Week 17: I Think, Therefore I Laugh

Here we go again. Here’s what’s been in my mind recently.

Something I started doing

The older I get, the faster time seems to go. This is true for everyone it seems. What makes time slows down is the anti-routine activities we do in our days. My day become fatter (and more exciting) the more I do not stick to my routine.

The problem is that I’m terrible not to stick with a routine. It drives my whole day off balance. The way I’m fixing it is by blocking half day a week and walk and work outside.

In these lovely summer day (which are not always lovely in rainy London), I’m going and working outside once a week in a cafe. A change of scenery should make us more creative – aside from the healthy benefit of walking to the cafe, before and after.

What I’m reading?

The Road to Serfdom and Law, Legislation and Liberty. Both by F. Hayek. Reading about socialism and economics. Hayek’s writing style is simple, clear and engaging. I’ve come to know Hayek from my favorite write Nassim Taleb and he never fails.

F. A. Hayek

Hayek (Friedrich Hayek) and Mises (Ludwig von Mises) are two landmarks from the Austrian School of Economics. The more I read what they wrote, the more I understand what’s happening on nearly everything around me. They are far, far ahead from anyone writing today on mostly everything – with the economy or daily life.

Ludwig von Mises

And I bet they both would’ve hated Bitcoin.

Something I keep doing

Mixing strength training with Zone 2 exercises every week. Lately, my program is:

2 days strength trainingfollowed by 1 day Zone 21 day rest (sometimes I skip it)2 days strength trainingrepeat.

It keeps me balanced between being exhausted physically from strength training, and being exhausted mentally from a Zone 2 exercises.
Zone 2 exercises with constant watt on an Elliptical machine is a good killer.

Best of what I watched

The amount of creativity in Top Gear is immense. I’m rewatching the seasons over again. All of the 21 seasons. Living in the UK for 6 years now, I understand a bit more the British sense of humor. I like the self-inflecting jokes.

What I like more about it is how universal it is. How natural each episode flows. And, again, the amount of creativity they have in setting up every episode to be special on its own. It’s funny, smart and informative – all in 1. For motor heads, this is an added bonus.

Best of what I read

I don’t understand bus lanes. Why do poor people have to get to places quicker than I do?

Again, by Jeremy Clarkson from Top Gear

This reminds me of a very enjoyable read by John Paulos in his bood: I Think, Therefore I Laugh: The Flip Side of Philosophy. Easy read for quick wittedness.

Enjoy!