To approximate reality — you must measure it

Measuring is done AGAINST something. It’s all relative

E.g. cat is small next to a wolf, but large next to a mouse

 

If you only win — you’re measuring only against mice

Which is great

You get the information what you’re LARGER than

But you get no information regarding what you’re SMALLER than

 

Which is why you must lose

This is what teaches you what you’re smaller than

 

We prefer winning

So we get a lot of info what we’re bigger than

We don’t so much like losing

So we don’t get enough info what we’re smaller than

 

You need all the info you can get

Obviously

If you’re flying on vacation, you’d rather have a decent approximation of the temperature there

If it’s hotter than Antarctica, and cooler than Sahara — that’s not really useful information, is it

Why would you put up then with paucity of information about yourself, and pertinent business in your life?

 

I said previously that great luck is a curse, for that reason

I also said it’s key to win at various games of life,

MOSTLY because it HUMBLES YOU

But once we formulate winning and losing this way — as necessary conditions to MEASURE something objectively,

then anyone who doesn’t conduct such measurement is, of course, rendered a fucking clueless clown

 

…I could end this text here

Yes, we don’t understand it

“Winners” don’t nearly fail enough

Or they failed, then won, now they don’t fail, to pretend they can stay “winners” forever, without evolving

Losers don’t nearly try to win enough

Just protect themselves from losing some more

Your problem is not laziness

Your problem is you won’t let yourself win.

You won’t read that book or try learning that new skill or try this new thing — because you’re afraid you may just win

And once you start winning — it shall mean so much hard work! Let’s just stay mediocre

 

Win and lose, a LOT, every day

That’s how you learn what to do next

OF COURSE win and lose a lot instrumentally — to achieve your goals.

But also win and lose a lot just for the sake of acquiring that vital information,

And staying young and hungry and nimble and humble

 

Yes literally,

Make a list of shit you can try and fail

And shit you can try and win

Everything

 

OF COURSE don’t fail just for the sake of failing — then you’re just a failure

And if you only fail — then you also fail to approximate your position — for without winning you can’t probe your bottom

Do fail to get information, obviously

But not merely information about perfecting some design, anyone can do that

Fail to acquire information about YOURSELF

Take on harder and harder challenges — so that you may just FAIL, at last — and learn your place

Indeed if you’re never failing it means you’re not challenging yourself enough

Challenge yourself