You have a problem You need a tool, a solution You solve the problem and discard the tool It’s dead weight It could even be used against you Once you have a problem you need solution If you don’t have a problem — then you don’t need solution If you solved your problem — …
Category: Philosophy
The Burden of Leadership
In any organisation, 1-man or or 1-million-men — there must be a leader, and leaders Because in any organisation, in any activity — decisions must be made — and actions must be taken Leadership is a burden Why? Because ideally — no one would have to LEAD Ideally every decision would be obvious, and …
Measure Everything
“Effectiveness is the capability of producing a desired result or the ability to produce desired output.” How does one produce anything? One utilises resources time + energy + physical resources + tools + labour + knowledge + skills, etc To produce anything one has to manage resources To effectively produce something is to effectively …
Too Good To Be True
“It’s too good to be true” No, not necessarily There’s what you know is possible There’s what you know is not possible And there’s what you don’t know is possible That which you don’t know if it’s possible — that will elude your imagination You’ll say it’s “too good to be true”, or …
The Transformative Power of Sincerity and Plainness
Be sincere be plain be transparent be simple be honest be vulnerable be naive Make yourself known and obvious and transparent to the world, to those around you, to those you meet, to everyone you interact with Why? Because once you’re honest with the world — you can be honest with yourself Once you’re …
Don’t Be Sceptical — Be NAIVE
In life-living : you want to be NAIVE. You don’t want to be cynical. You don’t even want to be sceptical Of course you don’t want to be too naive. You don’t want to hit an absorbing barrier: you don’t want to die, you don’t want to go broke, you don’t want to damage your …
Criticism as Betterment
There’s who you are, what you believe, what your goals and values are There’s what you do THIS is what matters Does it matter what someone else does? Only to the extent to which it overlaps with your own values and goals and actions There’s who you are, what you do… For as long …
Original vs Unoriginal
The point of originality is evolution It’s by definition original if it’s new To evolve one must go beyond Go beyond the known and old Go into the unknown, go into the wild — and return with something new Some new contribution Some new contribution But not just any contribution The point of …
“Positive” is Nothing but Will to Improve
There’s the situation. This situation has positive aspects and negative aspects. To improve it is to: -amplify the positive aspects -eliminate the negative aspects This is all there is to it. “Positive thinking”, Optimism, “Law of Attraction”… Give me a fucking break THERE’S THE SITUATION YOU AMPLIFY THE POSITIVES So of course you …
Go Harder Yet Go Softer (Blazing Fire, Calm Water)
Go harder Go softer What does it mean to go hard? We put many labels on it, “going hard” “being hard” “hard work” “be very motivated” why don’t you dispense with all those labels… …and just try… FOCUSING ON A SINGLE THING FOR A SINGLE FUCKING HOUR Get a timer — set it …