Comments on: The Power of Mind http://system13.org/2007/10/12/the-power-of-mind/ Sun, 10 Jul 2011 21:12:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Josh http://system13.org/2007/10/12/the-power-of-mind/#comment-1490 Josh Wed, 31 Oct 2007 16:15:44 +0000 http://system13.org/2007/10/12/the-power-of-mind/#comment-1490 @Cas: I actually can't comment on their coffee per se; I don't think I've ever come close to having it. Their cappucino is so chock full of added flavors, it's hard to say what the underlying coffee tastes like. Hell, it might not even <em>be</em> coffee. ;) @Cas: I actually can’t comment on their coffee per se; I don’t think I’ve ever come close to having it. Their cappucino is so chock full of added flavors, it’s hard to say what the underlying coffee tastes like. Hell, it might not even be coffee. ;)

]]> By: Cas http://system13.org/2007/10/12/the-power-of-mind/#comment-1489 Cas Wed, 31 Oct 2007 15:39:47 +0000 http://system13.org/2007/10/12/the-power-of-mind/#comment-1489 Not blasphemy, truth. I will grant their donuts are tasty, but the coffee... The only thing worse is their tea. Not blasphemy, truth. I will grant their donuts are tasty, but the coffee… The only thing worse is their tea.

]]> By: Josh http://system13.org/2007/10/12/the-power-of-mind/#comment-1488 Josh Wed, 31 Oct 2007 15:36:46 +0000 http://system13.org/2007/10/12/the-power-of-mind/#comment-1488 @James: Hi James! I wouldn't say it's "all in your mind" - that would be rejecting reality. But certainly, our mindsets have a strong effect on how the world appears to us. @Cas: Blasphemy! @James: Hi James! I wouldn’t say it’s “all in your mind” – that would be rejecting reality. But certainly, our mindsets have a strong effect on how the world appears to us.

@Cas: Blasphemy!

]]> By: Cas http://system13.org/2007/10/12/the-power-of-mind/#comment-1487 Cas Wed, 31 Oct 2007 14:12:08 +0000 http://system13.org/2007/10/12/the-power-of-mind/#comment-1487 I have one question for you Josh - why Tim Hortons? The coffee there is just... Well, pants. I have one question for you Josh – why Tim Hortons? The coffee there is just… Well, pants.

]]> By: james hayes http://system13.org/2007/10/12/the-power-of-mind/#comment-1486 james hayes Tue, 30 Oct 2007 14:52:41 +0000 http://system13.org/2007/10/12/the-power-of-mind/#comment-1486 i walked through the mind, still searching and never finding anything that can tell me where and how we started as a race. coffee is the one thing that helps when the mind is not keeping up with loss, feelings. and love. so no mather where you go or what you do, remember it is all in your mind? i walked through the mind, still searching and never finding anything that can tell me where and how we started as a race.
coffee is the one thing that helps when the mind is not keeping up with loss, feelings. and love.
so no mather where you go or what you do, remember it is all in your mind?

]]> By: Josh http://system13.org/2007/10/12/the-power-of-mind/#comment-1485 Josh Fri, 19 Oct 2007 00:22:19 +0000 http://system13.org/2007/10/12/the-power-of-mind/#comment-1485 @Nils: Alas, no, my skills of telekenisis still aren't that great. I can only move small things, like small cars and medium sized cows. :) Glad you liked the post. Indeed, lusting after things that will "make life just great" is another form of mind trickery. "If I just had X, then my life would be perfect!" Then you get X, and it's "well, okay, just one more thing..." That, of course, doesn't mean I'm not susceptible to this kind of snatching at things. I have stacks upon stacks of books I've not read yet, and yet I keep getting more. :) @Erin: Yeah, I know that expression as well. Lot of truth to it. And no, drinking gallons of coffee doesn't help. :) @Nils: Alas, no, my skills of telekenisis still aren’t that great. I can only move small things, like small cars and medium sized cows. :)

Glad you liked the post. Indeed, lusting after things that will “make life just great” is another form of mind trickery. “If I just had X, then my life would be perfect!” Then you get X, and it’s “well, okay, just one more thing…”

