I like the concept that “GOD always watching” We lie to ourselves all the time It’s only when we know we can’t get away with the lie, is when we get serious -when it’s important -when someone’s watching, and knows By the way, why do we lie to ourselves? It’s not …
Vulnerable, but Also EMOTIONALLY
There’s the entirety of your psyche: what you want, what you like, what you do, what drives you, etc It’s your thoughts and feelings and actions You feel more or less comfortable with revealing this PSYCHE of yours We tend to feel the most comfortable with our actions — since everyone can see them …
We Domesticate Impermanence by Clinging to Vestiges
We domesticate impermanence by clinging to any vestige of what once was. Everything changes, nothing lasts And even if something lasts — your perception of it changes. You change The only thing that “lasts” is that which is beyond you. It’s beyond you therefore you can’t get hold of it — it …
Knowledge From TESTING, Knowledge From Congruence – Epistemic Loop
For all purposes, you know something to be TRUE — if it WORKS. e.g. you know it’s true that your cart is useful — it helps you move logs It works and you TESTED it. But what do you do when you can’t test it? Well then you look for that which is already …
VALUE Is What You PAID For It
It doesn’t have value unless you paid for it “PAY” doesn’t merely mean money, though it could be money Your attention, your time, are more valuable You pay with your attention You pay with your time You pay with your energy You pay with your effort You pay with your attitude, care You …
Fake Is Fundamentally Stupid
Fake is fundamentally stupid What is stupid? It’s lack of intelligence, lack of understanding What’s lack of intelligence? It’s failure to manipulate information to one’s advantage What is lack of understanding? It’s the untrue, Untrue, which is, again: failure to manipulate reality. It’s true if if works: whether it’s a prediction (e.g. theory), or …
The Deepest Reason Why Admitting Wrong Is Hard
Admitting wrong is hard, but doable But Admitting wrong — when you KNOW other’s won’t even understand it — is very very hard This is because there’s infinite many reasons to hold a certain position And infinite many reasons to hold opposing position You hold it for some specific own reason If that reason …
About Offending People
Being offensive is some of the most misunderstood subjects today A kind of confusion of true individuality and personal strength — with mere appearance of the irreverent badass, so strong so as to not have to worry about anyone’s opinion, or love I wrote about it here: Politeness vs Bluntness vs Hostile There’s offending …
About GREED
Why is greed so repugnant, disgusting? Greed is delusion Greed is weakness Greed is delusional faith, hope — for betterment through acquisition Greed is weakness — when this false betterment comes at the expense of true values You and I of course are reward-driven You and I of course have goals But …
Emotionality Explains The World Even More Than I Thought
We understand that we are emotional We understand that we get upset, get angry, get sad, get scared — and make subpar decisions under that influence I still think we FAIL to fully appreciate JUST HOW MUCH we are driven by EMOTIONS And just how much the WORLD is driven by emotions And how …