Life itself is value Living (=surviving) is what begets worthwhile experiences Some moments are less than that Often only for you to overcome and then feel even greater joy and appreciation and satisfaction But sometimes just to perish Slowly or quickly There’s really nothing more You’re in for some ride Do your best then …
Category: Lifestyle
do it MEDIOCRE vs PROPER vs EXCELLENT
Let’s consider the stages from SHIT to EXCELLENCE: poorly, mediocre, properly, excellently (robustly), too well POORLY will fuck you up almost immediately -the wheels will fall off -you’ll be late by 3h -MULTIPLE things will magically go wrong -everything is of obvious poor quality visible to the naked eye -unpleasant in taste -really dangerous, …
Act Like God, View Yourself as Scum
Act like God View yourself as no more than scum View yourself as no one, as a scum Scum that no one cares about Scum that people only deign to look at because they’ve still some benefit to obtain from you An animal to devour, an animal to mate with Act like god …
Trick Yourself Into Respecting Others
You should trick yourself into respecting others, more than they deserve Indeed, most don’t deserve much respect, Almost innately — for by the virtue of individuality — most can’t possibly share your values You not liking them, not listening to them, not giving them the least of your attention, ultimately thus not giving them …
Fear As A System To Navigate
Everyone knows SOME form of PAIN and SUFFERING from birth, the first less-than-comfortable moment But EVEN WITHOUT IT — one has INSTALLED FEAR OF UNKNOWN, as well as prior FEAR templates (e.g. spiders) =basic self-preservation instinct Ergo one HAS FEAR, from very early point That fear is, preferably — OFFSET by growing RESILIENCE …
Bliss Through Chaos
You don’t pursue happiness, You don’t pursue WELLNESS You don’t pursue calmness, serenity You don’t pursue bliss There are only two components to any spiritual state: -inner -outer No, it’s not just “inner”. It’s not just you “choosing” your state And obviously it’s not just outer — that’s why so many people with …
What is Urgency, Actually?
What is urgency, actually? Is it desire? Desire to have something as soon as possible? Is it effort? Incurring dramatic effort, in order to get it done faster? Is it prioritisation? Pulling all resources into that single undertaking first? Is it stress? A necessary, painful token validating one’s seriousness? A chicken …
Why NOT Measuring Everything Is Stupid
I wrote once: MEASURE EVERYTHING It strikes me as even more obvious now: How COULD YOU NOT measure everything?! It’s not “why”, it’s “HOW CAN YOU NOT”? When you go to the shop, do you just eyeball how much you should pay? Do you look at the CART, and GUESS how VALUABLE all …
AI is Intelligent AND Makes Us Super-Intelligent
AI is of course intelligence — “artificial” intelligence It’s not human intelligence yet, of course It exceeds us at some domains — and is utterly helpless in others (it exceeds either when: -there are clear rules — it can then “play with itself” and figure out optimal strategy (e.g. chess) -or when there’s mountains …
UNLEARNING
Which hand do you brush your teeth with? Try switching to the other hand It’s not so comfortable, is it Now, imagine that the other hand is actually your stronger hand, It ought to perform this task better, But you’re not going to believe it, are you? You trained your other hand to brush your …