I know you have said that you don’t get frustrated if something that you try doesn’t work, and it is just stubbornness, and that you get bored quite easily and want to try new things. So what makes you progress in something? I mean, I assume you have or have had a job, you might have needed some sort of qualification, university or otherwise, and then get a job, and get some experience. So what makes you persist in something without get bored?
Thanks for all the the insights into such interesting topic!
I really like being challenged. I like to do and accomplish hard things just because they are hard.
Jobs have always just come to me. I have done a lot of things, and have never had to worry about not having something to do. If it's interesting, I will take the job.
Some of the Korean restaurants near me seem to make spicy rice cakes, and the pictures look similar. I bet a lot of cities have similar restaurants, but depends on the Korean population probably. Road trip?
(The ability to go on road trips is something to be very grateful for too... I hope we can do this without baking ourselves to death in ten years also.)
I was just stomping around my house, angry about petty little things, even your typo, for a second, and I’m not usually an angry person. I let the day really wear me down. Your post was a pleasant read that slowed my racing emotions (and thinking) down enough be grateful I have these petty issues to complain about in the first place. Thank you for the perspective.
Beware! You are about to unleash the passive aggressive grammar and punctuation beast, who will stay in her cave so as not to reign fire down upon the space where your missing period (above) should be. :)
I do have a quick question - how spicy is your tortilla soup recipe? The dragon night breathe fire but she can’t swallow it.
So long as you aren't changing the content of what I write, I take all edit suggestions. I never take anything like that personally, and wish that this site offered an edit suggestion feature, so I could just accept suggested edits.
How much jalapeno juice, and how much chipotle past you add is what determines how hot it is. Fortunately the jalapeno juice is easy to adjust, as you can add it incrementally until it gets to your desired heat level. Try starting with half of what the recipe calls for, and if it is too much, you can always add a bit more stock to tame it down a bit. From there you can fine tune it.
As for the chipotle paste, I would say start with less than the recipe asks for, and if you want more, you can add it as the soup cooks. You don't have to worry about it not being roasted, as some of it was in the beginning, and it has a pretty deep flavor to begin with. The roasting just enhances it.
So long as you control those two aspects from the start, you shouldn't have any issue with it being hot.
Thank you for the detailed reply. I appreciate the effort and thought. I just might give it a try - I am used to a relatively bland, rich Belgian diet of mayonnaise and butter. ;)
Athena, have you explored Stoicism? You seem to naturally be doing many of the stoic techniques that William Irvine outlines in his books on Stoicism. He features on the Sam Harris app, Waking Up.
For example, he advocates negative visualisation (but not dwelling on negatives) in order to appreciate how lucky you are, you imagine how things could be worse and how things are worse for much of the world's population as well as all your ancestors in order to appreciate your situation more (much as you have outlined in this post). He said most people today live better than kings did 100s of years ago but nobody appreciates this.
He also advocates finding silver linings, not giving anymore power to a problem than is necessary, another point you advocate.
Some more include last time meditation - where you imagine that the thing you have to do may be the last time you ever get to do it so you appreciate it more.
Next is 'framing' where you change the way you see problems, seeing them as tests of your resolve rather than being a victim of circumstance.
Stoicism is interesting. Stoicism has to do with psychopathy in that it tries to help people that follow it become more like psychopaths, much like Buddhism does. However psychopathy has nothing to do with Stoicism as psychopaths are naturally the way that the followers want to be like us, but that isn't impactful on us. It exists, but doesn't register as relevant.
Problems as a test of your resolve. Interesting. I see problems as minor inconveniences that have to be worked around. Nothing more.
Ignorance on how certain things work/used to work in the present/compared to the past now definitely doesn't help with not taking things for granted so easily. I try my best to log positive things I'm grateful for reasonably regularly although all too often I forget (without meaning to)!
I agree with that. It's amazing to me the amount of work involved with something relatively simple seeming. People forget how incredible the world actually is.
I certainly appreciate the wide availability of items, as I grew up in a time and p,ace before that was the case. The ingredient obsession though! Many years ago I phoned around my city and drove to multiple warehouses to track down the only half dozen out-of-season tamarillos because I just HAD to do my duck ballotines for a special dinner. It was fun at the time, but also a relief to have let that nonsense go.
I know you have said that you don’t get frustrated if something that you try doesn’t work, and it is just stubbornness, and that you get bored quite easily and want to try new things. So what makes you progress in something? I mean, I assume you have or have had a job, you might have needed some sort of qualification, university or otherwise, and then get a job, and get some experience. So what makes you persist in something without get bored?
