Lifestyle Philosophy

Solvable and Unsolvable Problems, Overcoming

There are problems you solve — and there are problems you consistently fail to solve.   What characterises problems you consistently fail to solve? -Too big and complex for you to even get going. Barrier of entry, barrier to even starting to make a change is too steep -“Simple but not easy”: hidden layers of …

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Lifestyle Philosophy

OVERTHINKING and OVERACTING

There’s overthinking and overacting. There’s a balance to find.   The QUICKER you can test and tinker and iterate — the less you have to think. Why bother thinking — if problem naturally solves itself anyway.   If the problem is NOT solving itself however — is when you obviously should stop and STRATEGISE. Repeating …

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Philosophy World

No, We Are Not Better Than Our Modern World

-There’s the mediocre majority -The excellent minority -And the backwards minority -I believe the whole is pushed forward by the excellent minority -The excellent minority, the heroes, the precursors, the visionaries, the saints, are miles ahead -The mediocre majority is slightly behind the average of the whole, because the whole is pushed forward by the …

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Lifestyle Philosophy

Cycle Of Delusion, Pessimism, Enlightenment

It’s a cycle: -delusion, ignorance, denial -acceptance, pessimism, desperation -growth, enlightenment   Examples? –Dunning-Kruger effect –Gartner’s hype cycle –Four stages of competence -and most people you know   Let’s explain the cycle:   DELUSION, IGNORANCE, DENIAL -Anything you’re not knowledgeable about, don’t have significant experience at — you’re basically ignorant about -Since you’re ignorant — …

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Philosophy Spirituality

Ego is Stagnation

The moment you view yourself as more than no one is the moment you hindered your growth.   Growing is trying and failing, Learning is not knowing,   We think we understand this but we don’t. We “humble up” if necessary — until it becomes too threatening to humble up, Too threatening to our self-image. …

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Lifestyle Philosophy

Failure Is Real, Success Is Real

Let’s define success as: *tangibly doing a little better at something specific*, let’s define failure as: *failing to do better whatsoever at something specific*,   Success is not merely “doing better”. Anything can be defined as better or worse. You have to be specific. This is the trap of the “conventionally successful”. They think they …

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Lifestyle Philosophy

Time Mastery

Time mastery is mastering the use of time. Mastering the use of time means getting the most out of the time that you are given.   Getting the most out of time you are given requires two conditions: -Understanding the VALUE of time -Ability to manage the time-resource   The value of time is equal …

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Philosophy Spirituality World

Is World Competition or Cooperation?

You can compete or you can cooperate. You can look at the world and see competition — or you can look at the world and see cooperation. To see the world as competition is called “competitive frame”. To see the world as cooperation is called “collaborative frame”.   The world can be competitive or the …

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