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Critical Thought

Often while hunting with someone I get into fairly deep conversations about the world. It might be the sleep deprivation and adrenaline highs driving us outside the box, but it seems to happen a lot. Cork and I discussed something I’ve thought a lot about on my own and want to share. I think that hunting, which requires you to think a step ahead of your prey, forces you to observe and understand the environment in a different way than most people. In addition, when you get to know an animal that you’re hunting, you realize how similar it is to people. Cork shared with me his ‘comfort zone’ idea of hunting. Basically, if it’s hot out, look into cool places and vice versa if it’s cold. Animals like to be comfortable and use the least amount of energy to get through the day. Sound familiar? Ever notice how many people take the escalator instead of the stairs for as little as a single flight?

Just lazy

Just lazy

Some people would look at this line for the escalator and think, “I could get up the stairs faster AND it would be healthier for me.” Those people, that one guy on the stairs in the photo, have a special talent; they think critically. I’m not saying I’m really special because I can think, but look at how many people just don’t think. Now if you wanted to hunt these people, not for their flesh, but for their money, they would be pretty easy to predict. Makes me worry about advertising.

New Laptop, not so wild

I’m leaving my job. This means I lose my laptop. Initially I thought that this is the perfect opportunity to ‘unplug.’ Maybe nows the time to go off the internet for a while and see what it would be like to be disconnected. However much I think that would be a totally enjoyable experience, I think it is ultimately unrealistic.

I do feel guilty going out and purchasing a new consumer electronic, especially when I’m just on the tail end of getting rid of everything. But if any of our ideas are going to get anywhere, if any of our thoughts are going to really make a difference, we need to be able to share them. A computer will allow me to transmit my thoughts across countries so easily and quickly. Right, maybe communicating faster is not any better (i’m looking at you, twitter), and perhaps without the internet I would write a book. But things move pretty fast these days. I’m worried that if I spend six months disconnected and writing a book about it (assuming I’d have the patience and discipline to do so), I might lose my own train of thought while also abandoning the perspectives of others.

The success of this blog for me, so far, has been the conversations it has generated between myself and others. I talk to my parents, my friends and some new folks about what I’m writing about and doing. At first I thought this might be a very ‘one-way’ experience. Instead I think it has enriched my understanding of myself and others while sharing ideas across many borders.

For those out there who like to drool over new hardware, I just picked up a 13″ Macbook pro and I LOVE IT. If man and machine eventually join, I hope it’s me and my new laptop.

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