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InvisibleIcelander
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Just saw it again today.
    #19223334 - 12/03/13 05:51 PM (10 years, 1 month ago)

This is how it works imo.  You're young and full of energy and hope, you are making tons of progress.  And then with the coming years you stall.  Any further progress beyond the stall is in very very tiny increments and it's not enough to sustain hope and the slipping back and entropy of your energy.  So you sink into depression or drug addiction or pure fantasy or mediocrity but you'll get no further.  I've watched this happen to myself and ALL my wonderful young brothers and sisters.  You hit the wall and your humanity wins.  This is why the world looks as it does imo. :nicesmile:  My mentor is now a meth addict. :haha:


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" All that lives was born to die"-Anom.

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Re: Just saw it again today. [Re: Icelander]
    #19223399 - 12/03/13 06:08 PM (10 years, 1 month ago)

To prevent stall, keep your flaps down and your rudder true.


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Re: Just saw it again today. [Re: Icelander]
    #19223411 - 12/03/13 06:10 PM (10 years, 1 month ago)

Once there's momentum it's easy to keep motivated, active and optimistic. It's often hard to get that ball rolling though.

Is that what you're saying? Because that's definitely been my experience.

Or are you saying we all get to a certain point/age and then it's all downhill?


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InvisibleIcelander
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Re: Just saw it again today. [Re: birdland]
    #19223616 - 12/03/13 06:52 PM (10 years, 1 month ago)

The latter of course. Unless I make posts that obscure.

How old are you?  Unless you're at least in your late 40s your comments are inexperienced.


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" All that lives was born to die"-Anom.

With much wisdom comes much sorrow,
The more knowledge, the more grief.
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Re: Just saw it again today. [Re: Icelander]
    #19223732 - 12/03/13 07:14 PM (10 years, 1 month ago)

I'm 24 but...

In order to avoid hitting the wall maybe it is important to continuously develop existing hobbies/interests and/or create new ones?

A busy mind is a sane mind...


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Re: Just saw it again today. [Re: DrugsRGood] * 1
    #19223835 - 12/03/13 07:35 PM (10 years, 1 month ago)

Do you really think you are doing some original thinking here?  That might be called youthful folly in light of the evidence I've seen. :shrug:

No one at your age can imagine with any accuracy what life will feel like at 40,50, 60.  That's what I'm saying here but it's not really for your ears yet.  It's hard to keep that busy if you're distracted by a search for "truth".

I'm just talking to myself. :satansmoking:


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Re: Just saw it again today. [Re: Icelander]
    #19223844 - 12/03/13 07:38 PM (10 years, 1 month ago)

I was hesitant to speak. :grin:

I didn't really think it was that obvious to be honest.


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Re: Just saw it again today. [Re: DrugsRGood]
    #19223907 - 12/03/13 07:47 PM (10 years, 1 month ago)

Keeping busy is a lot easier with your head in the sand.  I find so little of interest anymore that distracting hobbies are hard to come by.

  I never got tired of wilderness trekking but it seems my knees did.  Two surgeries and now I may be looking at a third.  Things that work can be stripped away.  Just sayin.


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" All that lives was born to die"-Anom.

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Re: Just saw it again today. [Re: Icelander]
    #19224052 - 12/03/13 08:12 PM (10 years, 1 month ago)

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Icelander said:
I never got tired of wilderness trekking but it seems my knees did.




Why not play hiking simulator?



Edited by White Beard (12/03/13 08:13 PM)


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Re: Just saw it again today. [Re: Icelander]
    #19224092 - 12/03/13 08:22 PM (10 years, 1 month ago)

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Icelander said:
It's hard to keep that busy if you're distracted by a search for "truth".




What do you mean by "truth"?


