The more we understand the more nuance we unravel. When we don’t understand then we tend to think very black-and-white, either-or; It’s understandable, since the first nuance we pick is INDIVIDUATION: how something is distinguished from other things. This creates the fundamental dichotomy between the THING discussed and everything else (that this thing is …
Category: Philosophy
Don’t Fail Without Reason
Don’t fail without good reason Don’t make a habit out of failing The purpose of failing is to win You fail many small times so that you can win big-time You experiment and explore so that you can innovate You fail so that you can discover a new way New, by definition, is …
The Paradox of Cluelessness and Individuality
You are obliviously born clueless. I don’t know how, but somehow over time you come to believe that you’re not so clueless; Now you have opinions and what not. Chances are you are still clueless. Chances are you’ll die clueless. And the worst part is — you have to make decisions and take actions — …
Free From SIN, or The Antifragile Being
You want to be free from sin. You want to be free from vice. Do you know why you want to be free from sin? Because you’ll go to heaven. Now, I wouldn’t count on going to heaven after you die. After you die — chances are you’re going to go to the …
Growth is a “Perverse Incentive”
“A perverse incentive is an incentive that has an unintended and undesirable result that is contrary to the intentions of its designers.” — WIKIPEDIA Perverse incentive, or the cobra effect, is a misformulated incentive, such as: -attempting to get rid of cobras in the city – by incentivising killing cobras, through offering a bounty for …
The Art Of Life-living Is Beyond Proofs
The art of life-living is beyond proofs I can’t prove to you that how I’m living is right You can’t get a proof from me that how I’m living is right The art of life-living is beyond proofs But you struggle and I struggle And you want to learn from me and I want …
The Meaning Of Punishment Is To Tighten The Feedback Loop
The meaning of punishment is not to “punish” those deserving of punishment That’s because life itself does the punishing for you The meaning of punishment is to tighten the feedback loop — so that you learn from your mistakes, before it’s too late Life itself does the punishing for you The killer sees knifes …
Should You Have A Clue (About The World)
If you have any business with the world — you should care about the world, should you not? -like when you do something — you know what you are doing and what you intend -when you give someone money — you know what you are expecting in return -when you’re trading value — you know …
Sit In The Room Until You’ve Figured It Out
You should always conclude Why half-do things and half-finish things? It’s either done or not We don’t conclude and it’s a problem and it’s perhaps the main reason we’re so ineffective — leaving half the things half done — therefore NOT done And it’s no different with our understanding of the world You should …
Intellectual Weight Lifting
Have you ever gotten tired from thinking? Just like lifting weights — you can do some heavy lifting with your BRAIN Your body is prepared to lift heavy weights and your brain is prepared to lift heavy weights. Besides the silly vanity of building muscle — retaining strength is retaining bodily function is retaining …