Maciolekism

Craig Maciolek

  • Never Stop Working

    There are people who feel a calling that pulls them away from the community, from other people. They are adventurers and artists. Sometimes the art and adventure is out in the world, and sometimes it is only in the mind.… Continue reading

  • Technology’s Religion

    If I were king, I would have at least one hour a year where everyone in the nation would unplug their routers and computers, and turn off their phones. All at the same time. It would be for security at… Continue reading

  • Lost at Sea

    It is a difficult thing to navigate through this world by the feel of the energy around us. If we instinctively keep to the calmest waters, our reactions will get us into chaos just as much as they will lead… Continue reading

  • There Are Always Opposites

    Day and night, winter and summer. If there is an Edward Snowden, who saw illegal operations and programs and decided to become a whistle blower, then there are also people who saw illegal operations and programs and decided to exploit… Continue reading

  • Everyone Writes Fiction

    An individual mind must continuously rewrite memories to gain a better understanding of current circumstances. The goal is confidence and survival in the current environment, not the accuracy of past memories. This is no different at every level of the… Continue reading

  • Contemplating Ataraxia and Pleasure

    Recently the concept of Ataraxia was brought up in a rather disjointed way. (I am a big fan of how certain ideas or concepts can simply arrive at specific times.) It came in reference to the Buddhist belief that desire… Continue reading