Joseph Maynor

You could or you are?

Over-analysis of basic things. Getting too much in your head about things where that runs tangential to the subject area.

One paradigm shift is to think of metaphysics as a branch of aesthetics. This is very powerful when you think of creation or the creator as being fundamental. It flips the ordinary way we think about the order and hierarchy of philosophy subjects around.

Make a daily to do list and check every single item off before you go to bed.

It depends on what you want the forum to be. I don't see it this way. I would rather have more than less people on here.

This gets into the topic of what kind of wardrobe do you have -- how do you present yourself visually through what you wear? I think it is cool to have a style. Most artists are concerned with clothing and appearance to some degree.

The reality is it seems -- you need a certain amount of drama to make a forum buzz like a sizzle to a steak. No sizzle no good. So there is a marketing and entertainment component. Very few people are impressed by strictly serious or philosophical topics.

What do you think developing your own metaphysics will give you besides just the fun of building one?

Even if you are passionate about something, it is still a second step to turn that into a profitable business. Passion is useful, but not enough to start and run a successful business as an entrepreneur necessarily. You might need to do a career change for a career that is aligned more with your passion. That also requires a lot of planning and hard work. So there are limitations to how far passion alone can carry you when it comes to starting a business.

Trying to curate the forum in your own image I don't think is the right objective. It is better to take reality as it is and deal with that maturely.

I think we need term limits on moderators on here maybe.

I've had some of my language changed when I post something, and this concerns me.

I appreciate all of you.

Your voice is all you have. Embrace it!

You're right. One of the things I always hated about working on Jazz is the idea of playing like someone else or copying someone else. I love to play Jazz but I have always insisted on doing it the way I want to do it. This is how you develop your own voice.

Maybe you're not doing it right.

This is in part very true.

What does deep creativity mean? Let's get clear about this.

Whaaat?

You can establish boundaries energetically and through behavior without having to say anything, at least at first. If he doesn't get it, then you may have to start to say.

When someone tells me there is no, I think to myself there is yes.