whether I hate you or love you whatever I label you or don’t label whether I offend you or please you doesn’t change the only thing of substance, and that’s: WHETHER you are USEFUL to me OR NOT just because I don’t want to associate with you doesn’t mean I hate you just because …
Category: Philosophy
Be Useful
Conditioned narrative has you ask a lot of questions and do a lot of strange things but it fails to point you at the single most crucial determinant of success: BEING USEFUL. When you understand the simple necessity of USEFULNESS and obvious inevitability of the CAUSE AND EFFECT — everything makes sense Otherwise — …
Incompetence Is Not Spontaneity
Incompetence is not spontaneity Spontaneity is freedom from self-imposed limitations and constraints — not from logic. Incompetence is just distortion, a perversion. It is the true opposite of action — the ANTI-ACTION — for it is by definition erroneous and unable and thus counterproductive Spontaneity is not dumb and crooked and distorted. It’s …
Mind – The Blade Of Delusion
Some of the most delusional men I’ve met were also otherwise some of the smartest Not even the greatest fools were as delusional Mind is the first and the last instrument of delusion If you don’t know how to use the sharper blade then you will only do more harm. You want to …
Simple Action, Direct Experience
Firsthand experience makes stronger impression. Some things you’ll never grasp unless you’ve experienced them. It’s often impossible to get unstuck without getting one’s hands dirty. The subconscious pulls us back, as we wonder why we’re stuck, We only get unstuck once we believe, truly believe, that something is possible The subconscious doesn’t …
Begone Foolish Past
Look back at everything you’ve seen in life and realize how EVERYONE has been WRONG so many times We have a certain strange reluctance to admit our own cluelessness and of those around us There’s a whole lot of inane nonsense one is subjected to as a child, without having a choice on the …
Law Isn’t Law and Code Isn’t Code
If you consider lawmakers as being beyond the law — illegal practices by politicians no longer sound strange or implausible or even unfair Trust in law betrays incomplete understanding You can only trust the politicians (which is kind of a disturbing thought) “Illegal” doesn’t mean illegal Law is man-made — and man-un-made. …
Values And Repulsion
It’s only natural to be REPELLED by behaviors which don’t lead you to where you want to be (providing you know and value the place you want to be). Such REPULSION has nothing to do with “being negative” or “mean”. It’s a natural protection mechanism for values. Conversely: If your values are …
Convey YOURSELF
You likely didn’t upset that person. They were upset to begin with. It’s very easy to upset a faceless stranger. It’s very easy to impress a stranger. You don’t want to impress random strangers. You don’t want to cater to the mob. You don’t want to make it happy. Make your loved ones …
Fear As The Truth About Risk
Fear is exciting until it is overwhelming This nature of fear reveals the truth about life: Risk is advantageous until it is excessive. Then it becomes harmful. (At least when you’re antifragile) Your default risk-management system — FEAR — doesn’t always understand the risk concerned. Most people overestimate the risk in their own lives. …