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Author: Theodore Lee
Theodore Lee is the editor of Caveman Circus. He strives for self-improvement in all areas of his life, except his candy consumption, where he remains a champion gummy worm enthusiast. When not writing about mindfulness or living in integrity, you can find him hiding giant bags of sour patch kids under the bed.
Confessions From The Sociopath Community
1. It’s like everyone is a puppet and the world is a game. the rules are to manipulate the puppets in order to win the game for yourself. some puppets get in the way so they have to be removed others are more useful.
You gotta play the long game tho because you never know when someone might become useful again later. some puppets live some die, it’s just all part of the process. none of that affects me on the inside. Hack the system and achieve your short and long term goals. puppets are just part of the system.
Love doesn’t feel like a thing, it’s just usefulness of ppl. same with loyalty. It’s all temporary depending on usefulness of the puppet.
What Exactly Is A Sociopath?
It is generally a term used to refer to people who are incapable of empathy. Someone without empathy can’t share the emotions of others, or imagine another persons emotional perspective.
By this definition if Bob is a sociopath, then seeing Laura in pain, or sad, or grieving will either make Bob feel good, or it won’t make Bob feel anything at all.
Picture of the Day
Richard Louis Proenneke was an American self-educated naturalist, conservationist, writer, and wildlife photographer who, from the age of about 51, lived alone for nearly thirty years (1969–1999) in the mountains of Alaska in a log cabin that he constructed by hand near the shore of Twin Lakes.
On May 21, 1968, Proenneke arrived at his new place of retirement at Twin Lakes, Alaska
Proenneke’s cabin is handmade and is notable for its fine craftsmanship as a result of his carpentry and woodworking skills; he also made 8mm films covering its construction.
Linkage
15 NES Games That Have Aged Incredibly Well – Den of Geek
5th person confirmed to be cured of HIV – ABC
5-star book that you should definitely read. I could relate to everything explained in this book; about humility, about our tendency to impress others, about saving, flexibility and independence as financial goals – Amazon
11 Lost Cities You Can Actually Visit – Afar
U.S. food additives banned in Europe: Expert says what Americans eat is “almost certainly” making them sick – CBS
A Page From History: 24 of the Best History Books of All Time – Book Riot
Five Phrases That Make People Discount What You’re Saying – Fast Co
What Was It Like To Grow Up in the Last Ice Age? – Aeon
You’re Not Imagining It, Blinding Headlights Are a Real Problem – Jalopnik
How to Communicate With Love (Even When You’re Mad) – Greater Good
The Secret to Bruce Lee’s Superhuman One-Inch Punch – Wired
How to craft a harmonious life – Psyche
This compact machine will block out noise and pump out distinct sounds to help you relax and ease into sleep – Amazon
Tobacco Country’s Dirtiest Open Secret – Mel Magazine
Seven Great Movies You Did Not Know Were Remakes – Linkiest
15 common misconceptions and surprising realities about dementia and Alzheimer’s disease – Insider
Sam Altman, the man behind ChatGPT, is a new kind of Silicon Valley power player – NBC
The Dumping Grounds
A Few Stories To Help You Get To Know Michael Jordan Better
Mugsy Bogues
“On the biggest possession of the game, Mugsy had the ball with the Hornets down 1. Jordan backed off of him and told him: “shoot it you f—ing midget.” Mugsy shot it, didn’t come close. A year later Mugsy actually told Johnny Bach that he believes that single play ruined his career. His shot never recovered.”
What Does It Feel Like To Give Birth?
My water broke before anything else happened. I was in bed, awake because I couldn’t sleep of course, and it was 3:33am.
What Is Inter-Generational Trauma?
Inter (between) generational (generations) trauma is any type of traumatic (yet seen as normal) habits, patterns or cycles that play out from one generation, to the next.
Typically, parents or adult caregivers vicariously model the trauma, where the younger generations (i.e. kids) learn it and carry it with them.
Picture of the Day
‘American Taliban’ in the custody of US Special Forces. November 2001
John Philip Walker Lindh (born February 9, 1981) is an American convicted felon who was captured as an enemy combatant during the United States’ invasion of Afghanistan in November 2001.
A convert to Sunni Islam in California at age 16, Lindh traveled to Yemen in 1998 to study Arabic and stayed there for 10 months. He later returned in 2000, then went to Afghanistan to aid the Taliban in fighting against the Afghan Northern Alliance. He received training at Al-Farouq, a training camp associated with al-Qaeda, designated a terrorist organization by the United States and other countries. While at the camp, he attended a lecture by Osama bin Laden. After the 9/11 attacks, he remained with the Taliban military forces despite learning that the U.S. had become allied with the Northern Alliance.