Lifestyle Philosophy

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 …

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Lifestyle Spirituality

Only God Can Judge Me

How do you decide what is right and what is wrong? You TEST it Only reality cures ignorance, only action, real world action   How do you decide if you’re right or wrong? You TEST it, obviously. How do you decide if you’re living right? You TEST IT.   Can someone else decide for you …

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Lifestyle

More “GOOD”

I don’t hold on to “good” I am always cognizant of the opportunity cost There’s always something else I could be doing — that is ALSO “good”   It doesn’t have to be “the best!”. I do not mean it in an ambitious sense. I don’t crave enhancement I just don’t take “good” so seriously …

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Spirituality

You’re Not a Bad Person

You’re not perfect — but you probably are NOT a “bad person” Bear with me   We humans are sometimes too binary (and sometimes not binary enough) When things really matter — things like life and death — we learn to be decisive, we learn to be binary Things like good and bad We learn …

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Lifestyle Philosophy

doing the right thing feels god-like

  doing the right thing feels god-like   there is nothing better that one could ever do than THE RIGHT THING therefore doing the RIGHT thing is being the best, being the champion, the winner, it’s god-like   the right-thing is not some nonsense you saw someone do or dreamed of the right-thing is by …

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Lifestyle World

Stress Is Inefficient

Stress ultimately is inefficient   Stress ultimately is inefficient because you burn your precious (energy, time) resources on being stressed   Stress is a stepping stone Stress, engendered by necessity, will take you from laziness to productivity Only what’s next?   Only what’s next? It’s laziness again Productive laziness, effortless productivity   Stress is thus …

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Lifestyle World

Tv Is Not Culture

TV is not culture You are no true cultured man   Cultured man educates himself Cultured man eradicates his ignorance Cultured man is interested in the world Cultured man enjoys great works of men Cultured man enjoys great art, great products, great beauty, great thought   No, cultured man didn’t watch every movie under the …

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Lifestyle

Make It Harder to Make It Easier

Make it harder to make it easier Try doing it the hard way so that the regular way will become easier Easier and more effective and more successful   This making-it-harder strategy is basically finding a new angle, new approach, finding a way to look outside the box The added difficulty forces you to adapt …

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Lifestyle Philosophy Spirituality

You’re Either Alive — Or Distracting Yourself

you’re either alive — or distracting yourself   when you’re scared to live — you’re distracting yourself when you’re confused — you’re distracting yourself when you’re tired — you’re distracting yourself   you’re scared of the unknown, you’d rather retain homeostasis you’re confused, you’d rather not seek the truth, you’re overwhelmed, you’re arrogant, you’d rather …

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Philosophy Spirituality

Consciousness is Freedom

Freedom is an exercise of choice To make a choice there must first be choices to be made, there must be options You perceive choices by being conscious, aware Therefore freedom is a function of consciousness   We tend to believe that doing “whatever” is an exercise of freedom “Freedom to do whatever” But it’s …

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