Checkmate!

Discoveries:

Today I discovered that while the world listens the same symphony we all hear different instruments. The trouble with that notion is simple, as the conductor of your life you design the music to evoke a certain feeling. You intend for it to make your audience feel a certain way. What happens when they walk away from your performance feeling something else? Who’s fault is it, yours? There is no one to blame. We all feel differently. Today I felt inadequate, listless and spread thin. However, just like any great composition, there is a new movement. This is your chance to play a different song.  

Pop Quiz: How do you lead the lost?

Answer: You don’t, they lead themselves.

High Points:

Today I realized that I can get acclimated to anything, truly. I have been blessed with the ability to adapt. I submit that if I am inserted into any social, analytical or practical situation I can endure. To cite an instance, just today I was asked to critique an html code from a budding website designer. It was a simple concept hat involved using baiting and field of view principles to attract viewers towards a certain area of a computer screen and then have said user fix their gaze for a minimum of seven seconds. Minus the nerve-wrecking functions and algebraic concepts, I used logic and reason to assist them. In the end, the website blueprint was completed and albeit captured the attention of the entire test subject pool. Not only did the designer meet the requirement, he exceeded it by more than three seconds. Who knew that ten seconds could be so exciting?

Themes for the Day

Who knows C++

Computer Love Geek

Where’s my pocket protector

My laptop could house yours in a fight!

 
Low Points:
Ummmm,,,no really any low points today other than the fact that I celebrated 4 months of being smoke-free. Smoking cigarettes were a normal part of my stressful day. I would cop a seat outside (or stand) and have a few squares to unwind. Not anymore.  I quit for personal and health reasons. Nope, wait, I’m not gonna lie, I did it for something a little more egotistical. I wanted to see if I could beat myself. If john could beat John. Don’t stare at the page and look crazy, yup I said it. Beat myself. I feel like we are our most worthy opponents. As individuals we must not be afraid to challenge ourselves. I wanted to see if I could make good on the challenge my other self dared me on. I said that John couldn’t quit cold turkey, guess what? I beat you John! Congratulations self…..That was confusing.

DAILY INSANITY:
Three Words: Addicted to Chess

I’ll admit it. I love chess. It is one of the most mindful games ever created.  Bobby Fischer was arguably the greatest player that ever lived. Bruce Pandolfini said that “Fischer was a master of clarity and a king of artful positioning. His opponents would see where he was going but were powerless to stop him.” How dope is that? One day…..one day….

Question
What makes up the symphony of your life?

John R Williams
Author/Radio Host/Filmmaker/Marketing Executive