Comments on: Some Rules http://troikapress.com/2010/03/some-rules/ Intentionally Examining Tue, 07 Dec 2010 16:51:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Justin Louis http://troikapress.com/2010/03/some-rules/comment-page-1/#comment-266 Justin Louis Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:48:33 +0000 http://troikapress.com/?p=422#comment-266 Hmm, thanks for your thoughts. It's helpful to think about that way. Presume nothing, let's see how it goes. :) Hmm, thanks for your thoughts. It’s helpful to think about that way. Presume nothing, let’s see how it goes. :)

]]> By: Matt Pitchford http://troikapress.com/2010/03/some-rules/comment-page-1/#comment-247 Matt Pitchford Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:32:42 +0000 http://troikapress.com/?p=422#comment-247 @Aleece: Thanks for commenting! I appreciate the imagery of "drunk." It raises such excellent questions about what exactly we are drinking into our lives. @Justin: I honestly find that the rule is often applied retroactively. I find myself presuming, and then I think "stop!" and try to realign or refocus my previous conceptualization. In this practice, there is the hope of habituating my thought-life such that the application of a rule becomes normal. Sometimes this just looks like being aware of how I've failed. Progress, suffice to say, is often quite difficult. @Aleece: Thanks for commenting! I appreciate the imagery of “drunk.” It raises such excellent questions about what exactly we are drinking into our lives.

@Justin: I honestly find that the rule is often applied retroactively. I find myself presuming, and then I think “stop!” and try to realign or refocus my previous conceptualization. In this practice, there is the hope of habituating my thought-life such that the application of a rule becomes normal. Sometimes this just looks like being aware of how I’ve failed. Progress, suffice to say, is often quite difficult.

]]> By: Justin http://troikapress.com/2010/03/some-rules/comment-page-1/#comment-245 Justin Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:44:06 +0000 http://troikapress.com/?p=422#comment-245 Matt, I like these rules. Especially "presume nothing." What do you do mentally so that you actually can presume nothing? Thanks for another awesome post. Matt,
I like these rules. Especially “presume nothing.” What do you do mentally so that you actually can presume nothing? Thanks for another awesome post.

]]> By: Aleece http://troikapress.com/2010/03/some-rules/comment-page-1/#comment-241 Aleece Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:32:16 +0000 http://troikapress.com/?p=422#comment-241 Matt, you have so many rules....and they are all so good! I especially like the presume nothing rule...it tends to make things easier. It crosses my mind a lot and it seems to always help me move forward from whatever I was mulling over. it makes me think of 1 Peter 1:13 and how we are to be sober in mind and spirit. Sometimes, I find myself getting "drunk" on my preconceived assumptions or speculations that I have made that have no justification but my own selfish hope or jealousy. Presume nothing just makes things, as you said, much more simple :) Matt, you have so many rules….and they are all so good! I especially like the presume nothing rule…it tends to make things easier. It crosses my mind a lot and it seems to always help me move forward from whatever I was mulling over. it makes me think of 1 Peter 1:13 and how we are to be sober in mind and spirit. Sometimes, I find myself getting “drunk” on my preconceived assumptions or speculations that I have made that have no justification but my own selfish hope or jealousy. Presume nothing just makes things, as you said, much more simple :)

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