Unplug from the Crazy

Saturday night we found ourselves at dinner with a very nice couple. We found out in the course of the conversation that the guy works as a sports psychologist. Now normally when I hear "psychologist" I run for the hills. I was a psychology major. I know those people; many folks of that genre are like the "black holes" of the spirit. Think B.F. Skinner.

But this guy was funny, and cool. He works with athletes and obese kids. It became clear that his real-world experience and results-oriented approach keeps him grounded and level-headed. He said lots of funny, sensible things. Who woulda thunk it?!

I especially loved his idea that our present culture is crazy; that our "normal" approach to food, to education, to politics, and all things social is actually bat-shit insane. He works with folks to unplug from the crazy and to make lifestyle choices that work for them.

You have to choose another crazy, the crazy that works for you. It's not easy. You have to gain some knowledge, be disciplined, and go your own way, which is against the great stream of our existence.

First step, assume that everything you know, everything you hear from our Global 24/7 Pop Culture Behemoth is probably propaganda for some corporate entity that actually wants to make you a brain-addled, consumerist-crazed, fat fuck.