but for whom?], and soon the sun will also rise), (night 5 of) the x avant festival (never disappoints), villain accelerate (partly because sixtoo himself is a certain kind of awesome), dead space (because as great as bioshock was [which would be "a lot"], an heir to the system shock series' throne it was not), july skies (the relatable sounds of days gone by [but not yet]), hugo riemann (whose works, though i'm not yet familiar with them, seem intriguing, and his approach to the harmonic function of scale degrees even moreso), and on a final tangent, i'd like to find this book somewhere/time.