i pursue the activities with the highest dopamine reward built in on a regular basis.
it turns out that it also accdentally forces me to check out of all media for the entire weekend and i'm okay with that.
this post was submitted on 16 Dec 2025
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What is this βoptimismβ you speak of?
Old mate: I mean just look at it.
Me: What?
Old mate: This. All of it. A billion miles of sterile space and billion dead years either side of us and here you are bitching about your little problems. The sun will wipe this lot clean soon enough. Get over yourself.
Me: Um, sorry mate. You OK?
Edit: will
I'm pessimistic, so I constantly get pleasant surprises when things turn out better than I expect. It's nice.
I stay away from most news sites. I only skim CBC and BBC. I constantly look back in histroy for perspective. It helps me realize we are living in one of the best times in humanities' existance.
"God's been good to me before, miraculous even, so why wouldn't He be good to me tomorrow as well?"