We used to call it MAGIC or GOD That which we couldn’t explain Couldn’t understand Today we call it a “CONSPIRACY”, or a “SCAM” That which we don’t understand we call “conspiracy”, or “scam” We don’t understand how a single individual could be making 1000 times more than you and I We could call …
Month: November 2022
The Level of Detail
At any given subject you have a certain understanding This understanding could be shallow and general, or it could be deep and detailed There are two reasons why you don’t necessarily always want a high level of detail: -observing, understanding details, then creating a detailed model — are resources-consuming. You may want to devote …
No Second Chances
“No second chances” is a heuristic that is simply effective. When something failed 5 times in a row — you can’t rely on it. You get rid of it But when SOMEONE fails us 5 times — somehow our instinct is to get angry, or try to explain it, or try to punish it… …
Mockery is Easy (Mockery is a COPE)
Mocking is easy Mockery is even easier than criticism Criticism is already easy: find some fault, focus on it, blow it out of proportions, EASY Sounding smart is easy, being convincing is easy, But mockery is REALLY easy, because ANYTHING can be mocked, Stupid shit and wrong shit can of course be mocked, but even …
Feelings as Intelligence
Feeling is one of the ways you get information But unlike objects you perceive on the outside — or thoughts you verbalize in your mind — feelings are quite intangible Of course we NAMED many feelings But it’s like naming colours. It really lacks detail and precision It’s blue but what shade of blue? It’s …
Modes of Wanting
-there’s something one wants -one is more wanting or less wanting -one either believes that what-one-wants is possible or not if he believes it’s indeed possible… -one either ACTS ON IT , DOESN’T ACT… or it’s a SPECTRUM (a hierarchy) -and to ALL OF THE ABOVE he can have anything from NEGATIVE to POSITIVE attitude …
MORE DISCRIMINATING = MORE LOVING
When you’re more discriminating you can be more loving Do you know why you get mad at people? You get MAD so that you can DO something, CHANGE something You get mad, you get upset, you grow discontented, you get worried, you get anxious — all of that so that you can DO something, …
BALANCE SHEET OF THE RELATIONSHIP
There’s a BALANCE SHEET in every relationship — it records the VALUE YOU GAVE, and the VALUE YOU RECEIVED. You ALWAYS want to have GIVEN MORE than you received. You want to have GIVEN MORE than you received. And you want that to be recognized by BOTH SIDES. Because VALUE in a RELATIONSHIP is …
To Not Be Cynical in the Age of the Internet
EVERYTHING is on the internet today. You can see everything, learning everything. You don’t have to search for knowledge. knowledge finds you. You don’t have to search for experts. experts find you. The barrier of entry has been reduced to 0. Do you know what’s the last barrier of entry? Actually DOING something. Actually testing. …