It is Near Impossible to Self-Reflect

Advice

Open any philosophical, religious, or "get rich quick" book and you will find the concept of self-reflection. The concept is easy: after a set period of time, look at yourself and see what you did right and wrong then build for the future. Do not make the same errors twice. Seems easy to do on the surface.

This is often misunderstood and misused. Most look at it as a school project, seeing where "points" where lost or earned. You learn, adjust, and move on hoping to not make the same mistakes again. But this negates the most important step: its a constant process. Yes, constant. Every single day, not once in a blue moon. Not after one year or 6 months, daily. The sooner we realize the constant need for fixing and adjusting, the better the results.

At the mid point and end point in your day, reflect on what you are doing and what you did. Is it suitable? Did you utilize your 24 hours correctly? Did you waste away the time that you can't get back? 

Sports

The Bulls lost on the road in a game that came down to the wire. Some controversial calls included... but either way, this team is good. Assuming Patrick Williams comes back late in the year and a move or two is made, this is a top 3 team in the East. It is fun again to be a Bulls fan.

Buster Posey also retired, a 1st ballot HOF catcher. One of the best for a decade and a champion by every sense of the word. He was the model 2 way catcher and turned out to be everything he was projected to be. Congratulations to one of the best of the last 25 years.

Henry Ruggs is also headed to prison and will never play again. 156 MPH drunk killing someone? Really? You deserve every single punishment coming. I understand Derek Carr's words about forgiveness and I commend it. It takes a bigger person than me to be able to forgive someone who does that. For now, I hope he goes to prison for a long, long time.

Politics

As usual, today is the day of hot takes trying to predict 2022 and 2024. None of the takes are good, but what is clear is this: Democrats run the risk of becoming the white liberal / black city voter party. That leaves them an insanely small margin for error in every area except New York City, Chicago, Seattle, NOVA, and San Francisco. Republicans are in the drivers seat, for now.

Catgirl Plug

I have holdings so I am putting the usual plug for this coin. The rumor is Elon Musk is coming aboard in a month or two once it is traded on major exchanges (think Coinbase). I am in for the long run, so here's to Catgirl Anime Coin!

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