Comments on: At the Core of It

By: Ahmed

Ahmed — Wed, 27 May 2009 16:47:07 +0000

Well, the funny thing is that “reality” seems to require the suspension of disbelief as much as fiction does.

… is my favourite line in this post.

By: gene

gene — Sat, 23 May 2009 07:37:18 +0000

Agree 100% – but if you think about, the poison fairy-tales go back to our childhoods. We were practically raised to believe that everything can be solved in 30-min sitcoms, everything will be alright. Then, when life doesn’t work out that way, we feel slighted and sulk. It takes most of our lives to figure out that, ultimately, nobody cares about anyone but themselves (most of the time) and this ‘ego’ is what distance’s people. We are all alot more alike then we believe, the collective unconscious – says Jung. I tend to gravitate to people who are just honest, no matter what they have ‘achieved’ in life, i feel less dirty.

By: Laurence

Laurence — Tue, 19 May 2009 03:49:45 +0000

Brilliant post Ryan, Matt’s comparison with Marcus Aurelius was spot on: it reads like a like a 21st century meditation

By: danny

danny — Mon, 18 May 2009 18:42:38 +0000

Wait, so you’re saying that there’s a good chance that Donald Trump may only be worth $150 million, and his claim to be worth $6 billion may be total bullshit? Say it ain’t so.

Thanks for the post. You’ve hit the nail on the head. I’ve been trying to tell my friends that Hollywood, and most media. is a total lie for a couple of years now.

By: SB

SB — Mon, 18 May 2009 13:26:30 +0000

Re: porn stars taking Xanax-

The physical pain or the emotional pain? Both?

By: Joey

Joey — Fri, 15 May 2009 17:38:20 +0000

Skyler,

I think you will find, taking a closer look, that commenter’s names appear below the actual comments, not above. Also: don’t judge a book by it’s cover. And finally; always carry trash bags in your car, I think over time it’s easy to neglect the neatness of a car, it’s just in our nature.

Take care brush your hair,

Joey

By: Skyler Tanner

Skyler Tanner — Fri, 15 May 2009 16:25:23 +0000

Joey,

This is no different a judgment call you made when you were a teenager about the guy on public access at 2am. You knew he was a wacko even before you heard his conspiracy theories. And then you crank called him.

You start to get a sense of how these people look when you’ve met enough of them, even without actually seeing them; they’re not experts, they have a lot of time on their hands, and their spiritual vehicle (their body) is in horrible shape. You adjust how much stock you take in their advice. Perhaps this was his point about the average digg user.

By: Ryan Holiday

Ryan Holiday — Fri, 15 May 2009 08:58:04 +0000

Hahahaha ok. Everybody’s the same and nobody should ever judge anyone else.

By: Ralph

Ralph — Fri, 15 May 2009 07:55:44 +0000

Excuse me, but what is wrong with that “ideal digg user” guy looking like he does? Perhaps he’s a not a good role model for health and fitness, but that’s not the point of your post, is it? How many assumptions are you making based on his appearance alone – and passing judgment over it? Isn’t that part of what you’re speaking against in this post? Hard to take it seriously when it’s tainted with such a shallow “example”.

PS: And no, I look nothing like him.

By: Joey

Joey — Thu, 14 May 2009 16:27:35 +0000

This is one of your better posts but I wouldn’t say it’s significantly different from the rest of your content. As far as being on model with Meditations, or having a different tone, maybe just because it deals with such a broad universal aspect of life compared to where sometimes content here gets so specific that it only applies to certain people.