Hidden dangers of teaching others: 1) you inspire faith and not intelligence and understanding 2) challenge of your teachings inspires denial and backfire effect 3) you are wrong Best to leave people alone unless they come to learn by themselves Best never touch anyone not capable of scepticism in the first …
Category: Philosophy
You’re Not An Exception
You’re not an exception. If you are – prove it ten times over. There are many flimsy reasons to believe oneself to be special but very few real ones. Check ten times before you dismiss a well-proven general rule. The reason to break all the rules is to break them, not your narcissistic whims …
Limitless Delusion
There’s no limit to delusion when you don’t test your believes against the real world. Inexplicably delusional delusion is simply an untested belief. Harbour beliefs long enough without testing them — and you WILL be crazy. The very definition of madness is this extreme divergence from reality. Seeing things? Hearing things? Your …
Agree With No One
To walk alone is to agree with no one. Even when you agree with someone. Wise can never truly agree with someone. For someone else’s truth can never be his own. Complete rebellion is pure aggression – without ANY aggression. The TRUTH is the single most contentious issue in the world. In …
Honesty / Meanness
Honesty can appear as meanness but meanness can never pass up as honesty – as some would like to believe. Is it integrity, valiant shielding of the truth — or is he just a mean person? Insecure person? Ambitious person? Angry person? If truth can’t defend itself then who are you to defend …
Invalidating The Rules
Invalidating the rules is more beneficial then validating them. There is no benefit from validating the held truths. Modus operandi stays the same – and so do the results. There is everything to gain from invalidating the status quo. Including better methods which lead to better yields. When you’re entering uncharted territory …
Broken Men Can’t Fix The World
To one who knew too much suffering — it’s only natural for him to bring more suffering. You call it revenge or you call it justice — it’s just revenge. For every blustering “hero of justice” there’s some kid that’s been bullied, some young man who has been mistreated. Alas broken men can’t …
Idolatry Is Simply Absence Of Character, Ability Or Understanding
Idolatry is simply absence of character, ability or understanding. Truly high-ability men don’t idolise. Having developed a single skill to a high level — they no longer view it as some kind of a special talent or something out of the ordinary. If they need to learn something — they simply do. They don’t …
PROFESSIONALISM
One either does something to get something or does something just to do it. If it’s the former then anything less then COMPLETE PROFESSIONALISM is just nonsensical. Professionalism is identical with intelligence identical with awareness, high discernment. You’re either aware what must be done or not. You either do what must be done or …
College is Not Predicated On Learning
College is not predicated on learning, self-betterment, or even signalling. College is predicated on comfort and indolence. Students get the comfort of going “the right way”. Society gets the comfort of schooling “the right experts”. Employers get the comfort of hiring “the right people”. All based on the construct we comfortably espoused. …when the one …