The formula, the systems we build… I don’t think that this is only for societies, but also valid for individuals. Is it possible that I am imprisoned by the systems I setup and run for myself? Whether it be a productivity system, a routine, a habit, a mindset even?

I do think that systems provide value, for sure, but only if they’re designed and implemented for surprise, not efficiency. When it’s for optimization, you lose something… and you don’t know what you lose until you know.

When the formula and systems you are running stop generating questions and new impulses for discovery, than it turns into ouroboros…

What the author said about bookstores, the same goes for music stores too… It’s been ages since I have been into one… There are some indie stores everywhere, probably, but in Bodrum, I don’t know of any… Actually you know what, I never searched for it. The conformity I fell for replaced the inspiration and joy of discovery…

Now, where did I stumble upon this article? I don’t know and don’t remember… Maybe it was Feedly… But I loved it… and this is how webrings worked ~30 years ago and I used to loved them all… I used to have this webpage where I reviewed metal albums, I was at high-school… I was a member of a webring, don’t remember the name, but I used to have their banner on my website, on each load it was showing other members of the webring, in round-robin fashion, linking to their website… It was amazing. I don’t remember how many new things I learned, discovered, and inspired by that… It was huge… I used to have bookmarks of those many webrings. It was still a controlled experience but not like the current day’s Instagram and X kind of algorithms… It was nice… better actually.

The conformity I fell for replaced the inspiration and joy of discovery… The conformity I fell for removed impulses… Clarity is given, creativity is taken…

Questions of the day…

  • How to be comfortable but not too much?
  • How to use patterns and algorithms but allow for deviations and exceptions?
  • How to seek clarity but allow for a bit of fog at the same time?