System 1: The System

Hopefully everything is making sense so far. If it hasn't yet somehow, it is about to very, very soon.

I started writing this book at a critical moment in my life. Social distancing for COVID-19 was in full effect. I was unable to fly and travel for months, and I had a lot of time on my hands. But more importantly, I had the motivation. But then, a coincidence happened: I realized something. Just like Jordan Peterson and The Good Place, I realized an idea that could potentially change the world. The risk of writing it down was zero, while the potential was infinite.

I realized, on today's date, August 18th 2020, that the book I started writing three years ago had one good line in it: And that was a coincidence.

Let's get some observations out of the way:

- You are about to notice a lot of coincidences in this book.

- You have probably noticed occasionally I'm excited, or sad, or simply lacking meaning. That is normal, for everyone alive. But it's that fact that led to me writing this book, and probably the same reason you're still reading it. 

- You are about to notice a lot of coincidences, in this book, that are intentional. But it doesn't matter, because it's a coincidence. Some of you will go through it looking for Easter Eggs anyway.

- I do not seek fame, money is nice but so is giving it to charity. If you know me as well as my wife, you would know I seek information and self actualization a lot more. Which is a coincidence.

- Everyone joking about 2020 and feeling like the world ending, is actually kinda relevant now. It's not a coincidence that the idiom "hindsight is 2020" was incorrect all along.

- You're noticing a lot of coincidences right now. Some of you may even be thinking of that before you read the next thing. 

- Just know, the System works. And some of you just noticed the random unpredictable chance that inevitably led you to looking at the title of this section. And it was a coincidence that led to me making it.

- You will probably read the rest of this book, just on curiosity and principle alone if you've made it this far. You will also very likely watch The Good Place, in order, in one sitting, without spoiling it, and you will probably read Jordan Peterson's book. They are both in this book purely by coincidence. I should be in advertising.

- This scales exponentially. Here is proof: You are about to realize that this is a positive feedback loop, and steadily proves itself as it scales to infinity. This is a positive feedback loop, and steadily proves itself as it scales to infinity.

- There was a moment, I won't say when or where. But a coincidence led me to finally have meaning in life. In the past few years I have been happy, and I have found meaning. As far as I know, this time it will stick. And that means you probably can have meaning in your life too. If you trust in the universe, at least it's not impossible.

- I have to write a few more things out. Just for me, personally. Skip the rest of the book if you just don't care. This book will probably not help you in any significant way.

- This book will always be free. And there is a very real chance that this book will be completed someday.

- There will be and always has been, profanity in this book. I have always believed that profanity, when used sparingly, makes an audience more relatable with absolutely no downside.

- I will never receive any money from Jordan Peterson, or The Good Life, or anyone else in this book from here on out. It's simply free publicity for them. I will obey cease and desist letters however.

- I will edit the book from here on out only for typos and fact checking. I will never EVER EVER change the preface and the dedication, however. Certain things have already happened, and must remain the same to both complete the book, and have it remain factual.

- I would like to state for the record that Karen Loyd is the very first person to ever read this.

- This book is dedicated to her. And she was the first person to read it in it's entirety.

- I will never be able to prove many things I say in this book. Such as me calling Karen while sleepwalking rambling about "Janet". But for once, it really doesn't matter. Because I know for a fact that everything that happened to me until now, really happened up until today's date. And that is a significant thing to know. 

- From THIS POINT ON, the book may change indefinitely.

- I am going to force you to notice one more coincidence.

"There are no coincidences in the universe" - Decker Loyd, August 18th, 2016, to the day. That was the line in my book that made me realize it. The System works. And there's finally proof.

Please read the next fucking chapter. Whatever it ends up being, it's probably gonna be good.