We live in the age of con and fakeness We live in the age of sales, and more sales, and more sales We witness mere symbols supplant the real thing Small wonder we are so sceptical We become sceptical We don’t want a pretty appearance to fool us We want the value “If …
You Think You’re “Real”, You’re Not
You can think you’re real while actually being not real What does real even means? It would mean that you treasure and honour that which is real to you rather than to someone else That which you value rather than that which someone else values But what if you don’t even know what …
Human Flaws vs MIND-viruses
There are normal, ubiquitous, domesticated, elementary human flaws. And there are MIND-VIRUSES. Natural, normal humans flaws, are for instance: -laziness -lack of energy -desire -moods -carelessness -imperfection, fallibility -etc FLAWS are not even always flaws, really: Emotions have a purpose Desire obviously has a purpose Energy obviously is exhausted — then regenerated The …
FULL RESPONSIBILITY — or NONE
Always take either FULL responsibility — or NONE. If something matters — you take responsibility. You personally make sure that it succeeds. Because you care, because it matters If something doesn’t matter, if something is not so important — then you don’t have to take responsibility You can dabble There’s nothing wrong with …
Challenges, Strength, Confidence
At any given time of your life you face challenges Challenge, of course, is only a challenge if it challenges you For some breathing is a challenge For others conquering the world is a challenge And for some breathing is not a challenge And for some conquering the world is NOT a challenge Challenge …
Everything is Deep (Everything is Shallow)
Everything has infinite depth Or no depth We call something “deep”, or call something “shallow” When in reality — it’s as deep as deep we are willing to put our heads Or as shallow as we need it to be A spade is a spade, is it not? A spade is a spade …
The Gift of Suffering The Gift of Gratitude
Gift of suffering is gift of gratitude Gift of good fortune is poisoned NOT ALWAYS, I don’t want no martyrs. Martyrdom and pessimism are self-fulfilling prophecies Kill yourself like a martyr and tell me what good it brought, if you can But yes You become virtually DISABLED from gratitude, appreciation — when you: …
Entertainment is Boring
Entertainment is so fucking boring Fun is so boring Pleasure is boring too Work is not boring Fulfilment is not boring (Real) Challenge is not boring Love is not boring, power is nor boring, strength is not boring It even sounds right, what I just wrote, all “philosophy” aside Who would put “fun” …
Old Age and Wisdom
Some of the highest forms of wisdom is wisdom of that which persists That which persists — it just works That which persists — it has actually proven itself There’s enough brilliant ideas that don’t work And there’s enough brilliant ideas which seem to work — only to fail spectacularly That which actually works, not …
100x Man
Let’s talk about inequality You think it’s unfair that he has 100x what you have You think that system is evil Or that he is evil Or in the best case: that this is just a bug in the system That 10x is maybe sensible, but not 100x The only bug in the system …