I don’t hold on to “good” I am always cognizant of the opportunity cost There’s always something else I could be doing — that is ALSO “good” It doesn’t have to be “the best!”. I do not mean it in an ambitious sense. I don’t crave enhancement I just don’t take “good” so seriously …
Author: Janus
You’re Not a Bad Person
You’re not perfect — but you probably are NOT a “bad person” Bear with me We humans are sometimes too binary (and sometimes not binary enough) When things really matter — things like life and death — we learn to be decisive, we learn to be binary Things like good and bad We learn …
doing the right thing feels god-like
doing the right thing feels god-like there is nothing better that one could ever do than THE RIGHT THING therefore doing the RIGHT thing is being the best, being the champion, the winner, it’s god-like the right-thing is not some nonsense you saw someone do or dreamed of the right-thing is by …
Stress Is Inefficient
Stress ultimately is inefficient Stress ultimately is inefficient because you burn your precious (energy, time) resources on being stressed Stress is a stepping stone Stress, engendered by necessity, will take you from laziness to productivity Only what’s next? Only what’s next? It’s laziness again Productive laziness, effortless productivity Stress is thus …
Broken
I want you to realize that most men are broken Most men are broken in some way Deep within It’s hardly obvious A hidden bug in a program, or minor hardware damage — not a bad metaphor Some way most men break in some point Usually many points One does continue to function …
Tv Is Not Culture
TV is not culture You are no true cultured man Cultured man educates himself Cultured man eradicates his ignorance Cultured man is interested in the world Cultured man enjoys great works of men Cultured man enjoys great art, great products, great beauty, great thought No, cultured man didn’t watch every movie under the …
DEAL-BREAKERS
Deal-breakers are not irrelevant. Deal-breakers are deal-breakers If you ignore deal-breakers now — your deal will fail later — and with extra damage. Advantage and disadvantage don’t cancel each other out. Option with disadvantages obviously, invariably, inevitably, DOES HAVE disadvantages. Regardless of the advantages otherwise. Merit and fault don’t cancel each other …
To Change Is To Be A Traitor
To change is to be a traitor To change is to betray To change is to abandon the former and embrace the new To change is thus to betray the former The word betrayal implies the negative But what negative? Whose negative? What’s negative? The traitor? The betrayed? The idea? The ideology? The …
Doesn’t Create Value
trading doesn’t create value marketing doesn’t create value selling doesn’t create value swindling doesn’t create value none of the above create value those activities just move value from one place to another this is evident and incontrovertible so why do you do this? you do this because you are confused you chase …
Forgive But Don’t Forget
Forgive but don’t forget Obviously don’t forget: you don’t want to make the same mistake twice But do forgive Why do you forgive? Because life is short This day is beautiful Do you want to spoil this beauty with that petty ugliness? Do you want to spoil this short, precious life — harbouring …