Hey MJ, it is my pleasure and honor as it was really nice weaving this piece together with you and i am glad we were able to serve it to Audience as i hope they enjoy and receive new insights while reading.
Once again it was a pleasure and like you said Good fight 1- Imagination Tax 0
So vastly different than what I am used to but an excellent addition to my reading material! With your description alone, I did not know what to expect. Strange because, now that I have read some of your material, I find your summary to extremely apt!!
Hey Kobi, I am glad to have been able to arouse such and it is a pleasure to have you drop by mate and do appreciate your take on the Summary. wishing you a beautiful day and do have a good one!!
The collab that substack never knew we needed. 10/10 guys. Woosh, it's moments like these that give you breezing clarity for how to dissect your imaginative thoughts. Reality is really what you make it and I don't know about anyone else but I ain't trying to play victim for nothing. Not even myself.
The distinction between imagination itself and imagination without direction stayed with me. There is real clarity in that. Sometimes the problem is not thought, but what happens when attention leaves it unwitnessed.
Thanks for reading Frank! You know a fellow writer and I were just talking about this yesterday. She said what I call "Admin" and label writer's block in a sense, she calls fun. And finds herself constantly chasing those little dopamine hits. Which I thought probably proved both our points.
That’s actually a really interesting contrast. What feels like ‘stuckness’ to one person can feel like engagement or momentum to someone else, depending on how they experience that same moment.
Yep the old adage of one mans meat another poison comes to mind and like they say a steady shot of dopamine in small increments better than a rush and then a quick decline. Thanks for reading mate!!!
Thank you for reading and sharing your thoughts Fiordy 🙏. I completely understand where you're coming from. And I've really been thinking about Weezy's quote, “The anxious mind is not a flaw but a powerful instrument without instruction.” I just love it! With the right tools and attention, we can turn these "flaws" into strengths. Happy Writing!🤠🤙
We sure do make a great team Weezy! We've dealt Imagination Tax a serious blow with this one! Thanks so much for all your hard work on this 🙏.
Good Fight 1 - Imagination Tax 0
Hey MJ, it is my pleasure and honor as it was really nice weaving this piece together with you and i am glad we were able to serve it to Audience as i hope they enjoy and receive new insights while reading.
Once again it was a pleasure and like you said Good fight 1- Imagination Tax 0
Have a good one mate!!
So vastly different than what I am used to but an excellent addition to my reading material! With your description alone, I did not know what to expect. Strange because, now that I have read some of your material, I find your summary to extremely apt!!
Hey Kobi, I am glad to have been able to arouse such and it is a pleasure to have you drop by mate and do appreciate your take on the Summary. wishing you a beautiful day and do have a good one!!
Thank you Kobi 🙏 I appreciate you reading and sharing your thoughts. So glad that you found this useful.
The collab that substack never knew we needed. 10/10 guys. Woosh, it's moments like these that give you breezing clarity for how to dissect your imaginative thoughts. Reality is really what you make it and I don't know about anyone else but I ain't trying to play victim for nothing. Not even myself.
Once again, 10/10.
Glad we could be of service mate and bring you such insight. And glad you to also know you enjoyed reading. Have a good one
Mate…
Reality is what you make it 💯
That's mighty high praise Mr.10 🙏 thank you so much!
Anytime Mj👏🏾
The distinction between imagination itself and imagination without direction stayed with me. There is real clarity in that. Sometimes the problem is not thought, but what happens when attention leaves it unwitnessed.
You said it well Antonio
Absolutely. Thank you 🙏 Antonio.
Imagination Tax is real, but it is not only an attention problem.
It is also an incentive problem.
If the environment keeps rewarding anticipation loops, attention alone will not fix it.
What part of your environment is training you to stay in that loop?
Thanks for reading Frank! You know a fellow writer and I were just talking about this yesterday. She said what I call "Admin" and label writer's block in a sense, she calls fun. And finds herself constantly chasing those little dopamine hits. Which I thought probably proved both our points.
That’s actually a really interesting contrast. What feels like ‘stuckness’ to one person can feel like engagement or momentum to someone else, depending on how they experience that same moment.
Yep the old adage of one mans meat another poison comes to mind and like they say a steady shot of dopamine in small increments better than a rush and then a quick decline. Thanks for reading mate!!!
Yeah, it really does come down to how differently things land for different people, and how pacing often matters more than intensity.
You summarized it beautifully mate 🙏🏾🫶🏾💯
Thank you for this. I have been thinking about, struggling with, and trying to evolve in how to navigate imagination, creativity, and hyper-vigilance. Not easy. https://fiordy.substack.com/p/hypervigilance-and-invasive-multi
Thank you for reading and sharing your thoughts Fiordy 🙏. I completely understand where you're coming from. And I've really been thinking about Weezy's quote, “The anxious mind is not a flaw but a powerful instrument without instruction.” I just love it! With the right tools and attention, we can turn these "flaws" into strengths. Happy Writing!🤠🤙