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Btw, never take compliments like "brilliant" and "ingenious" too seriously. These words get bandied about much too often, and it's hardly ever appropriate.
by zeroboy 15y ago
Btw, never take compliments like "brilliant" and "ingenious" too seriously. These words get bandied about much too often, and it's hardly ever appropriate.
- haploredux 15y agoI wouldn't contest that, and thanks for your advice. But could you elaborate more on what you mean by a 'filter' as opposed to a 'selfless zen state'?
- zeroboy 15y agoFilter being your conscious mind. Sometimes when I read or write, it's with a voice I haven't heard before. It doesn't sound authentic to me. That's my mind being loud, and it acts as a dirty filter that inhibits pure words from flowing freely.