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 …
Category: Lifestyle
Always Remember How Stupidity And Evil Are One
Stupidity and evil are one and the same At worst, our system is stupid, flawed — therefore it fails to prevent evil But otherwise we, as individuals, harm others and ourselves and this world — out of ignorance We could have made this place more wonderful for ourselves and others, but we’re too stupid …
Should You Reward Others Even If It Cost Them Nothing?
I often write that you should: -give and give more -make sure you give more in a relationship — so that you GUARANTEE that you keep it -…and thus continue, selfishly, benefiting from that relationship Here’s another puzzle: Should you reward others EVEN IF it cost them nothing? Answer is — obviously yes …
Extreme Urgency Is A Form Of Creativity
Extreme urgency is a form of creativity It’s creativity applied to SOLVING the problem… faster We get more creative when the problem is more hard We create a solution That’s what creativity is for, as far as I’m concerned We don’t customarily think of speeding something up as a CREATIVE process We think …
Happiness Is Now By Definition — Tomorrow Is But Intelligent Prevention
LIVING happens now You can’t “experience” “tomorrow”, you can’t measure “tomorrow”, not today, NOR yesterday, really, =RIGHT NOW contains all that you EVER WANT Meaning it contains every THOUGHT, every EMOTION — that you can EVER WANT The best thing that ever happened to you — happened IN THE NOW The best you ever …
From Difference of Opinions to Blame Game to Strong Boundaries
Let’s say you like a STEAK — and she likes a SALAD You probably won’t have the same thing for dinner Now this is fine You just say: you get yourself your salad, and I’ll have my steak But let’s say you’re also very opinionated about superiority of steaks, over some shrubs You …
Fuzzy Logic of Treating Others Well; Treat Those You Keep Exceptionally
-You can treat others better or worse, obviously -And you can be intrinsically more valuable to them, or less Those two will decide what people will want to do with you You shouldn’t ever patch, or ameliorate, that which is already ruined. If you’re not meant for each other — admit it as fast …
everything that’s good — is (obviously) good
=money, longevity, beauty, fun, sex, fitness and health, blablabala all that “superficial” shit, is just plain GOOD the only catch is that it DOESN’T GUARANTEE happiness (and in EXTREME cases — absence of those things also doesn’t guarantee unhappiness) that’s the only catch, the only shocking secret besides that catch — those things are …
Say Yes to Actually Rare, Transient Opportunities
-there are opportunities we know are ONLY present now -and there are opportunities which we’re not aware will not present themselves again -and then there are opportunities which CAN, indeed, wait I think we overrate the latter And underappreciate the transience of most opportunities Not least because we can’t know the future And …
Measure Every Failure Everything You Missed Out Against Your Imminent Death
Measure every failure, everything you missed out — against your imminent death If you think you lost something you haven’t lost shit yet You’re not only not meant to have it all You’re meant to die I’m repeating myself I’m repeating myself when I’m saying yet again that only this moment is real and …