Philosophy

Growth is a “Perverse Incentive”

“A perverse incentive is an incentive that has an unintended and undesirable result that is contrary to the intentions of its designers.” — WIKIPEDIA Perverse incentive, or the cobra effect, is a misformulated incentive, such as: -attempting to get rid of cobras in the city – by incentivising killing cobras, through offering a bounty for …

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Philosophy World

Should You Have A Clue (About The World)

If you have any business with the world — you should care about the world, should you not? -like when you do something — you know what you are doing and what you intend -when you give someone money — you know what you are expecting in return -when you’re trading value — you know …

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Lifestyle

You CAN Think

You can think You just have to focus You may want to slow down   I think the main reason why men are so fucking stupid is because they don’t think They think but not really Or don’t think at all   I don’t reckon thinking ought to be so hard I don’t reckon thinking …

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Lifestyle Spirituality

Small Empowerment

Anytime you do something new you become a little bit more empowered   It doesn’t matter how small the thing, It doesn’t matter if it’s “beneath you”, It doesn’t matter if it’s NOT GRAND Get your hands dirty and do it If it’s new, or more new then your usual bread and butter,   Again, …

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Lifestyle Philosophy

Sit In The Room Until You’ve Figured It Out

You should always conclude Why half-do things and half-finish things? It’s either done or not We don’t conclude and it’s a problem and it’s perhaps the main reason we’re so ineffective — leaving half the things half done — therefore NOT done And it’s no different with our understanding of the world   You should …

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Lifestyle Philosophy

Intellectual Weight Lifting

Have you ever gotten tired from thinking? Just like lifting weights — you can do some heavy lifting with your BRAIN   Your body is prepared to lift heavy weights and your brain is prepared to lift heavy weights. Besides the silly vanity of building muscle — retaining strength is retaining bodily function is retaining …

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