There’s what they think of you and it bothers you and stifles you or compels you There’s also what YOU think of you and it bothers you and stifles you and compels you In either case you’re likely not fully aware of that opinion influencing you With what they think of you …
Category: Philosophy
Subjectivity > Objectivity
We have ideas about how good something is and how attractive and how desirable This car is more premium then that car This career is more lucrative then that career This girl is more attractive then that girl This lifestyle is more desirable then that lifestyle This food is more healthy then that food This …
The Paradox of Criticism
There’s the critic, the criticised, and the criticism The subject of the criticism is the criticised The subject of the criticism is not the critic isn’t it ironic? we go about criticising people and things pretending we have higher values in mind really just trying to assert ourselves and yet we fail at that …
“Thinker”
even when you’re a thinker – there’s still some cunt who thinks you should be going about your thinking-business some other way …like there’s some single, “pure” way of being a thinker there is NOT a single, “pure” way of being a thinker you’re just a thinker — or not you think — …
Introspectively Rational
you call yourself rational are you rational? are you introspectively rational? there are fools in the world if you’re reading it — you know there are fools in this world — who wouldn’t read because they wouldn’t understand it their rationality is limited to their basic needs and it’s ok our ancestors were the …
Wu Wei Is Real
-learning increases your competence -your competence makes you useful -your usefulness gets you paid -learning is fun -wu wei is real * learning is fun watching others do things (tv, sports) is boring doing the same thing over and over is boring, regardless of how pleasurable it is (sex, gormandising, you name it) doing …
To Affirm Is to Admit
To affirm is to admit You unravel given reality and admit it’s truth Armed with this understanding you resume your creation and exploration Your realisation may escape you You will then (re)AFFIRM it — admit it again Your realisation may escape you Because your cognition is limited, your memory is limited Because …
Incompetence Is Not Neutral but Immoral
Incompetence is not neutral but immoral You don’t have to be competent – just don’t be incompetent. That is neutral. Incompetence is immoral. The only way to do things is the right way Do less then that – you damage things, you do harm instead of good Harm is always immoral
You Can Skim But Fail to Understand
You can skim through an idea or theory and understand it in 90% — but that missing last 10% compromises the entire meaning I believe combination of your innate cognitive laziness with confirmation bias is what largely causes that — and subsequently our ineffectiveness at learning from what we read and hear And …
Do Every Single Thing to the Best of Your Ability and with Your Entire Being
I don’t care if it’s highly or lowly; a highly pursuit or lowly endeavour I don’t care if it benefits you in the world, or has no bearing on your future whatsoever I don’t care if it benefits the world or not I don’t care if your boss is a dick and underpays you I …