I often write how man stagnates …but anything stagnates – any entity. If you stagnate – do something new. Do something different. Do things you do different. If an organization stagnates – make it different. Make it do things different. And if you won’t – the difference will come from the outside – …
Category: Lifestyle
More “GOOD”
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 …
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 …
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 …
What Do You Want More?
“What do you want more” is a good question Priorities are by definition relative (something is more important then something else) Merely stating that something is “important” or that you “want” something is insufficient You have to state what it is more important then, What do you want more then (something else) Furthermore: …
Make It Harder to Make It Easier
Make it harder to make it easier Try doing it the hard way so that the regular way will become easier Easier and more effective and more successful This making-it-harder strategy is basically finding a new angle, new approach, finding a way to look outside the box The added difficulty forces you to adapt …
Freedom vs Schedule
Does schedule kill freedom? Does having a schedule mean surrendering some of one’s freedom? Does schedule kill creativity? It schedule anti-spontaneity, anti-creativity, anti-life? What is a schedule? It’s the way you organised your time Does organisation destroy freedom? Is organisation the opposite of freedom? Does having objects in your room destroy your freedom? Does …
There Is No Such Thing As Nonconformity In Conformity
To be conformist — even within a non-conformist organisation — is still conformist You can’t be half-non-conformist You can’t be half-gangster Either you think for yourself or you’re just a dumb sheep If you derive your “non-conformity” from a non-conformist group — then you’re just conformist — and a dumb sheep …
You’re Either Alive — Or Distracting Yourself
you’re either alive — or distracting yourself when you’re scared to live — you’re distracting yourself when you’re confused — you’re distracting yourself when you’re tired — you’re distracting yourself you’re scared of the unknown, you’d rather retain homeostasis you’re confused, you’d rather not seek the truth, you’re overwhelmed, you’re arrogant, you’d rather …