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Re: Just saw it again today. [Re: Icelander]
    #19224203 - 12/03/13 08:41 PM (10 years, 1 month ago)

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Icelander said:
This is how it works imo.  You're young and full of energy and hope, you are making tons of progress.  And then with the coming years you stall.  Any further progress beyond the stall is in very very tiny increments and it's not enough to sustain hope and the slipping back and entropy of your energy.  So you sink into depression or drug addiction or pure fantasy or mediocrity but you'll get no further.  I've watched this happen to myself and ALL my wonderful young brothers and sisters.  You hit the wall and your humanity wins.  This is why the world looks as it does imo. :nicesmile:  My mentor is now a meth addict. :haha:




Indian Classical musicians tend to come into their prime in their 40s, its all uphill until then, generally they stay at their creative peak into their late 60s. Then its a sharp drop downhill at some point. Its a very large scene and I've observed that trend with most of the larger figures, can't think of another group of people who consistently share that sort of motivational push.


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Re: Just saw it again today. [Re: White Beard]
    #19224245 - 12/03/13 08:52 PM (10 years, 1 month ago)

Quote:

White Beard said:
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Icelander said:
I never got tired of wilderness trekking but it seems my knees did.




Why not play hiking simulator?







Where's the nekked girl?


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" All that lives was born to die"-Anom.

With much wisdom comes much sorrow,
The more knowledge, the more grief.
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Re: Just saw it again today. [Re: Icelander]
    #19224250 - 12/03/13 08:53 PM (10 years, 1 month ago)

do you typically find naked girls on your wilderness hikes? :lol:


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Re: Just saw it again today. [Re: White Beard]
    #19224258 - 12/03/13 08:53 PM (10 years, 1 month ago)

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White Beard said:
Quote:

Icelander said:
It's hard to keep that busy if you're distracted by a search for "truth".




What do you mean by "truth"?





The "" gives it away.  A search for the secret of life:wink: You know, the one where it's not really how this all appears. :lol:


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" All that lives was born to die"-Anom.

With much wisdom comes much sorrow,
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Re: Just saw it again today. [Re: White Beard]
    #19224263 - 12/03/13 08:54 PM (10 years, 1 month ago)

Quote:

White Beard said:
do you typically find naked girls on your wilderness hikes? :lol:




My virtual reality ones, yes!  And once in real life.


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" All that lives was born to die"-Anom.

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Re: Just saw it again today. [Re: Repertoire89]
    #19224277 - 12/03/13 08:56 PM (10 years, 1 month ago)

Some writers progress similarly.  I've been reading Henry Miller's On Writing, which is a selection of his reflections on the writing process from various works.  He published his first notable book at 42, struggling to find his voice and the commitment necessary to compose for much of his adult life before that.  But I suppose this is a little different from developing musical technique.


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Re: Just saw it again today. [Re: DisoRDeR]
    #19224312 - 12/03/13 09:02 PM (10 years, 1 month ago)

We all have to pay the piper some day.


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Re: Just saw it again today. [Re: Icelander]
    #19224344 - 12/03/13 09:06 PM (10 years, 1 month ago)

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Icelander said:
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White Beard said:
do you typically find naked girls on your wilderness hikes? :lol:




My virtual reality ones, yes!  And once in real life.




whats the story behind that one?


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Re: Just saw it again today. [Re: Icelander]
    #19224369 - 12/03/13 09:11 PM (10 years, 1 month ago)

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Icelander said:
Quote:

White Beard said:
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Icelander said:
It's hard to keep that busy if you're distracted by a search for "truth".




What do you mean by "truth"?





The "" gives it away.  A search for the secret of life;) You know, the one where it's not really how this all appears. :lol:




oh true that. :lol:


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Re: Just saw it again today. [Re: DisoRDeR]
    #19224375 - 12/03/13 09:12 PM (10 years, 1 month ago)

Quote:

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Some writers progress similarly.  I've been reading Henry Miller's On Writing, which is a selection of his reflections on the writing process from various works.  He published his first notable book at 42, struggling to find his voice and the commitment necessary to compose for much of his adult life before that.  But I suppose this is a little different from developing musical technique.




Not all that different, all the motivation for me comes from the act itself and the ideas being expressed. Music or writing
Couldn't imagine becoming bored with either, knowing others who have pushed the point well into old age without losing motivation I don't see a reason to worry about that happening.


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