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“Doubt can only be removed by action.”

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One thing I love about Ted Lasso, especially on rewatching, is how it often brings some old wisdom to life within the story.

Yep, Ted Lasso can make even an old German guy from the 1800’s sound interesting and relevant in the right context, as in this brilliant quote from Goethe in S3E1.

Doubt can only be removed by action.

Now this quote may not sound like much on it’s own, but it really hits in the show.

It reminds me of the many conversations I’ve been stuck in where people are going back and forth debating the theoretical merits of idea. Goethe reminds up that the only real judge that matters is action and its consequence. 🙌

This is a nice counterpart to Epicteus, who was also into actions over ideas.

Still, while the old German guy and the old Greek guy are great and smart and all that, wouldn’t you rather get your philosophy from this crew?

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“I’m cute, and I can rhyme my ass off. No wonder they want to destroy me.”

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Trying to challenge myself and write some original songs instead of just doing covers, I’ve found that the lyrics come a lot easier than the music. Putting together some new and interesting musical chords or, heaven forbid, a melody? That’s hard. But I can rhyme all day.

So I thought it was funny when Keeley Jones, the soccer (aka “football”) team’s vivacious marketing honcho on Ted Lasso, said this on S1E3.

I’m cute, and I can rhyme my ass off. No wonder they want to destroy me.

Kudos to Keeley for that laugh and for giving me something a little lighter to post here today.

Back to your regularly scheduled philosophy quotes, tech sketches, artsy photos, and amateur ramblings later.

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“Noise is the enemy, clarity the goal.”

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It’s cool that Jon Stewart is back with a new show. And it’s really cool it’s on a streaming service that I already have. 😛

In this interview, he’s is talking about doing his new show in a deeper and more focused way than he did The Daily Show, which was funny but all over the place.

In the interview, a really cool quote popped out to me.

 Noise is the enemy, clarity the goal.

Jon Stewart

It seemed so succinct and true. And probably applies to more than just TV shows. 🤔

Via Apple news.

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“One person’s annoying is another’s inspiring and heroic.”

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Alright, I admit it. I like to post more than my share of inspiring quotes on here. If that’s not your cup of tea, feel then free to browse my section about the world we live in and not just what we aspire towards.

In the mean time, here is Leslie Knope (I always loved that ironic last name) acknowledging that she can be annoying to some but is still going to be herself.

One person’s annoying is another’s inspiring and heroic.

Leslie Knope in “Parks and Recreation”

Via Wisdom From the Best Characters in TV Comedy.

And remember what her pragmatist peer says 👉 “Never half-ass two things. Whole-ass one thing.” (Ron Swanson)

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Don’t Be Like Uncle Colm

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Writing a full-length novel turns out to be hard. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Even if you know the story you want to tell, there are myriad challenges such as finding your voice, getting into the creative mood, and consistently finding the time to focus.

My latest challenge is pretty basic – figuring out what level of detail to use in the story. I want to make the story is engaging and specific, rather than just sweeping over things with the wave of a hand. 👋

But too much detail quickly turns into sounding like Uncle Colm from Derry Girls.

So if I ever find myself adding unnecessary detail and de-emphasizing the main story line, then I need to watch Uncle Colm as a little kick in the butt.

Or soon enough, people will be saying, “Alright, Colm, let’s pack it up. You’re tied to the radiator…” 🤦🏻‍♂️