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My past self doesn’t own me. My past self is gone. My future self is a thing that doesn’t exist. My present self is all the matters. My story about my identit

My past self doesn’t own me. My past self is gone. My future self is a thing that doesn’t exist. My present self is all the matters. My story about my identity is intended to freeze it where it is. That’s not a bug. That’s called staying alive.

FergusArgyll 3y ago
העבר אין העתיד עדיין ההווה כהרף עין דאגה מנין Not worth translating unfortunately, it would lose its charm EDIT: Sorry all! I'll do my best. The past is no longer, the Future is not yet. The present is like a blink of an eye, So, where does worry come from? But it rhymes and has a great whimsical feel which is very much lost in translation
- FrustratedMonky 3y ago
  "Ndiyo, naweza kufanya tafsiri kwa Kiswahili. Tafadhali niambie sentensi au neno unalotaka kutafsiri, na nitakusaidia." I'd translate, but it isn't worth it.
- mistrial9 3y ago
  if you do not translate it, then this bit of wisdom turns into a taunt for those not a Member of The Tribe I invite you to speak to all readers here
- flextheruler 3y ago
  01010000 01110010 01100101 01110100 01100101 01101110 01110100 01101001 01101111 01110101 01110011 Not worth translating, it would lose its je ne sais quoi so to speak
  - FergusArgyll 3y ago
    00111010 00101001
greggsy 3y ago
These techniques and mantras for grounding yourself in the present are useful for panic attacks and anxiety, but being honest about your past and future direction are more powerful.
- starbugs 3y ago
  > These techniques and mantras for grounding yourself in the present are useful for panic attacks and anxiety, but being honest about your past and future direction are more powerful. Your claim sounds generic, but it actually reveals what they are really more useful for specifically: gain power without any purpose or meaning.
badcppdev 3y ago
"My future self is a thing that doesn’t exist." You're referring to a thing that you claim doesn't exist. That's interesting. Do we have proof for existence or existence? We could have an experiment where we attempt to measure the existence at that future time. I'm worried that leads to a train of thought claiming that the future doesn't exist.
- HPsquared 3y ago
  It doesn't exist in the sense that numbers don't exist.
- starbugs 3y ago
  > Do we have proof for existence or existence? We could have an experiment where we attempt to measure the existence at that future time. That future time only exists in your mind as a concept. Think about it. It's self-evident for all practical purposes. Whether the future does exist now in some physical sense is completely irrelevant as long you can't prove/use that for something real. Your experiment would only prove that there is a now in which the previously described future has become present or not. It's pointless.
  - card_zero 3y ago
    Given that the present is a single moment, there is no time in the present in which to make decisions or take actions, so it is impossible to make use of the present.
    - starbugs 3y ago
      > Given that the present is a single moment, there is no time in the present in which to make decisions or take actions, so it is impossible to make use of the present. Can you define a "single moment" then? I think it's quite possible to make use of the present. I am doing it now as I am typing this message.
- exe34 3y ago
  I take it you have never mentioned Santa Claus or $local_deity?
Zambyte 3y ago
Your present self sets the trajectory that can drastically change who you're future self is. Your present self is who it is now based on the trajectory set by your past self. Being intentional about this idea can help you decide who yiy want your future self to be, and help you get there. That can give a string sense similar to "ownership" over your future self. Your future self is a project you work on in the present.
- starbugs 3y ago
  > Being intentional about this idea can help you decide who yiy want your future self to be, and help you get there. To what end? Oftentimes, that tale goes like: "If I do this, I can get more money." Or: "If I do that, I can get a better partner." Once you get what you wanted, it's no longer what you actually want. One solution has caused ten more problems and you never feel any better really, other than for very short fleeting moments.
  - Sakos 3y ago
    You know, you choose to be this bitter and critical. That's a choice. I decided I wanted to be less angry at the people around me, to be somebody who didn't respond with anger unnecessarily. I wanted to be somebody better able to handle criticism. I wanted to be more emotionally/psychologically stable, and be less co-dependent in my relationships. I wanted to get over my social anxiety and become more comfortable around other people. I wanted to finally start a career in software development for money and stability. These are all things I've achieved to a large degree, and it's made a huge difference in my quality of life. Yes, I have other goals now, but does that negate the value in achieving my previous goals? No. Achieving my previous goals means that I'm in a better place now to achieve other goals that can further improve my life.
    - starbugs 3y ago
      > You know, you choose to be this bitter and critical. That's a choice. Respectfully, I think that's your interpretation rather than reality. What I said is far from bitter or critical. Quite the opposite. Maybe it's your own bitterness that's coming through in what you read in my comment? What you describe in your habitual changes are not ends - those are means. And you always change them now by letting go of some self concept. It's quite the opposite of imagining yourself being so and so in the future and then everything "will be fine". But I asked "To what end?" and talked about something completely different than you are, obviously? Please re-read what I wrote.
woliveirajr 3y ago
The present is already gone when I think about it. The future will come and be gone at the same time. All that matters is the past: you can only try to build the past that you want to have. You can't change the physical past and sometimes the past you have didn't depend on you. But you can build a better past, and you can change how you perceived the past.

