Joe's Memos

Fight Oppression with Rest

In Biblical symbolism, the number six (also 666) is a sign of evil. It often represents incompleteness or a perpetual state of work. In the book of Genesis, God created the world in six days and then “blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested...

Seek Moments, Not Minutes

He spent his life in his lab, Searching for a way To live forever. Now on his deathbed, He wishes he had accepted fate And lived while he had the chance. “Calendars and clocks exist to measure time, but that signifies little because we all know that an hour can...

Feeling Bored or Burnt Out? Try Less Hyper-Stimulation

If you often find yourself bored, burnt out or in a slump, limiting your exposure to hyper-stimulation might put you in a better state of mind. We live in a hyper-stimulating world. Our dopamine and serotonin receptors get slammed all day. Music on the commute, TV news in the office...