That, of course, doesn’t mean I’m not susceptible to this kind of snatching at things. I have stacks upon stacks of books I’ve not read yet, and yet I keep getting more. :)

@Erin: Yeah, I know that expression as well. Lot of truth to it. And no, drinking gallons of coffee doesn’t help. :)

]]> By: Erin http://system13.org/2007/10/12/the-power-of-mind/#comment-1484 Erin Thu, 18 Oct 2007 21:25:20 +0000 http://system13.org/2007/10/12/the-power-of-mind/#comment-1484 My mind always seems to get away with me. My mother called this "making mountains out of molehills". Whatever it is, I do it, and the stress of it can make me miserable sometimes. And drinking too much coffee doesn't help the matter! (I saw your 9rules tagline!) The only thing that helps is to repeatedly tell myself that I'm inventing a nightmare when I'm only experiencing a daydream. Take a deep breath, Erin! And you, too, Josh. :) My mind always seems to get away with me. My mother called this “making mountains out of molehills”. Whatever it is, I do it, and the stress of it can make me miserable sometimes. And drinking too much coffee doesn’t help the matter! (I saw your 9rules tagline!)

The only thing that helps is to repeatedly tell myself that I’m inventing a nightmare when I’m only experiencing a daydream. Take a deep breath, Erin! And you, too, Josh. :)

]]> By: Nils http://system13.org/2007/10/12/the-power-of-mind/#comment-1483 Nils Thu, 18 Oct 2007 20:21:05 +0000 http://system13.org/2007/10/12/the-power-of-mind/#comment-1483 I had half-expected this post to be about you discovering some Uri Geller slash Yoda-like capacity for telekinesis. While that would have been cool (books flying through the library) this was much better indeed. Great post and a very recognizable feeling. A real thinker, though. I'm sure my imagination plays a lot of tricks on me as well in this way - although I can't seem to come up with an instant example. Mostly, I think, I suffer from wanting all the gadgets I like and never seem to buy. New Mac, new iPod, PS3 ... all the stuff I <em>think</em> would make my life so much sweeter, but in fact would just turn me into a very indebted zombie. Again, cool posts, thanks. I had half-expected this post to be about you discovering some Uri Geller slash Yoda-like capacity for telekinesis. While that would have been cool (books flying through the library) this was much better indeed.

Great post and a very recognizable feeling. A real thinker, though. I’m sure my imagination plays a lot of tricks on me as well in this way – although I can’t seem to come up with an instant example. Mostly, I think, I suffer from wanting all the gadgets I like and never seem to buy. New Mac, new iPod, PS3 … all the stuff I think would make my life so much sweeter, but in fact would just turn me into a very indebted zombie.

Again, cool posts, thanks.

]]> By: Josh http://system13.org/2007/10/12/the-power-of-mind/#comment-1482 Josh Mon, 15 Oct 2007 13:53:13 +0000 http://system13.org/2007/10/12/the-power-of-mind/#comment-1482 @Reddy Kilowatt: Yeah, it does show that experience is the best teacher (assuming one is paying attention to hear the lesson). Indeed, you're using 3 column Cutline, I'm using 2 column. :) @Reddy Kilowatt: Yeah, it does show that experience is the best teacher (assuming one is paying attention to hear the lesson).

Indeed, you’re using 3 column Cutline, I’m using 2 column. :)

]]> By: Reddy Kilowatt http://system13.org/2007/10/12/the-power-of-mind/#comment-1481 Reddy Kilowatt Sat, 13 Oct 2007 12:56:30 +0000 http://system13.org/2007/10/12/the-power-of-mind/#comment-1481 Interesting post. It goes to show that experience is the best teacher. Without it all the study in the world is just academic. Which is why practice is an essential adjunct to study. Nice site. I see we have similar tastes in blog themes. Interesting post. It goes to show that experience is the best teacher. Without it all the study in the world is just academic. Which is why practice is an essential adjunct to study.

Nice site. I see we have similar tastes in blog themes.

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