To The Recognition of The GoldFish Swimming in Our Brain and surfing on 5G-Speed Handheld Waves… Cheers!

CHECK YO SELF BEFORE YOU WRECK YO SELF

the overall message — recognize

Recognize that there will be a million and one distractions and that you’re not as adept as you may think to combat them.

It’s a great message for the kids who are about to step into an oversaturated world of attention-seeking devices and media platforms that are intended to grab your focus and never let go.

That’s the type of starting point we’re at—not trying to extend our attention span, RECOGNIZE, before anything, how dogshit they actually are at this stage of human existence. Just awful really. WORSE than a goldfish. 

A joke that was once hyperbole has Become reality, but worse

Lowkey depressing, but hey as They, Ye, and AA say, admitting is the first step.

Overall, I’d give that graduation speech a solid B+.

I like that he challenged the students compassionately and honestly. He had a couple good jokes in there and the speech was relatable. To me, pace was the only negative. Could’ve picked up. But that could also be my ADD.

Something direct and honest the students can latch onto, should bring with them, but will probably forget without a direct piece of media in their possession to remind them of the day.

No judgement.

I had Dan Rather who literally told us we we’re going to forget what he said and he was right. 

1. I remember two things from that day: him telling the story of going back to his wife’s hometown—how she saw her ex working at a gas station (or as a car mechanic maybe) and Dan suggesting that she might be working the station with him if she took another route, and her telling Dan that her ex would be anchoring ABC News (well played, Mrs. Rather)…

2. and I remember Dan telling us to remember two stories… and that’s all I remember.

So on & up, into this battle of recognition we go. Admission & Recognition being Step One.

step two: Action & Execution

What are the active steps and what qualifies as success? 

The answer to success is progress, that’s easy.

But the steps to take to get there? Fuck if I know.

That’s where the honest assessment and recognition comes into play. Our personal solutions will certainly vary individually.

There’s no one-size-fits-all solution.

Deleting social media has benefitted many, but it’s a requirement for many of us and plenty others would only substitute it with something else—web surfing, online shopping, Netflix, video games, porn, whatever.

But I agree w/ the Dean, there is a small percentage of the population that still has a normal or even an above average attention span, and those bastards are winning. Not only professionally, but emotionally as well. They’re less anxious than the rest of us for starters. One thing at a time, finish it, move on. 

I’m jealous of those that can actually do this, if you’re even out there.

Sometimes I write one thing on my computer and as my ancient Macbook slows on me, I switch to my phone and work on a different thing. Never the same one because one set of changes can overtake the other without incorporating them. It’s happened too many times now.

The switching… I think it helps me in the short-term but I probably end up paying for it in the end with unfocused efforts and a similar elapsed timespan to completion. Those able to focus at a higher-level I would assume have less FOMO. Missed out? Fine. Make the most of where you’re at. Don’t miss out next time or on the moment. Simple thoughts like that. They don’t overweigh options. They make sharp decisions.

These focused folk, if they do exist.

I’ll get there.

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