2022andbeyond

[2022andbeyond]

Ever have the experience where the less you care about something, the more likely you are to get it? Confidence comes from a comfort with failure, so paradoxically, the more comfortable you become with failure, the more likely you are to experience success.

[2022andbeyond]

Memes

https://twitter.com/fallingcatcult/status/1538615601907634176?s=20&t=fLhwmMfdxM3ufGCGHpG8xw

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How to develop a personality

1. Get deep into something youre interested in 

2. Become a better storyteller

Tips to become a better storyteller:

1. Background context, who he was, what he had gone through, and what he was trying to accomplish. conflict - messed up with girl he likes

2. comedians - talked, body language, broke down the stories these comedians, bg context, and tension great way to describe things in details, and over exaggerating things using looks and vivid characteristics

3.  Daily story 200 short story

4. Read fiction books to improve vocabulary

5. Practice telling stories out loud 

6. Create YouTube videos 

My Favorite Fiction Books: Zorba The Greek: https://amzn.to/3sdV1Qa Dune: https://amzn.to/3kKFweA Ready Player One: https://amzn.to/3vLh1UI

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Battling an inner conflict within myself

I can be the best version of myself. This gives me a reason to live.

I am going to read the 5 love languages book and practice it.

I am going to be positive.

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Inspiration of what I should do

Inspiration on what I should do: https://captnemo.in/monopoly-deal/

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Things I want to save up for

Rent - this is a scam, I have a decent house.

What's the point of living at home if you can't even save up. This is the same amount of rent I was paying in HSR. Balls.

DSLR - this is also a scam because you can take videos and learn shit online.

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Working out

Gosh, didn't start my day working out and I am not getting that post-work out endorphins.

I wish I didn't have work and could focus on myself and my hobbies more but it is what it is!

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Happiness

What is happiness and how to get it? The story of a rodent's unrelenting quest for happiness and fulfillment.

In this YouTube video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9dZQelULDk you can see that the rat is exposed to different forms of happiness in a capitalistic society which is what every metropolistic city is like in the modern era. He is exposed to consumerism (shopping in the form of a Black Friday sale where people are fighting over the goods on discount) , billboards everywhere try to convince you that if you buy their thing it will give you happiness (food brands, movies, etc)

He finally buys a really nice car and he can not enjoy that too because there is a lot of traffic in the city and he cannot go ahead, repair costs are high and there is vandalism so people spray paint his car. He is bombarded with parking tickets and bad weather too.

Too remove his sadness he is convinced to drown his sorrows in alcohol and once that gets too addictive, the depression medication is the only thing that can provide him the so called "happiness" back again/

That medicine provides him momentary high and he goes back into a slump of depression again. Back to reality.

Finally the last straw is he chases money. Everyone says money buys you happiness. But does it really? He ends up sitting in a corporate job, just a cog in the wheel to satisfy his consumerism and sustain his happiness in this capitalistic society.

One point to note is when he was chasing the money and then the money is in the elevator next to him he doesn't react to grab it. it's very similar to how we really want the things we don't have, but once we have them they become less important.

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Composers of the month of April 2022 by Spotify

Nicholas Britell

1. If Beal street could talk

2. Succession

3. Moonlight

4. Don't look up

5. The King

6. The underground railroad

7. Cruella

8. Vice

9. The big short

10. Battle of the sexes

11. Free state of Jones

12. A tale of love and darkness

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Best composers of all time (Part 1)

‘Making decisions concerning the “greatest” this or that is always problematic'

Can one really compare figures who were writing music 800 years apart? Or weigh the intricate craftmanship of a two-minute piano piece up against the grand vision that goes into a four-hour opera?

To clarify things, we set out the criteria for greatness as follows:

originality – to what extent did your chosen composers take music in new and exciting directions?

impact – how greatly did they influence the musical scene both in their own lifetime and in years/centuries to come?

craftmanship – from a technical point of view, how brilliantly constructed is their music?

sheer enjoyability – quite simply, how much pleasure does their music give you?

I will be sharing the list of the greatest composers in the next post. Stay tuned!

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One of my love languages is to share and recommend music

Music in every genre.

Classical

Country

Electronic dance music (EDM)

Hip-hop

Indie rock

Jazz

K-pop

J-pop

Metal

Oldies

Pop

Rap

Rhythm & blues (R&B)

Rock

Techno

Music around the world.

African Music

Afrobeats

Benga

Chimurenga

Ethio-jazz

Gnawa/ethno-pop/gwani blues

Highlife

Hiplife

Inkiranya

Juju

Majika

Mbalax

Ndombolo

Palm wine

Rababah

Shaabi

Somali jazz

Soukou/Congolese rumba

Ubongo

Zilin

Zouglou

Asian Music

Baila

Bollywood

Carnatic

Chinese folk

Chinese traditional opera

C-pop

Dangdut

Gagaku court music

Goa trance

Hindustani

Japanese folk

J-pop

K-trot

Punjabi

Rafi

Raga rock

V-pop

Caribbean Music

Calypso

Dancehall

Mambo

Mento

Merengue

Reggae

Rocksteady

Salsa

Ska

Soca

Steel band music/pan music

Zouk

European Music

A capella

Celtic chant

Drum & bass

Euro-disco

Flamenco

Glitch pop

Grime

Opera

Polka

Trance

Latin and South American Music

Bachata

Balada

Bossa nova

Compas

Cumbia

Mariachi

Mexican

Mesitzo

Ranchera

Reggaeton

Samba

Tango

Vallenatto

North American Music

American folk

Bluegrass

Blues

Canadian folk

Gospel

Industrial

Swing

Tejano

Zydeco

So much more.