Archive | September, 2011

How many bullets have you dodged eating and living properly?

By Anthony Dream Johnson in Nutrition

A close friend recently went under the knife. To what? To have their gallbladder removed. My non-medical recommendation of course was to avoid surgery for at least a month while eating nothing but real, awesome food.

Her trainer, none other than the legendary Drew Baye, was of the same/similar opinion (from my understanding, have not spoken to Drew about it).

Her doctor of course said he, and “everyone else”, “had no idea” what caused her gallbladder to completely cease functioning.

Which is naturally, complete bull shit.

I’m a 23 year old college drop out that failed biology as a freshman and I know exactly what caused her gallbladder to “break” – eating a shit load of wheat, corn, soybean, and rapeseed oil her entire life.

Among other strange substances posing as food for the bulk of her diet.

25+ years of this and it’s a wonder her gallbladder lasted as long as it did. It also leaves one to wonder what future ailments await my friend. Most likely,…

Contrarian Interpersonal Relationships (preview)

By Anthony Dream Johnson in Lifestyle Design

Aside from my opening speech, this was the first speech given at The 21 Convention 2011 of Orlando Florida (click the screenshot to view a preview). It was my personal favorite of the entire conference, because I found so much value in it relevant to where I am at in my personal development as of right now, it was hard to even fully digest at the time. In fact I watched it 7 times over in the course of a week once I got a hold of the full version. It was that amazing.

Consequently, and thanks to further discussions with Socrates via phone, his ideas (if not the sum of his entire mindset on male/female relationships)  in very large part produced the result of me starting my first relationship with a woman who is absolutely incredible, less than a month after the speech was physically given and filmed at the event.

In light of this, the introduction I give Sock is almost eerie in this…

Skyler Tanner on Mobility

By Anthony Dream Johnson in Exercise

 

Cool little video that I think deserves more attention.

Response to reader Alex

By Anthony Dream Johnson in Independent Thinking, Lifestyle Design

I received the following comment the other day (link).

Anthony I usually do not comment, as well, I am on my iPhone. But this struck such a chord with me that I had to express my appreciation.

I often think that I will not be able to fully appreciate my father until he dies because I am so stuck in my ways, and he in his, that to expect that our relationship could evolve is too hopeful and will simply leave me more heartbroken once he passes.

Watching you on video I can tell we are both introverted individuals and if you’re like me I’m guessing you haven’t always found it easy to express deep feelings (I am terrible at this but I need to get better ASAP). So I ask you as someone who I relate to: if you knew what you knew today, how would your relationship with curtis look different were you to have the opportunity to talk to him now?

Were there things you never said to…

Feed the Beast

By Anthony Dream Johnson in The 21 Convention

 
I came across a subtitle in a book today for a section on the nature of reason and rationality. The subtitle was “Reason: The NonContradictory Integration of Experience”.

I found the subtitle pretty profound, and it made me think of The 21 Convention. In particular, the concept of integration, as well as experience.

The 21 Convention being both the integration of knowledge into a construct of my own design, and a real life, in person experience held at various times throughout the year.

A convention for men of the mind. A convention for the young Howard Roarks, Steven Mallorys, Hank Reardens, John Galts, and perhaps even, Dagny Taggarts of the world.

In any case, integrating is exactly the process occurring at the events. Every speech given by every speaker contributes to The 21 Convention in and of itself, specifically because the speeches are recorded, and subsequently, add to the sum of knowledge produced by me and the speakers, through the events.

While maybe strange to some to think of in this way, I find…