Erik Schultz
@porchphilosopher.bsky.social
NoVa resident pondering the inner and outer spheres of existence. Moderately entropic.
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Don’t wish for things to be a certain way, Epictetus says, but wish for them to be as they are. Because you can handle them. Because you’re going to do your job either way (that is, to be good. Because you’re going to make good of it.
March 5, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Don’t wish for things to be a certain way, Epictetus says, but wish for them to be as they are. Because you can handle them. Because you’re going to do your job either way (that is, to be good. Because you’re going to make good of it.
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March 1, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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“When jarred, unavoidably, by circumstances, revert at once to yourself, and don’t lose the rhythm more than you can help. You’ll have a better grasp of the harmony if you keep on going back to it.” — Marcus Aurelius
February 27, 2025 at 6:28 PM
“When jarred, unavoidably, by circumstances, revert at once to yourself, and don’t lose the rhythm more than you can help. You’ll have a better grasp of the harmony if you keep on going back to it.” — Marcus Aurelius
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The time that passes, Seneca reminds us, is death. It belongs to death. You’ll never get to live that has been lived again. So why are you rushing? Why are you thinking about the future at the expense of the present? Why aren’t you showing up to the right here and right now?
February 23, 2025 at 3:17 PM
The time that passes, Seneca reminds us, is death. It belongs to death. You’ll never get to live that has been lived again. So why are you rushing? Why are you thinking about the future at the expense of the present? Why aren’t you showing up to the right here and right now?
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"Learning how to live takes a whole life." — Seneca
February 19, 2025 at 5:55 PM
"Learning how to live takes a whole life." — Seneca
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14 years ago today the Chicago Bears won a playoff game… it hasn’t happened since.
January 16, 2025 at 11:29 PM
14 years ago today the Chicago Bears won a playoff game… it hasn’t happened since.
Journaling and coffee on the train to work with the sunrise out the window might be my new favorite morning ritual.
Almost as good as sunrise from the porch.
Almost. *sips ☕️*
Almost as good as sunrise from the porch.
Almost. *sips ☕️*
January 14, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Journaling and coffee on the train to work with the sunrise out the window might be my new favorite morning ritual.
Almost as good as sunrise from the porch.
Almost. *sips ☕️*
Almost as good as sunrise from the porch.
Almost. *sips ☕️*
"All forms of tyranny are nourished by ignorance." - R.R. Hutchens
January 10, 2025 at 11:46 PM
"All forms of tyranny are nourished by ignorance." - R.R. Hutchens
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January 2, 2025 at 6:37 PM
🤔☮️💙🌊🐕🦺
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"People learn as they teach." — Seneca
December 8, 2024 at 5:28 PM
"People learn as they teach." — Seneca
John 1:5 NIV
[5] The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
bible.com/bible/111/jh...
[5] The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
bible.com/bible/111/jh...
John 1:5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. | New International Version (NIV) | Download The Bible App Now
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
bible.com
December 1, 2024 at 9:08 PM
John 1:5 NIV
[5] The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
bible.com/bible/111/jh...
[5] The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
bible.com/bible/111/jh...
If you're only following those accounts with whom you (think) you agree, and/or auto-blocking those you (think) you don't, you're contributing to the polarization problem by reinforcing your echo chamber.
There's a Pink Floyd album that comes to mind, too.
There's a Pink Floyd album that comes to mind, too.
November 30, 2024 at 10:00 PM
If you're only following those accounts with whom you (think) you agree, and/or auto-blocking those you (think) you don't, you're contributing to the polarization problem by reinforcing your echo chamber.
There's a Pink Floyd album that comes to mind, too.
There's a Pink Floyd album that comes to mind, too.
Democrats used to be the future-oriented party. What happened?
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Democrats used to be the future-oriented party. What happened?
That’s no longer the case. And it might have cost them politically.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 27, 2024 at 4:17 PM
Democrats used to be the future-oriented party. What happened?
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
So, is there an agreed-to term for posting on this platform, a la "tweeting" or "tweets" from the Twitter days?
Since this is called Blue Sky, I thought we could acronymize the act of posting here to "BS'g," but I don't think that would convey the intended connotation in most circumstances...
Since this is called Blue Sky, I thought we could acronymize the act of posting here to "BS'g," but I don't think that would convey the intended connotation in most circumstances...
November 16, 2024 at 2:53 PM
So, is there an agreed-to term for posting on this platform, a la "tweeting" or "tweets" from the Twitter days?
Since this is called Blue Sky, I thought we could acronymize the act of posting here to "BS'g," but I don't think that would convey the intended connotation in most circumstances...
Since this is called Blue Sky, I thought we could acronymize the act of posting here to "BS'g," but I don't think that would convey the intended connotation in most circumstances...
My first post here. Still on twitter/x, but hoping bluesky is better than x or threads.
November 14, 2024 at 4:07 PM
My first post here. Still on twitter/x, but hoping bluesky is better than x or threads.