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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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Intelligence Is Slave To Emotions
Your intelligence doesn’t protect you from being influenced, being conditioned You can be intelligent and still be naive You can refute the silly arguments with your sharp mind — but you can’t refute emotions And intelligence is slave to emotions Intelligence is slave to emotions You think you are rational rather than emotional …
Neither Innovative Nor Traditional Can Be Appraised
You want to know what’s the next big thing going to be You want to know what’s the next big thing NOT going to be You want to know where to put your resources: your time, your energy, your capital, your attention You live in the world therefore you’re interested in the world therefore you’re …
“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 …