Some of the most delusional men I’ve met were also otherwise some of the smartest Not even the greatest fools were as delusional Mind is the first and the last instrument of delusion If you don’t know how to use the sharper blade then you will only do more harm. You want to …
Month: November 2019
Simple Action, Direct Experience
Firsthand experience makes stronger impression. Some things you’ll never grasp unless you’ve experienced them. It’s often impossible to get unstuck without getting one’s hands dirty. The subconscious pulls us back, as we wonder why we’re stuck, We only get unstuck once we believe, truly believe, that something is possible The subconscious doesn’t …
Begone Foolish Past
Look back at everything you’ve seen in life and realize how EVERYONE has been WRONG so many times We have a certain strange reluctance to admit our own cluelessness and of those around us There’s a whole lot of inane nonsense one is subjected to as a child, without having a choice on the …
Being discriminating is obviously a good quality — as long as one is correct. Therefore the problem of discrimination is really a problem of judgment .It is not a problem of attitude because attitude can be due and justified or biased and foolish. — Janus (@JanusFaustus) November 23, 2019
Never Busy
BUSY-ness is killing time One kills hours of the day by busying himself with media-consumption One kills decades of life by busying himself with conditioned pursuits, purposes and shackles of responsibilities Responsible one, responsible with his time, he is never busy He chooses every single action anew So that it is never arbitrary never habitual …
Law Isn’t Law and Code Isn’t Code
If you consider lawmakers as being beyond the law — illegal practices by politicians no longer sound strange or implausible or even unfair Trust in law betrays incomplete understanding You can only trust the politicians (which is kind of a disturbing thought) “Illegal” doesn’t mean illegal Law is man-made — and man-un-made. …
Aggregate Willingness Aggregate Unwillingness
Behind what you don’t want there’s a truth concealed as to why you fail to get what you DO want. The aggregate reluctance, aggregate failure to get-what-you-want comprises of conscious and subconscious WANTS but also conscious and subconscious DON’T-WANTS. Counting in the *wants* and counting out the *don’t wants* results in net willingness …
Controversial But Real
Be as controversial as you can be but not 1% more then you actually are Controversy sells — as well as it makes you real, vulnerable human — but only as long as it’s real The moment it’s even 1% not real is when you forfeit all the respect
Grateful You Failed Me
I’m grateful to people for failing me It’s very easy to fake competence and virtue and very hard to prove it. I’m glad when someone fails me and immediately signals his incompetence Takes a long time to ascertain someone’s ability but only one mistake to reveal inability.
Values And Repulsion
It’s only natural to be REPELLED by behaviors which don’t lead you to where you want to be (providing you know and value the place you want to be). Such REPULSION has nothing to do with “being negative” or “mean”. It’s a natural protection mechanism for values. Conversely: If your values are …