You can’t be a half-leader. A half-leader can’t lead you. The job of the leader is making decisions. The job of the follower is following. If the follower doesn’t intend to follow — then he’s not a follower. The two of you can create a different kind of relationship: but it is not a …
Category: Philosophy
To Judge or Not To Judge
Update 2024.05.26: I have since written a more pragmatic take on the subject: To Judge or Not To Judge (#2) There’s observing And then there’s judging and comparing and labelling Indeed you must judge. Judge those you work with. Judge who to trust. Judge the potential dangers. Indeed you must compare. This is …
The PRAGMATIC
“PRAGMATIC” gets bad reputation Some think it’s too cold, too practical, too calculated, too sterile, Some think it’s not creative, not imaginative, not interesting Nonsense When you want to be creative — you’re creative When you want to be fanciful — you’re fanciful When you want to have fun — you have fun When …
The NORMAL and ABNORMAL
-There’s normal and abnormal -Then there’s a spectrum from bad to good, low to high -Then there’s “good abnormal” and “bad abnormal” -In any matter: the “normal” lies somewhere on the bad-good spectrum (low-high spectrum): and the “good abnormal” is above the normal, and the “bad abnormal” is below the normal In any matter …
The Language Barrier
To speak with someone you must speak the same language To name something there must be a word for that thing in that language And to describe something there must be words capable of describing that thing Given two individuals not always speak the same language Sometimes an individual refers to concepts which are …
What To Do Before You Die
When you: -do your best -ALWAYS seek to still do better, never satisfied -stay utterly humble: perfectly separated from your work, verily just an instrument of god (or world, or devil, or money, or muse, or destiny, you name it) -ITERATE LIKE FUCKING CRAZY -and get lucky +aren’t crazy (we all are a little) then …
Simple But Not Easy
There’s what’s difficult and there’s what’s simple. But then there’s “simple but not easy”. How can something be “simple but not easy”? In truth, it can’t! It doesn’t make any sense, it’s paradoxical. The true meaning of “simple but not easy” is that it is UNKNOWN The difficulty is ultimately UNKNOWN, in how: -it …
Doers are NOT Sceptics
Have you ever seen a highly successful sceptic? Have any of the greatest visionaries been a sceptic? Have you ever seen a high-achiever, someone busy DOING THINGS — have you seen him BICKER how THIS and THAT is NOT GOING TO WORK? There is no place for scepticism outside of science* (where it is …
Truth Is Confidence
Truth is confidence If you know the truth Then you KNOW To know is obviously to be confident And to know, actually know, is to know the truth therefore to know the truth is to be confident (If you know the sky is blue — you are CONFIDENT the sky is blue. If …
Happy For Others, Envious Of Others
You’re envious of others if you believe they gain and possess at the expense of you gaining and possessing You’re happy for others if you believe you gain when they gain Material resources Social Status, recognition Power Pleasure Happiness Life Health Self-acceptance Self-respect Love anything At any one of those matters you may …