If it seems fishy — it likely is. Thought you can’t explain it — there’s probably plenty empirical evidence against it — stored in your subconscious. Take this wisdom and avoid fishy situations. Avoid fishy people altogether. There’s plenty good and honest man out there. Have zero fucking tolerance for dishonesty. Not merely for …
Author: Janus
Getting Smarter
Everyone wants to make more smart decisions but no one actively works on getting smarter. Everyone is looking for the next big thing and next cool trick but no one exercises the brain. You lift weights physically to strengthen your muscles but do you lift weights mentally? Do you hit your brain-muscles …
Analyse The Feedback
If you were learning from your mistakes – you wouldn’t have to read a single book throughout your lifetime. Lessons from life aren’t just more numerous then the book lessons. The difference between theoretical knowledge and APPLIED knowledge is just an INCOMPARABLE GULF. ANALYSE THE FEEDBACK. ANALYSE THE FEEDBACK. ANALYSE THE FEEDBACK. Everyone …
Crazy person can be expected to act crazy. This doesn’t mean a sane person is always sensible. Distressed person can be expected to be incoherent (and should be). This doesn’t mean a calm person necessarily makes sense. Don’t give too much credit just because the person looks MORE creditable IN COMPARISON with it’s …
A Man Who Respects Himself
A man who respects himself ought not put up with anything he doesn’t approve of. Unless he doesn’t have a choice. In which case he should accept it completely – and make NOT ONE complaint about it. This sounds simple and banal perhaps – but it is actually most difficult. The difference between …
Being An Amazing Person
Being an amazing person is underrated. Amazing people charge others with their amazing energy. Amazing people build an amazing world of happiness. I really don’t care about your achievements and successes. Does it make the world a happier place? I am proud of every amazing person and their capacity to enjoy this beautiful life, and …
Making Days Longer
The days are only long when you don’t have to do anything. One can only appreciate the infinite space of time when the mind is not tethered to the relentless wheel of obligations, ambitions, goals, commitments, plans… To appreciate the abundance of time — do nothing the whole day. See how long it …
How Does One Not Do Something?
How does one NOT do something? By not doing it. Life is really simple. You either do something — or you don’t. If you can investigate your life with scrutiny – you will see that 90% of things you didn’t do – you never even attempted. The narrative is futile. The excuses are …
Truth-seekers Don’t Argue
Truth-seekers don’t argue. They watch, they listen, and they reflect. Extremely closely. They don’t argue because there’s not time for meaningless when you’re concerned with the meaningful. Only The Petty is to be argued about. Serious matters are no subject for arguing. The problems of existence are too serious to trust anyone …
Criticism as Diminution
Criticism is uncreative and poor-minded. Criticism is devaluing and not constructive. Criticism as a starting point is equivalent to taking a building apart – instead of building a new one. Criticism is no ground for creativity – it’s not even any ground at all! Criticism is essentially DECONSTRUCTION. You don’t start from the …