Thanks for all the the insights into such interesting topic!
I really like being challenged. I like to do and accomplish hard things just because they are hard.
Jobs have always just come to me. I have done a lot of things, and have never had to worry about not having something to do. If it's interesting, I will take the job.
*getting bored
Some of the Korean restaurants near me seem to make spicy rice cakes, and the pictures look similar. I bet a lot of cities have similar restaurants, but depends on the Korean population probably. Road trip?
Indeed, a road trip may be a necessity.
(The ability to go on road trips is something to be very grateful for too... I hope we can do this without baking ourselves to death in ten years also.)
Or only traveling twelve miles in a day via wagon
Looking at the western U.S. weather this week -- draft horses can't tolerate that, might need camels...
Might need to dig a hole during the day, and only travel at night.
I was just stomping around my house, angry about petty little things, even your typo, for a second, and I’m not usually an angry person. I let the day really wear me down. Your post was a pleasant read that slowed my racing emotions (and thinking) down enough be grateful I have these petty issues to complain about in the first place. Thank you for the perspective.
I am glad it gave you perspective.
Now, off to find that typo. If you ever see one, let me know, I am happy to correct them
Beware! You are about to unleash the passive aggressive grammar and punctuation beast, who will stay in her cave so as not to reign fire down upon the space where your missing period (above) should be. :)
I do have a quick question - how spicy is your tortilla soup recipe? The dragon night breathe fire but she can’t swallow it.
If you ever find the finished soup a bit too spicy, you can alway add a touch of sour cream to your bowl as well.
yogurt works too, most dairy cuts the heat
Yes, that's very true
So long as you aren't changing the content of what I write, I take all edit suggestions. I never take anything like that personally, and wish that this site offered an edit suggestion feature, so I could just accept suggested edits.
How much jalapeno juice, and how much chipotle past you add is what determines how hot it is. Fortunately the jalapeno juice is easy to adjust, as you can add it incrementally until it gets to your desired heat level. Try starting with half of what the recipe calls for, and if it is too much, you can always add a bit more stock to tame it down a bit. From there you can fine tune it.
As for the chipotle paste, I would say start with less than the recipe asks for, and if you want more, you can add it as the soup cooks. You don't have to worry about it not being roasted, as some of it was in the beginning, and it has a pretty deep flavor to begin with. The roasting just enhances it.
So long as you control those two aspects from the start, you shouldn't have any issue with it being hot.
Thank you for the detailed reply. I appreciate the effort and thought. I just might give it a try - I am used to a relatively bland, rich Belgian diet of mayonnaise and butter. ;)
Completely understandable. If you do try it, I'm sure you will come up with a version that suits you well.
Athena, have you explored Stoicism? You seem to naturally be doing many of the stoic techniques that William Irvine outlines in his books on Stoicism. He features on the Sam Harris app, Waking Up.
For example, he advocates negative visualisation (but not dwelling on negatives) in order to appreciate how lucky you are, you imagine how things could be worse and how things are worse for much of the world's population as well as all your ancestors in order to appreciate your situation more (much as you have outlined in this post). He said most people today live better than kings did 100s of years ago but nobody appreciates this.
He also advocates finding silver linings, not giving anymore power to a problem than is necessary, another point you advocate.
Some more include last time meditation - where you imagine that the thing you have to do may be the last time you ever get to do it so you appreciate it more.
Next is 'framing' where you change the way you see problems, seeing them as tests of your resolve rather than being a victim of circumstance.
Stoicism is interesting. Stoicism has to do with psychopathy in that it tries to help people that follow it become more like psychopaths, much like Buddhism does. However psychopathy has nothing to do with Stoicism as psychopaths are naturally the way that the followers want to be like us, but that isn't impactful on us. It exists, but doesn't register as relevant.
Problems as a test of your resolve. Interesting. I see problems as minor inconveniences that have to be worked around. Nothing more.
Ignorance on how certain things work/used to work in the present/compared to the past now definitely doesn't help with not taking things for granted so easily. I try my best to log positive things I'm grateful for reasonably regularly although all too often I forget (without meaning to)!
I agree with that. It's amazing to me the amount of work involved with something relatively simple seeming. People forget how incredible the world actually is.
I certainly appreciate the wide availability of items, as I grew up in a time and p,ace before that was the case. The ingredient obsession though! Many years ago I phoned around my city and drove to multiple warehouses to track down the only half dozen out-of-season tamarillos because I just HAD to do my duck ballotines for a special dinner. It was fun at the time, but also a relief to have let that nonsense go.
We are spoiled for sure, good luck finding that frozen flour.
Thank you
Yw