Category Archives: Addiction

Idea Deflection Is A Symptom Of Under-Earning

One of the 12 symptoms of under-earning according to Underearners Anonymous is: “Idea Deflection – We compulsively reject ideas that could expand our lives or careers, and increase our profitability.” I’ve been thinking about my character trait of dismissiveness. It’s … Continue reading

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Staunching Psychic Wounds

If we were walking down the street, and I was cracking jokes while blood poured out of my side, you might say, “Luke, these jokes are all well and good, but I think you should go to the hospital.” People … Continue reading

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Type One & Type Two Addicts

According to the UVA website: Diabetes type 1 and type 2 come from different causes: In diabetes type 1, the pancreas does not make insulin, because the body’s immune system attacks the islet cells in the pancreas that make insulin. … Continue reading

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Recovering from a red pill overdose

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How do you create charisma?

01:20 While I was meditating, I missed out on connecting 06:00 Kevin McCarthy can’t get up as House speaker 18:00 Philosopher Stephen Turner Publishes A Memoir: Mad Hazard: A Life in Social Theory, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=146710 20:00 Another theory on charisma: https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=139572 … Continue reading

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