A Seed Waiting to Grow

"Learning is simply the act of man climbing an endless ladder that he is doomed to fall from. But damn, do I want to be high up when I slip." - Me, 8/8/17.

 My name is Vladimir Bruce McMahan. I love to learn. More importantly, I seek to improve both my knowledge base and capability as a human being. Through science, philosophy, theorizing and any other method, I can get my hands on. Why? Let's jump into it. 

When I was six years old, I was struck with a rather strange thought. "I'm not good at sports, but people like to call me smart. How do I get smarter...?" This was my first unnatural question. Quite a big moment. Even bigger was when I pondered "Teachers are smart! So if teachers make you smarter, that means the more the smarter you get... But since they're people, can't anybody be a teacher? So then I should make everybody my teacher!" Enter psychology. I effectively tricked myself into studying people as a child. Something I've done even till this day, an exact decade later. From that first thought, I have explored logical and emotional intelligence, perception, the way one's experiences shape a person, depression, the various consciousnesses, ideology, emotional attachments, core needs of the human mind, dopamine, social psychology, communication and so on. And that's just psychology. 

I digress. All of the exploration I have done in life was not without purpose. My childhood was undoubtedly a stress-fest. Parents had a massive divorce directly affecting my little sis and me for almost ten years. It did not bode well for anyone, I ended up suffering from a very bad depression for a long segment of my life. (It went up and down in severity) That's not mentioning a couple of things, but the message is the same. Life has thrown a lot of unpleasant stuff at me. Through it all though, I survived. In fact for someone in my situation? I thrived. Comparatively, of course. Nonetheless, I was and am still convinced that in order for the efforts of those who love me as well as my survival to mean anything, I must repay my debt. My past self and all those who helped me get here have planted a single seed, I will do everything in my power to ensure it blossoms brilliantly.

That is why I am here. To learn and improve as a person. My theories, discoveries, and ideas will all be on this blog in time. I hope that I can inspire some interesting thoughts within the people who read this. Right next to improving myself, I believe that it's important to make the world a better place so that the human condition as a whole is a pleasant one.

Is there anything in particular that you would like to know about me? Or maybe my opinion on a certain subject? I would love to know and answer. Good day to all of you.