Wisdom from Sherlock HolmesThough we may believe in certain foundational truths we must never close our minds to the possibility that we may be wrong. Often a different perspective yields a different perception, or as the great Sherlock Holmes put it “…circumstantial evidence is a very tricky thing…it may seem to point very straight to one thing, but if you shift your own point of view a little, you may find it pointing in an equally uncompromising manner to something entirely different…there is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact.”
Twenty Bucks & A Full Tank of GasSo why exactly did I come here with only twenty bucks and a full tank of gas? The reasons are many, but mainly to get away from the same old routine and experience each day fresh and anew again. A major reason people snap in the modern world is due to the rising pressures of making a living while simultaneously maintaining one’s sanity and personal integrity. Freed from these burdens, one is more readily afforded the option of waking up every day with a clean mental slate, similar to childhood.
Why do our mental states shift whenever we take a vacation? What prevents one from operating at home with the same at-ease carelessness one experiences while being on the road?
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