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The predominant emotions of play are interest and joy. In school, in contrast, children cannot make their own decisions; their job is to do as they are told. In school, children learn that what matters are test scores. Even outside of school, children spend increasing amounts of their time in settings where they are directed, protected, catered to, ranked, judged, criticized, praised, and rewarded by adults.
If all you need to do is act on a belief to make it true, then if you want to live in a happy, wonderful world, all you need to do is act like you live in a happy, wonderful world. This can be anything from a full-blown ritual act to something as simple as telling yourself the world is a fun, good place to be. Of course, just saying this once won’t change much—try it, and see how fast you revert back to thinking and acting as if the world isn’t a happy, wonderful place. In order to work magick on the self effectively you must replace the habitual magick that you do everyday with new habitual magick. This means repetition.
Advanced Magick for Beginners
Alan Chapman
Non-traditional, free-agent information workers are not immune to environmental tempo.12 The tempo of free-agent life is driven by broader patterns of activity in big cities, activity on mailing lists, and other such free-form substitutes for institutional rhythms. Becoming a free agent means becoming attuned to the tempo of a particular corner of the economy. Release schedules of major projects drive the lives of open-source developers. Seasonal rhythms of trade shows, conferences and product releases drive the lives of independent consultants and analysts within industrial ecosystems. If you are a free-agent, how do the rhythms of your work life relate to those of the ecosystem you live in?
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