“PRAGMATIC” gets bad reputation Some think it’s too cold, too practical, too calculated, too sterile, Some think it’s not creative, not imaginative, not interesting Nonsense When you want to be creative — you’re creative When you want to be fanciful — you’re fanciful When you want to have fun — you have fun When …
Tag: Accountability
What To Do Before You Die
When you: -do your best -ALWAYS seek to still do better, never satisfied -stay utterly humble: perfectly separated from your work, verily just an instrument of god (or world, or devil, or money, or muse, or destiny, you name it) -ITERATE LIKE FUCKING CRAZY -and get lucky +aren’t crazy (we all are a little) then …
The Burden of Leadership
In any organisation, 1-man or or 1-million-men — there must be a leader, and leaders Because in any organisation, in any activity — decisions must be made — and actions must be taken Leadership is a burden Why? Because ideally — no one would have to LEAD Ideally every decision would be obvious, and …
As Hard As Possible And No Harder
There’s as hard as you go There’s as hard as you think you can go There’s as hard as you can go There’s as hard as you could go And there’s as hard as it’s possible to go To say “I can’t go any harder” is ignorant. Maybe you can To say “it’s impossible …
WHAT You Did, NOT How
There is no delusion more insidious than the delusion that HOW you did it is somehow more important then WHAT YOU DID, There is no delusion more insidious than the delusion that HOW you did it matters at all There’s only what you want to do — then DOING of it When you want …
Forgive But Don’t Forget
Forgive but don’t forget Obviously don’t forget: you don’t want to make the same mistake twice But do forgive Why do you forgive? Because life is short This day is beautiful Do you want to spoil this beauty with that petty ugliness? Do you want to spoil this short, precious life — harbouring …
True Meaning Of “No Distractions”
There’s a spectrum between you: -being focused on the thing which must be done -being focused on everything else but the thing We explore the whole spectrum: sometimes getting “in the zone”, sometimes procrastinating entirely, sometimes everything in between, multi-tasking, etc. You can do whatever the fuck you want You don’t even have to …
Freedom vs Schedule
Does schedule kill freedom? Does having a schedule mean surrendering some of one’s freedom? Does schedule kill creativity? It schedule anti-spontaneity, anti-creativity, anti-life? What is a schedule? It’s the way you organised your time Does organisation destroy freedom? Is organisation the opposite of freedom? Does having objects in your room destroy your freedom? Does …
“Poisoned Gifts”
Everything that happens to you can bring you closer to reality — or farther away from it You view the gifts of fate in regard to the short-term benefits they entail If you like something — you’re happy with such gift If you don’t like something — you curse such gift There’s a …
Anything But (The Thing) Is A Distraction
Anything BUT (the thing) is a distraction Either you do the thing — the right thing, the most important thing — or you’re distracting yourself Whatever else you do, it well may be, and surely will be, of great value (that’s what makes it a perfect distraction, a perfect excuse) But there is only one …