-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 …
Category: Lifestyle
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 …
If You Want It Gone, You Must FORGET It Utterly
When you want something gone, You can’t simply think: “I WANT IT GONE” Obviously If you want it gone entirely — it must also be gone from your thoughts Well, when you think how much you “want it gone” — you’re thinking OF IT Therefore it’s NOT gone from your thoughts quite a paradox …
Why New Toys Are Exciting (And Your Life Is Not)
Toys are new = novelty. First they are new by the very fact that you don’t have them Second they are new because toys are continuously updated, to keep you enthralled Toys benefit from memetic value Which itself benefits from scarcity We want that which others want. The more we don’t know what we …
Mediocrity More Scary Than Failure
What do you fear more? failure? or mediocrity? Both are a social construct Alone in the woods — it’s annoying when you are building a small shed, and the structure collapses somehow It’s annoying, but You’re not a “failure” You’re not a “mediocrity” Those terms exist only in the society Now what do …
It’s Not an OPINION, It’s a GUESS
“What is your opinion on…” The dumbest fucking question You’re not supposed to have an opinion You’re not qualified You’re not qualified You’ve no skin in the game You having opinion DOESN’T FUCKING MATTER I mean literally It doesn’t impact you in ANY WAY, if you have an “OPINION” on this subject …
Only Stupid Problems Are “Problems”
It’s STUPID problems which are annoying, not “problems” “Problems” are opportunities Stupid problems are fucking problems Fundamentally “STUPID PROBLEMS” are FALSE problems = their ROOT CAUSE is UNDERNEATH, hinting to a DIFFERENT PROBLEM =ADDRESSING the UNDERLYING is the REAL aim And NOT treating symptoms Thus when solving STUPID problems, there’s a sense of …
PUBLICITY, FAME, ACCOUNTABILITY, SOCIAL MEDIA,
The truth that you are ACCOUNTABLE, LIABLE, IMPACTED by EVERYTHING you are — cannot be avoided What you ARE is life you’ll LIVE PUBLICITY, PUBLIC RESPONSIBILITY, ACCOUNTABILITY, FAME, SOCIAL MEDIA — all AMPLIFY that fact however That which you DO that impacts others — matters more the more people you impact This includes both …