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 …
Category: Philosophy
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 …
We Are Our Problems
We cause our problems What is a problem? “You need this” “You must that” “You do this and that” Still “lack that” and what-else You don’t really need any of that shit, obviously Eat something that drops under your nose Find some hole in the ground or cave Put some fire Find a …
The Real, The False, The All-important Purpose
Purpose is not all-important if it’s not a REAL purpose Is your purpose real? It likely isn’t Purpose is supposed to be beyond everything else and requiring sacrifice and maximum dedication and what-not Or is it? This kind of IDEA about the purpose already is at odds with what purpose is Purpose …
Laugh and Joke
Every day joke a little bit more Love a little bit more Not merely for the sake of jokes, mind you Not merely for the sake of love’s delights But for the sake of all the parts of you that don’t feel like laughing don’t feel like loving Laugh at your misery Laugh …
The Illusion of Misfortune
whatever happens to you know that you can either resist it, be upset about it, cry over it, throw a fit or accept it and understand that every breath you take is more then you deserve more then you asked for but more then you deserve less then you asked for but more then you …