Tag: Philip Dodson

You are nearing the end of the escalator

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Today, as I was walking up the escalator at Euston Station, which I do most weekdays, I noticed that TFL had invested in some swanky new signs, yet more health & safety overload, that informed passengers of the various ‘hazards’ of using an escalator!!!

Such useful tips as ‘hold the hand rail’ and ‘you are nearing the end of the escalator’. What made me laugh, was just how much we have been conditioned to accept this kind of stuff. We see it as so normal that we are being programmed to believe, that without all this ‘protection’ and information, we would be unable to think for ourselves, unable to travel around without injuring ourselves on escalators.

How has the human race survived this long. Perhaps, inventing escalators, without such warnings, might have led to our eventual demise. ‘Mass carnage at escalators, threatens humankind’ could have been the headline if it wasn’t for the intervention of TFL.

The thing is, we are now creating a world, where we do not have to think for ourselves. That is exactly what the establishment wants, total compliance, and not to question or think on our own.

So be careful out there, risks are everywhere!! Perhaps, in future we will have removed all chance and what a dull, pointless world it will be. A world where the masses shuffle like drones, to and from the ‘factory’, eking out an existence, safely following instructions and rules.

For me, I’m happy to trip on an escalator, if that means there is the risk of something exciting in life.

Perhaps, it could be changed to ‘you are nearing the end of your life, take a risk turn around and walk back down the escalator.’

Day 154

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This is my 154th day of continuous blog writing.

I’m aiming to do a whole year.

If there is one thing to come out of the journey so far, it is the simple fact that the more you practice something, the better you get.

Success often comes from taking small steps regularly, best on a daily basis, and doing those little tasks as best as we can.

The next step to master is to gradually apply them to more and more things, to build up slowly but surely, more daily success rituals.

This is something I have been working on over the last couple of years, and it is a challenge. In periods of extreme enthusiasm, I can manage for a short burst to stick to 15-20 daily rituals.

However, keeping that many going from a ‘cold’ start is hard. To form any lasting habit you have to do it for a long period without letting up.

So to try and form so many habits all at once is never going to go well.

This year I have been trying to build up slowly and being kinder to myself too when I slip occassionally. Slowly I am building lasting habits, a few things at a time.

Consistency comes from habit and consistency leads to turning plans and ideas into reality.

One habit at a time is what works, not changing everything at once.