FergusArgyll 3y ago

העבר אין העתיד עדיין ההווה כהרף עין דאגה מנין Not worth translating unfortunately, it would lose its charm EDIT: Sorry all! I'll do my best. The past is no longer, the Future is not yet. The present is like a blink of an eye, So, where does worry come from? But it rhymes and has a great whimsical feel which is very much lost in translation

FrustratedMonky 3y ago
"Ndiyo, naweza kufanya tafsiri kwa Kiswahili. Tafadhali niambie sentensi au neno unalotaka kutafsiri, na nitakusaidia." I'd translate, but it isn't worth it.
mistrial9 3y ago
if you do not translate it, then this bit of wisdom turns into a taunt for those not a Member of The Tribe I invite you to speak to all readers here
flextheruler 3y ago
01010000 01110010 01100101 01110100 01100101 01101110 01110100 01101001 01101111 01110101 01110011 Not worth translating, it would lose its je ne sais quoi so to speak
- FergusArgyll 3y ago
  00111010 00101001

greggsy 3y ago

These techniques and mantras for grounding yourself in the present are useful for panic attacks and anxiety, but being honest about your past and future direction are more powerful.

starbugs 3y ago
> These techniques and mantras for grounding yourself in the present are useful for panic attacks and anxiety, but being honest about your past and future direction are more powerful. Your claim sounds generic, but it actually reveals what they are really more useful for specifically: gain power without any purpose or meaning.

badcppdev 3y ago

"My future self is a thing that doesn’t exist." You're referring to a thing that you claim doesn't exist. That's interesting. Do we have proof for existence or existence? We could have an experiment where we attempt to measure the existence at that future time. I'm worried that leads to a train of thought claiming that the future doesn't exist.

HPsquared 3y ago
It doesn't exist in the sense that numbers don't exist.
starbugs 3y ago
> Do we have proof for existence or existence? We could have an experiment where we attempt to measure the existence at that future time. That future time only exists in your mind as a concept. Think about it. It's self-evident for all practical purposes. Whether the future does exist now in some physical sense is completely irrelevant as long you can't prove/use that for something real. Your experiment would only prove that there is a now in which the previously described future has become present or not. It's pointless.
- card_zero 3y ago
  Given that the present is a single moment, there is no time in the present in which to make decisions or take actions, so it is impossible to make use of the present.
  - starbugs 3y ago
    > Given that the present is a single moment, there is no time in the present in which to make decisions or take actions, so it is impossible to make use of the present. Can you define a "single moment" then? I think it's quite possible to make use of the present. I am doing it now as I am typing this message.
exe34 3y ago
I take it you have never mentioned Santa Claus or $local_deity?

Zambyte 3y ago

Your present self sets the trajectory that can drastically change who you're future self is. Your present self is who it is now based on the trajectory set by your past self. Being intentional about this idea can help you decide who yiy want your future self to be, and help you get there. That can give a string sense similar to "ownership" over your future self. Your future self is a project you work on in the present.

starbugs 3y ago
> Being intentional about this idea can help you decide who yiy want your future self to be, and help you get there. To what end? Oftentimes, that tale goes like: "If I do this, I can get more money." Or: "If I do that, I can get a better partner." Once you get what you wanted, it's no longer what you actually want. One solution has caused ten more problems and you never feel any better really, other than for very short fleeting moments.
- Sakos 3y ago
  You know, you choose to be this bitter and critical. That's a choice. I decided I wanted to be less angry at the people around me, to be somebody who didn't respond with anger unnecessarily. I wanted to be somebody better able to handle criticism. I wanted to be more emotionally/psychologically stable, and be less co-dependent in my relationships. I wanted to get over my social anxiety and become more comfortable around other people. I wanted to finally start a career in software development for money and stability. These are all things I've achieved to a large degree, and it's made a huge difference in my quality of life. Yes, I have other goals now, but does that negate the value in achieving my previous goals? No. Achieving my previous goals means that I'm in a better place now to achieve other goals that can further improve my life.
  - starbugs 3y ago
    > You know, you choose to be this bitter and critical. That's a choice. Respectfully, I think that's your interpretation rather than reality. What I said is far from bitter or critical. Quite the opposite. Maybe it's your own bitterness that's coming through in what you read in my comment? What you describe in your habitual changes are not ends - those are means. And you always change them now by letting go of some self concept. It's quite the opposite of imagining yourself being so and so in the future and then everything "will be fine". But I asked "To what end?" and talked about something completely different than you are, obviously? Please re-read what I wrote.

woliveirajr 3y ago

The present is already gone when I think about it. The future will come and be gone at the same time. All that matters is the past: you can only try to build the past that you want to have. You can't change the physical past and sometimes the past you have didn't depend on you. But you can build a better past, and you can change how you perceived the past.