There’s the Known and there’s the Not-Known. The Not-Known is THE NEW The Not-Known came first. Before we knew anything — we knew nothing. Before the legacy, before the skill, before the craft, before the knowledge — there was only the discovery. The unknown. The CREATIVITY. Creativity comes always first. It has always came first. …
Category: Philosophy
Quality Vs Quantity Is A False Dichotomy
Quality vs quantity is a false dichotomy Quality is a function of quantity. Quantity of trial-and-error. Quantity of iterations. You try things. You produce things. Produce prototypes. Produce sketches. Produce ideas. Some of those are of higher quality. Some are less perfect or less appropriate. But still have some of that quality. Quality vs quantity …
One Man’s Pain
If you believe that one man’s pleasure is another man’s pain then you are essentially condemning someone to pain Zero sum games are not even unproductive but destructive Competition is a waste of time and resources We need neither competition nor equal distribution You don’t have to be better then others, not …
About Truisms
It doesn’t matter it’s a truism if you need to hear it. It’s simple truths which get the results rather then fancy philosophies. Foundations are never too old. Disregarding truisms as unoriginal is pretentious and absurd. Originality has nothing to do with either truth or value. Truisms are disregarded the …
All Memory is Confabulation
All memory is confabulation We are way too confident in veracity of our memory Memory it’s an image taken by shortsighted eyes Words recorded by prejudiced ears Events translated by biased cognition Wise mistrusts memory Wise understands the uniqueness of every moment Wise is ready to meet every situation anew, only …
Be With Your Desire
Don’t pretend you don’t want something. Don’t assert that you can’t get something. It’s just another way of deceiving yourself. Be with your desire. Respect it. Seek to understand it. You may already know that it’s attainment is not ultimately significant — but the problem of self-delusion is of paramount gravity. Therefore do whatever …
Delusion Will Always Thrive When There Is Not Simplicity
Is psyche simple? It could be. It probably is not, for most of us. Our mind is like a cluttered room. There’s a lot of stuff in it. Some useful. Some useless. Some old and some new. Some at the front desk and some thrown somewhere under the rug. Most of that stuff is garbage. …
Objective Life Decisions Not Subjective
Your personal life experiences are no different to any other world processes. To know what is going on you need a lot of meaningful data. Preferably derived from numerous replicable experiments. HOW-YOU-FEEL and WHAT-SEEMS are OK when you’re interested in the subjective and intangible. There is no place for that if you’re interested in …
Appereances Are Not Really Shallow
Appearances are not really shallow It’s your perception which is shallow Your perception is shallow and incomplete You don’t truly see the person, or the thing To make things worse — you see your own projections, your own mirages Your preconception about the person, about the thing, is the very definition of …
ASK YOURSELF
Thought I’d shed some light on this bizarre nonsense… You are born, You listen to those that provide you with shelter and protection You listen to those that intimidate you You listen to memes which condition you You survive the twisted period of compulsory education WHAT DO YOU DO THEN? Let’s assume that …