you've been lied to your whole life, my friend. a simple lie that we all take for granted as truth: 'work hard and you'll get ahead.' the sad reality is even simpler, and all encompassing: 'work hard, or you will be punished.' i like to ask the question: 'if you wanted to stop working, could …
the steady and intentional destruction of truth
remember that episode of the office where michael accidentally starts a rumor that stanley's wife is having an affair, and so over the course of the day starts a dozen other obviously false rumors, so that no one will believe anything they've heard that day? that same scenario is happening in real life, to you …
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why i quit playing chess
the short answer is, i'm a quitter. the long list of excuses are: i don't enjoy losing. i only find learning fun if i have noticeable progress. there's not enough time in the day. chess isn't fun. i can only have so many hobbies. i'd rather be reading. i don't have patience. the fun of …
the first story of 26
another story of mine has been published in the latest issue of Propagule, you can read it here. as i was just talking about not thinking while writing in my previous post, this story is a case where i did not think very much and just shot out words. and that is why i committed …
i saw karl knausgaard in seattle. he signed my winedark book
this weekend i saw the norwegian author and future nobel prize winner karl ove knausgaard give a talk at the town hall here in seattle. there were perhaps several hundred people in attendance. compare this to the last author i saw give a talk, hanne orstavik (also norwegian, by some coincidence) where there were perhaps …
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Jonas David 