“When is a monster not a monster? Oh, when you love it.” ― Caitlyn Siehl, Literary Sexts: A Collection of Short & Sexy Love Poems
You can find a list of the books I’ve read on my Goodreads profile »
You can consider sorting the list by the ratings so that you’ll see the top-rated books at the top.
I like parody movies. They entertain me and force me to try and understand references. But this kind of movie tends to be a bit silly. Also, they tend to get low IMDb ratings.
On the other hand, there are quite some well-made movies, like dramas or suspenseful movies. These movies might leave you in an unhappy state. But, because they’re smart, well-made, and put you into a certain setting, they tend to get high ratings.
Yet, at the end of the day, I’ll be happy and a bit smarter watching a silly parody movie, while if I watch a drama, I might be a bit upset and with a poor movie.
IMDb’s ratings are not everything.
“A ship is safe in harbor, but that’s not what ships are for.” ― John A. Shedd
“The dogs bark, but the caravan goes on.” (Proverb)
Let’s say you want to ride a motorcycle.
You evaluate the chances of an accident; then you take some lessons, you take your driver’s license, you buy a bike, and you drive carefully.
Yes, accidents of motorcyclists are happening with a higher percentage. But if you take all the precautions, you can stay confident.
You have polyps (definition: Polyps are tissue growths that most often look like small, flat bumps or tiny mushroom-like stalks. Most polyps are small and less than half an inch wide.). You decide to have surgery.
Yes, some complications can appear, but if you are well-informed prior to the procedure, you can be confident.
In a lot of situations, you need to take a leap of faith. You don’t know exactly where you’ll land, but if you don’t take any chances at all, most likely, you’re making a worse decision than when taking some calculated risks.
“No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and he’s not the same man.” ― Heraclitus
In Top Gun: Maverick (2022), the main character chooses to grow his career as a specialist rather than a manager.
He gathers awards, he’s a good specialist, but the benefits of a manager are more.
I think of several examples in real life in which, when going to be a manager, in order to be liked by others, you have to be a bit two-faced – politicians, for example.
Specialists may have some standards, but this might make them difficult to work with.
They might have some personal rules that are not suited for others.
For example, they could impose high standards on themselves and small standards on others. That’s fine when you don’t work in a team, but not when you lead/manage others.
About Top Gun: Maverick (2022):
Când îmi notez ceva de făcut, să scriu în detaliu, ca ulterior să știu la ce mă refeream.
Să țin un jurnal, public sau privat.
Să fac cel puțin un backup.
Să salvez des, și, dacă se poate, automat.
Sometimes, I have unusual views on things.
This helps me recenter and have rather conservatory overall views.
Always being on edge helps me recenter.
At least that’s how I see it.
“Why do I write many things on the blog?”, and also – “Why do I share many links at once?”.
I think that it helps with my development.
The blog you read is mostly meant for me.
Sure, I censor some of my thoughts.
Also, I post things that I expect others to like.
But, all in all, it’s a blog by me for me.
Now, on the question of “Why do I write?”, the answer is simple – to clarify my thoughts.