Comments on: UNWRAPPED: Follow the Butterfly – Consequential Time Travel http://www.unwrapyourmind.com/unwrapped-follow-the-butterfly-consequential-time-travel/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:29:32 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Patrickhttp://www.unwrapyourmind.com/unwrapped-follow-the-butterfly-consequential-time-travel/comment-page-1/#comment-1213 Patrick Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:40:37 +0000 http://www.unwrapyourmind.com/?p=859#comment-1213 <p>@ Jeffrey: Thank you for pointing out the darks side of this technique. Indeed like everything, this could be overdone to an extent that could be called hypochondric. Maybe you should counter-balance it with the old saying "<strong>Man plans and the gods laugh</strong>" or "<strong>Life happens when you're busy making other plans</strong>". So true, that the future will always be uncertain. So even if we take great considerations on our plans, we will fail 99% of the time. Therefore flexibility is key here. And not being afraid to start things and accept failures as they come your way. One of my most beloved quotes therefore comes from Goethe:</p><blockquote>Then indecision brings its own delays, And days are lost lamenting over lost days. Are you in earnest? Seize this very minute; What you can do, or dream you can do, begin it; Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.</blockquote> @ Jeffrey: Thank you for pointing out the darks side of this technique. Indeed like everything, this could be overdone to an extent that could be called hypochondric. Maybe you should counter-balance it with the old saying “Man plans and the gods laugh” or “Life happens when you’re busy making other plans“. So true, that the future will always be uncertain. So even if we take great considerations on our plans, we will fail 99% of the time. Therefore flexibility is key here. And not being afraid to start things and accept failures as they come your way. One of my most beloved quotes therefore comes from Goethe:

Then indecision brings its own delays, And days are lost lamenting over lost days. Are you in earnest? Seize this very minute; What you can do, or dream you can do, begin it; Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.
]]> By: Patrickhttp://www.unwrapyourmind.com/unwrapped-follow-the-butterfly-consequential-time-travel/comment-page-1/#comment-1211 Patrick Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:33:28 +0000 http://www.unwrapyourmind.com/?p=859#comment-1211 <p>@ Krishna: Great that you got on the train. But you have to understand, that it is about continuous impulses. One cookie won't do you harm, but being it the impulse that starts or continuous a habit is what brings the kilos on your waist. And it is the same with not continuing your habits. Not grabbing for that cookie won't do you any good either. But if that first cookie you rejected was an impuls to follow through, you are on the way to a healthier life.</p> @ Krishna: Great that you got on the train. But you have to understand, that it is about continuous impulses. One cookie won’t do you harm, but being it the impulse that starts or continuous a habit is what brings the kilos on your waist. And it is the same with not continuing your habits. Not grabbing for that cookie won’t do you any good either. But if that first cookie you rejected was an impuls to follow through, you are on the way to a healthier life.

]]> By: Jeffrey Tanghttp://www.unwrapyourmind.com/unwrapped-follow-the-butterfly-consequential-time-travel/comment-page-1/#comment-1210 Jeffrey Tang Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:31:33 +0000 http://www.unwrapyourmind.com/?p=859#comment-1210 <p>Patrick, I really like where you're going with this post. Little actions have big consequences, and we don't take enough time to really think about what those consequences are.</p><p>On the other hand, there's a dark side to the butterfly effect style of thinking: slippery slope alarmism. If everything we do has big consequences, we need to be careful about the way we extrapolate those consequences, especially since the future is always uncertain.</p><p>.-= Jeffrey Tang´s last blog ..<a href="http://artofgreatthings.com/2009/11/be-gentle/" rel="nofollow">Be Gentle.</a> =-.</p> Patrick, I really like where you’re going with this post. Little actions have big consequences, and we don’t take enough time to really think about what those consequences are.

On the other hand, there’s a dark side to the butterfly effect style of thinking: slippery slope alarmism. If everything we do has big consequences, we need to be careful about the way we extrapolate those consequences, especially since the future is always uncertain.

