Supporting others is basically investing Investment is leverage for judgment You want to leverage your prudent judgment of others by supporting them If you don’t support promising people — you are leaving money on the table Support is obviously not about altruism — which doesn’t exist Support is predicated on self-interest …
Category: Philosophy
The Utter Inevitability Of Your Life
there is no other life than your current life there are no other options but your current options future obviously doesn’t exist past is obviously just a bedtime story you are utterly alone — no one to help you, and no one to compare to either everything that happens to you …
You Are Not Pretty And Not Ugly
You’re not as pretty as you think and not as ugly as you think You deny both your value and your ugliness in how you imagine yourself We are so ugly because we deny our ugliness We deny our innate egoism and build a world of lies, rather then mutual interest We deny …
Always Conclude
Always conclude You don’t have to finish things But you must conclude Nothing’s static everything’s moving Nothing’s finished everything’s work in progress Don’t attempt to finish because you can’t But always conclude What does it mean to conclude? It means don’t leave the fucking mess on the floor What does …
Makes No Sense
What doesn’t make sense possibly makes more sense then you can conceive What you know is stupid is stupid What you know is clever is clever But what you don’t understand may be either You can remain stupid You can remain clever In any case to move up You will need more …
Get Your Hands Dirty
Unless you get your hands dirty from time to time — you lose touch with the real life — and with it your perspective becomes narrow and artificial Gratitude comes from appreciation. Appreciation comes from perspective. You obviously don’t appreciate what you take for granted. You need that perspective to, literally, put things in …
ACCORD
Every interpersonal conflict is but the discrepancy between what is expected and what is communicated. Many are not even themselves aware of their expectations — thus bound for conflict. With others, with themselves… Accord stands on the pillars of clear communication and clarity of vision. Clarity of vision is ultimately a matter …
Something Is Better Then Nothing
“Something is better than nothing” is one maxim to actually change lives Your pompous new year’s resolutions are great way to boast drunkenly in the middle of the first night of this glorious forthcoming new year If you actually want changes — start small — and just make sure to stick with it. …
Discard That Logic
Even if your excuses are perfectly sensible and logical — if you’re not where you want yourself to be — it’s time to discard (that) logic. The smarter you are the smarter are your excuses. If you can’t discard the excuses then discard both SMARTS and excuses — then go ahead and do something. DO …
Worst Version Of Yourself
if you can’t live with the worst version of yourself then you have no business talking about the best version the higher you climb the harder you fall — and though you end up in the same place — you will have to live with your fall, and you better be ready to live with …