Comments on: Accidental Achievement http://www.NothingHasMeaning.com/2007/04/14/accidental-achievement/ Without Point of View Wed, 20 May 2009 05:47:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Mark Stamas http://www.NothingHasMeaning.com/2007/04/14/accidental-achievement/comment-page-1/#comment-232 Mark Stamas Wed, 25 Apr 2007 20:38:32 +0000 http://markstamas.com/2007/04/14/accidental-achievement/#comment-232 What if my goal is to do nothing ever? What if my goal is to do nothing ever?

]]> By: Yianni E. Stamas http://www.NothingHasMeaning.com/2007/04/14/accidental-achievement/comment-page-1/#comment-231 Yianni E. Stamas Fri, 20 Apr 2007 19:00:29 +0000 http://markstamas.com/2007/04/14/accidental-achievement/#comment-231 That's the real "secret". That’s the real “secret”.

]]> By: insanityisnoexcuse http://www.NothingHasMeaning.com/2007/04/14/accidental-achievement/comment-page-1/#comment-229 insanityisnoexcuse Mon, 16 Apr 2007 00:40:04 +0000 http://markstamas.com/2007/04/14/accidental-achievement/#comment-229 Although the "King of Accidental Achievement" has a nice ring to it, I think it's more like the "King of Deliberate Non-linear Achievement". Accidental would mean to me that you have taken no responsibility or given creative effort to how your life turns out. On some level, I believe that you have chosen an atypical path with the desired result that you provide for your family. And you do. But I also agree that many people ARE default acheivers, whatever benchmarks one uses for results. I just happen to believe that YOU are creating your reality and your achievements, even though you do not plan many of the specifics. You've created the framework, and the details seem often to fall into place - some quickly, some long term - without a direct linear connection of planing/doing/having. That ain't no accident, Bubba. Although the “King of Accidental Achievement” has a nice ring to it, I think it’s more like the “King of Deliberate Non-linear Achievement”.

Accidental would mean to me that you have taken no responsibility or given creative effort to how your life turns out. On some level, I believe that you have chosen an atypical path with the desired result that you provide for your family. And you do.

But I also agree that many people ARE default acheivers, whatever benchmarks one uses for results. I just happen to believe that YOU are creating your reality and your achievements, even though you do not plan many of the specifics. You’ve created the framework, and the details seem often to fall into place – some quickly, some long term – without a direct linear connection of planing/doing/having.

That ain’t no accident, Bubba.

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