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Nov 10, 2017 13 tweets 3 min read Read on X
Studying digital ritual.

Interesting how Christians, Pagans, Secular and others all have parallel arguments about the location of "meaning":

- in the act
- in the understanding of said act
- in the intention of the agent
- (there is no "real" meaning)
Much of this seems to come back to the philosophically basic concept of subject and object.

In ritual, the objective element would be "what happens" while the subjective would be "the experience of what happens".

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Self-discipline isn't something you have or even that you are.

It's a symptom of doing what you know you need to do to achieve what you want to achieve.

You have the Desire.
This results in Doing.
As a result you Achieve.

Retroactively, it can be described as disciplined.
Desire: Get Jacked.
Doing: Lift, Move, Eat Well.
Achieve: a good body.

Desire: tell a story that needs telling.
Doing: write, film, record, draw.
Achieve: Birth of Artwork

Desire: Buy a house
Doing: work, save, invest
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Adjective: Disciplined
The thing is not "being disciplined".

The thing is "doing the things".

Afterwards, it may be described as disciplined.
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Reflecting on how long it has taken me to get to this point has clarified something about my perspective on success.

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@MichaelPorfirio

@GoldmundUnleash

@MattheWrite

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@TheFamilyAlpha

@DarkTriadMan

@BusinessAndBull

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Each express themselves (and their missions) with a purity and integrity which is beautiful - and inspiring.
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qcurtius.com/2018/02/24/the…
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Because he's a bona fide artist

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Last time was "Digital Ritual".

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Your understanding of the world around you, and your understanding of how you fit in that world.
In the so-called " real world" you convey your identity through your physicality (h/t to @AJA_Cortes, not meaning to draw on you so much but you have a point!).

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body language
gestures
voice (both words and tone)
proximity to (and time with) others
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