Philosophical Questions: Successes and Failures

People have expressed interest in deep topics, so this list focuses on philosophical questions.

What do you attribute the biggest successes in your life to? How about your largest failures?

Successes: Mostly persistent practice.

Failures: Mostly being a bad fit for this world, which is not something I'd want to change despite the cost.

Myths and History

People argue over whether myths come from polygenetic history, cultural transmission, or human psychology.  More likely it is a combination of these. 

Birdfeeding

Today is cloudy and cool.

I fed the birds.  I've seen a flock of sparrows and a starling at the feeders.  I also saw two male cardinals around the south hedge.

I put out water for the birds. 

EDIT 2/25/23 -- I gathered a bucket of sticks and dumped it in the firepit.

Mind Games

... for deductive, inductive, and abductive reasoning.

Based on the description of abductive reasoning as seeking the causes of things, I use that one a lot.