Optimism and Reality: Goldfish21 Response to me

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I don't think that one's on amazon yet so you have to choose between the two that are.

What are the titles?

From his sig:

Short stories book: https://www.amazon.com/Wetland-Other-St ... B00E0NVTL2

Novel: https://www.amazon.com/COMMONER-VAGABON ... oks&sr=1-2

Personally, the latter would be my pick of the two to read - but my current reading list is many books deep and I wouldn't get to it for maybe years & I know it.

One thing I'll say on being encouraged/pushed. And that is being told "oh come on you're bright boy, you can do it" is an approach I never cared for. "Just try" is much better. I put up resistance, I'm told "just try" and it is effective, for me at least.

I dislike either if I'm in a frustrated mood and am likely to be pissed off at the former for being condescending and respond to the latter with "I AM TRYING. f**k YOU."

I just ordered both.

Fantastic choice!

TBH I was awaiting your response as I was going to say Merry Christmas to both of you & order up a copy of whichever you chose to be delivered to your door. Woulda been good for Robin, a gift to you, and I like being all gifty at Christmas time so it'd be fine by me, too.

Seems the end result is better for Robin, anyways, as one of each was sold. I likey.

Oh come on, Ezra, you're a bright boy

What I meant is refusing to try or coming up with excuses not to try.

Just try.

But, but, but...

Just try.

But, but, but...

Just try.

Alright I'll try.

$#@%! you

@KK Thanks for ordering two of my books.

I actually have seven books on sale but the WP signature only allows me to list ywo. Here are my books:
1. Wetland & Other Stories
2. Commoner the Vagabond - A Novel
3. Tears Of A Clown - A Novella
4. Stranded In Paradise - A Novella
5. Murder In Rock & Roll Heaven - A Novel
6. You Can't Sleep Here: A Clown's Guide To Surviving Homelessness
7. Obey The Darkness - Horror Stories

My screenplays
1. The Black Cumin Cure
2. Tears Of A Clown
3. Strung Out
4. Crystal Mine

Not bad for a homeless guy, eh?

Nope! Not bad at all. That's 7 books & 4 screenplays more than me and I have a roof over my head.

I'm sure it takes a different amount of time per book and obviously depends on length.. and I bet the writing process goes in sporadic bursts.. but still, I'm curious if you can put an approximate amoount of time it takes you to write each of them? Average?

I actually ordered three.

I'll order the other four later.

How do we objectively tell whether one can truthfully do something or not? Let's say one puts in x amount of effort. This person believes he did try as best as he could. Another person(s) says he didn't try hard enough. Who's right and who is wrong? Person who "believes" he did try hard enough or the other person(s) who says he didn't?

Let's look at Jonathan Mitchell. http://autismgadfly.blogspot.com/2017/0 ... ocial.html

He tried for 29 years and he tried hard.

You said "Your thoughts are "can't thoughts," and thus your belief shapes your reality that this philosophy can't hold true.. and thus proves the philosophy itself." When does it hold up as true that my "can't thoughts" does not shape one's reality and the reality of the situation is that one really can't do it? Did Mitchell have "can't thoughts" that influenced his reality or was the reality for him was that he really could not succeed and support himself? How do we tell either way? Based upon the philosophy itself it can't be falsified. There is no way one can do any testing to prove what Ford, you and others have said as false. If we're supposed to be a rational society that endorses critical thinking then isn't part of it is to learn the scientific method, science, and the philosophy of science including what is testable and falsifiable and what is not instead of going by this whole attitude mantra that attitude shapes and influences one's reality, etc, etc?

Says to himself "Why me? Why? Why couldn't I have been born in the age of reason instead of the age of BS?"

It's impossible to objectively determine anything. Everything is dependent upon the subjective existence of the person in question. That's why we should always take most notions on a "case-by-case" basis. That's why studies which present a monolithic "model" don't hold water as far as individuals are concerned.

We have to account for particular conditions in a person's life----both negative and positive.

It takes a about three to six months to write each book/screenplay - three for the novellas, six for the novels.