"Reality is the best teacher. Cowardice leads to retardation. The coward spends copious amounts of time inside of his own head. Trying to do the math, figure it out, trying to run a reality simulation in his head. "Will this business model work?" the coward asks. He researches every single YouTube video on the business model, he makes a daily schedule, he reads books and "thinks" about what exactly he will do. He writes it all down, plans and plans and plans. Then comes to the conclusion it's "over-saturated" after wasting 3 days "researching". Not once did the coward DO anything. He didn't START the business, he didn't start trying to sell, he didn't make social media accounts, he didn't PRODUCE ANYTHING. All he did was "think". He does this for everything in life, all "thinking" no action. All "preparing" never doing. He reflects on his last 4 years and says he has "tried" everything when truly he has done nothing. He possesses every logical argument known to man on why he's a weak loser. Genetics, upbringing, "not the right time", "didn't find the right business model yet", The man could go on forever. He's a "thinker" also known as a retard. Too afraid of the brutal sting of failure, too afraid to get punched in the face to ever ACTUALLY learn how to fight. Imagine trying to be a professional fighter and spending your life avoiding getting punched in the face. The coward tries to learn all the hard lessons without the STING that is required to come with them. All the "Intelligence", none of the wisdom. No experience. Nothing but "thought". You aren't smarter than reality. Want to know if a business model works? TRY IT. Spend 6 months 24/7 trying to FORCE it to work. Spend every waking second DOING things to try and FORCE THE UNIVERSE TO COMPLY. You will never learn business in a book, science does not make NEW discoveries without experiments. Without EFFORT. Without ACTION. Only reality can teach you how reality operates. You need to not avoid situations where you might get punched in the face if you have any hopes of becoming a good fighter.

As I understand it, today, 6th January, is for some the celebration of the three Kings and their visit to the newly-born Jesus. It's also called 'epiphany" and '12th Night'. Continuing with my earlier idea of 'peak meaningless-ness', I have this day as a husk of a ritual, whose meaning might be investigated, and thereby re-known; its profundity recognised (and truly celebrated, if useful). Does this day have any significance, or could it, for you?

What are your favourite/best ways for coming for being present in the present (should you ever catch yourSELF drifting into the past or future?