Emails...

How many times a week does your inbox flood with mail, and yet you’re disappointed and feel like none of it is worthwhile?

I’ve noticed this happening more and more with the dozens of emails I receive every day. I eagerly scan the incoming subject lines and who they’re from, and more often than not, I sigh and lean back in my chair because it’s all junk. Maybe junk I opted in for, or junk that I am sort of interested in but just not in the mood for at the time. In any case, I find that they mostly fall into one of these 5 categories:

1. Spam, spam, spam. It’s not even creative anymore. And those phishing attempts? Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. But the fact that people are still bothering means that there are a few suckers out there keeping the needle in a haystack method attractive for unscrupulous folk.

2. Newsletters. Most of the time there’s a sale announcement or a coupon from stores/companies/organizations for which I am a patron, which is fine. But after a few newsletters, I usually realize that the content is the same and the email’s only worth opening if I have a specific need to purchase something. I probably subscribe to too many newsletters, but I have just enough interest in their content or products to put up with frequent emails.

3. Boring. Bills, statements, order information, automated notifications or confirmations. All that business-y types of stuff that is relevant, but not usually exciting.

4. Semi-interesting. These are usually emails that seem interesting upon first glance, but turn out to be forwards, rickrolls, or misleading subject lines. Or from an email group that sometimes has useful or interesting content.

5. Good stuff. Personal email from acquaintances, friends, fans, and family. These are always the first ones I open (even if I’m a horrible slacker and don’t respond as quickly as I intend to).

I think my inbox apathy really mirrors the allure of personal snail mail; The best kind of mail to receive has a familiar return address and your name hand-written on the front.

When’s the last time you sent a handwritten letter to someone? I sealed up a letter to my teenage cousin a couple hours ago and will send it out tomorrow. It definitely takes more time, thought, and effort to write a letter the old-fashioned way… but as a recipient, that’s what I value the most.

My Personal Space

What is it about the inherent social-spatial lesson that I (and what seems like most people) understand that some people just don’t get?

You probably know what I’m talking about: when you enter a space that you must share with other members of the public, such as a foodcourt, you don’t sit down close to a stranger if there is a spot available at a “safe” distance, or one that is equidistant from other strangers. In a small room or on public transportation, it’s more acceptable to be in close proximity because there isn’t much space to begin with. But in a large room, it’s customary to allow for plenty of personal space and not crowd someone for no reason.

Right?

Next question: Wondering life in the moon?

Shit Life!

I have heard from so many people who complain about life and how shit is. Most in every single case the person who has been complaining has done absolutely nothing to change their life to make it less shit... so they are dumbed in stack of shit life then LOL!

Some people complained as a shit because they don’t have the money to do the things they want! There are literally hundreds of ways to make extra money, but ONLY if you are willing to work for it. I don’t mean work hard all day and all night I mean work smart and automate as much as possible so you are making money whilst you sleep.. how? use your shit imagination then *rite?*.

Or myself that always thinking that shit because I don’t have my ideal partner!

Again, I have thinking like this that I am giving all of my power away to an unknown entity, namely the person I think I should be with. But, rejunevate myself and try to do here is concentrate on being happy with myself before giving up part of the power to someone else. Heard from wise people that another piece of advice would be to concentrate on my strengths. Don’t waste time on minor weaknesses, concentrate on building up the things that I am already good at... which is complained Life is Shit!

Sometimes, that advice might be right, everybody might not like me and for one reason – I don’t like myself. There is no possible way people will like me until I truly like myself and if I am at this stage I have a lot of work to do on myself. Small steps – Every single journey I take in my life will begin with a small step and this is the same for changing my life. At this stage don’t think about the bigger picture, think about the small changes I want to make and work on them continuously and build up my repertoire until I am happy with myself.

I have to say if I am happy feeling like shit then there is obviously no need to make any changes... *rite?*

Next question: Any other shit in life?