You can’t really treat others with respect unless you’re being real first One who can’t be real is not worthy of respect — and in that not able to give respect One who is not real is already disrespectful — in being phony and disingenuous Be real first Be offensive if …
Category: World
Value
If it has value for you then it has value for someone else If it has value for someone else then you can sell it Making money was innately pure and natural It’s only when greed eradicates the value from the equation is when we suffer: as individuals, as the collective …
Innovation Is THE Criterion
Innovation is THE criterion. Not the prestige Not the fucking pay Not even how well it’s done Not even how useful it currently is Innovation is the only worthy pursuit Anything less is REGRESSION Prestige, my friend, is good for children. Are you insecure? Do you have to rely on others to feel good …
Miscommunication = Fraud
Anytime you fail to properly communicate you essentially unintentionally become a fraud You mislead Misleading is deceiving Deception is fraud Learn to communicate
You Will Never Transform The World’s Conflict With Conflict
You will never transform the world’s conflict with conflict The world’s injustice — the rich getting richer, disempowered women, discrimination of minorities — real or not — it will never be transformed by fighting it You can’t solve conflicts with conflicts For as long as you view it as a struggle, as …
Supporting Others Is Investing
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 …
Be Very Good At Many Things
“To do many things at once or not…?” This a pointless dilemma which misses the point It’s not about how many things you do — it’s how you do them. You can do as many things as you’re good at. Very good at. You only want to do less things if you are not …
We Need That Savoir-Vivre
You need rules and guides where your intelligence can’t manage As society we needed rules of conduct to merely bear each other You don’t need rules of conduct and politeness if you know what you’re doing: if you know what you want, understand what others want, then move in the space of mutual interest …
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 …
Pop Culture Reflects Us
Pop culture reflects us… and makes us, whether you’re “above it” or not Learn from your reflection of who you are You’re not so different than the POP culture Maybe it reflects the worst of you or maybe worst of you reflects it There’s a link some of us are trying to deny …