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My ComLuv Profile]]> By: Krishnahttp://www.unwrapyourmind.com/unwrapped-follow-the-butterfly-consequential-time-travel/comment-page-1/#comment-1208 Krishna Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:58:16 +0000 http://www.unwrapyourmind.com/?p=859#comment-1208 <p>Hi Patrick,</p><p>Reading through your post, I was wondering, hmmm, think about the future consequences. How much will that help? But the moment I read through the way you extrapolated 1-5 years into the future - that bought it home for me. This is powerful.</p><p>So the cookie I ate an hour ago adds up to several kilos of weight over the next couple of years. And the bicycle ride I went on today afternoon translates into a wonderful, powerful body that can function as a well-oiled machine, just a couple of years into the future. Very powerful indeed, I will surely use this technique and keep you posted :-).</p><p>Cheers, Krishna</p><p>.-= Krishna´s last blog ..<a href="http://enlightenedfish.com/believe-your-way-to-success/" rel="nofollow">Believe your way to Success</a> =-.</p> Hi Patrick,

Reading through your post, I was wondering, hmmm, think about the future consequences. How much will that help? But the moment I read through the way you extrapolated 1-5 years into the future – that bought it home for me. This is powerful.

So the cookie I ate an hour ago adds up to several kilos of weight over the next couple of years. And the bicycle ride I went on today afternoon translates into a wonderful, powerful body that can function as a well-oiled machine, just a couple of years into the future. Very powerful indeed, I will surely use this technique and keep you posted :-) .

Cheers, Krishna

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]]> By: Patrickhttp://www.unwrapyourmind.com/unwrapped-follow-the-butterfly-consequential-time-travel/comment-page-1/#comment-1205 Patrick Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:45:21 +0000 http://www.unwrapyourmind.com/?p=859#comment-1205 <p>@Hathim: Good to hear you are working on it. I really liked your approach. Could become a great blog. And also there, go with the small, incremental changes and you might grow it into something beautiful.</p> @Hathim: Good to hear you are working on it. I really liked your approach. Could become a great blog. And also there, go with the small, incremental changes and you might grow it into something beautiful.

]]> By: Patrickhttp://www.unwrapyourmind.com/unwrapped-follow-the-butterfly-consequential-time-travel/comment-page-1/#comment-1204 Patrick Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:44:08 +0000 http://www.unwrapyourmind.com/?p=859#comment-1204 <p>@Edgar: Well sometimes our hunches would be our best advisors, but learning to listen to them takes time and lots of episodes we we regret not listening to them in advance.</p> @Edgar: Well sometimes our hunches would be our best advisors, but learning to listen to them takes time and lots of episodes we we regret not listening to them in advance.

]]> By: Patrickhttp://www.unwrapyourmind.com/unwrapped-follow-the-butterfly-consequential-time-travel/comment-page-1/#comment-1203 Patrick Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:43:04 +0000 http://www.unwrapyourmind.com/?p=859#comment-1203 <p>@Ideas with a kick: Eduard, haven't you heard about the great prayer ... "Lord give me patience, IMMEDIATELY" :) Well I do sometimes need a bit more patience, especially when it comes to changing ones own habit. But slowly we are getting better with ever failure.</p> @Ideas with a kick: Eduard, haven’t you heard about the great prayer … “Lord give me patience, IMMEDIATELY” :) Well I do sometimes need a bit more patience, especially when it comes to changing ones own habit. But slowly we are getting better with ever failure.

]]> By: Hathimhttp://www.unwrapyourmind.com/unwrapped-follow-the-butterfly-consequential-time-travel/comment-page-1/#comment-1202 Hathim Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:00:35 +0000 http://www.unwrapyourmind.com/?p=859#comment-1202 <p>Hey patrick, Nice article on the day to day decisions. I agree to the fact that the smaller decision that we make come back as bigger surprises in the future. Well written. I saw ur comments on my blog. I will definitely take ur word of advice and develop it better.</p><p>.-= Hathim´s last blog ..<a href="http://thedreamingpen.blogspot.com/2009/10/to-god-with-love.html" rel="nofollow">To God, with love</a> =-.</p> Hey patrick, Nice article on the day to day decisions. I agree to the fact that the smaller decision that we make come back as bigger surprises in the future. Well written. I saw ur comments on my blog. I will definitely take ur word of advice and develop it better.

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