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 …
Tag: Creativity
Memetic Growth
There’s such thing as Memetic Growth, Growth implies growing, improving, Memetic implies imitation, replication, Memetic Growth is then GROWING VIA IMITATION. Memetic Growth is real. It happens all the time. Many phenomenons are centered around it. Industrious man gather in big cities. Innovators pull to technological hubs. Researchers and academics spawn in academic centers. …
You Are Only What You Did TODAY
The more we understand the more nuance we unravel. When we don’t understand then we tend to think very black-and-white, either-or; It’s understandable, since the first nuance we pick is INDIVIDUATION: how something is distinguished from other things. This creates the fundamental dichotomy between the THING discussed and everything else (that this thing is …
Free From SIN, or The Antifragile Being
You want to be free from sin. You want to be free from vice. Do you know why you want to be free from sin? Because you’ll go to heaven. Now, I wouldn’t count on going to heaven after you die. After you die — chances are you’re going to go to the …
Should You Have A Clue (About The World)
If you have any business with the world — you should care about the world, should you not? -like when you do something — you know what you are doing and what you intend -when you give someone money — you know what you are expecting in return -when you’re trading value — you know …
Exams Reward Meticulousness
Exams reward meticulousness. You will go into life undervaluing true talent (and skill) — while overvaluing fastidiousness. However, meticulousness is stupid and robotic. It is not creative – therefore it’s practically useless. In real life you can correct your mistakes as many times as you want. On an exam you get punished for every …
The Hardest Part About Thinking Outside The Box Is The Box
The hardest part about thinking outside the box is the box How do you know your box? Where does it begin and where does it end? How do you know you escaped the box? What’s if you’re merely in the compartment of the box with “unconventional” written over it? You’re still in the …
The Only Doing is Doing NEW Things
We think we’re “doing”, or “trying” Really we’re not You don’t understand Doing You watch what others call “doing” and call it “doing” They say work is “doing” and watching tv is “wasting time” They say effort is “doing” and relaxing is “slacking” They say activity is “doing” and laying around is “not doing” …
Accepting and Resigning
Accepting is but full comprehension of the situation. That involves comprehending what is possible within the situation, what is not possible, and what it not known to be possible. ”Resignation” is failure to comprehend the situation. It denotes failure to comprehend the possibilities within the situation, the actions which can be taken. It also …
Computer Is The Best Toy
Computer is the best toy It’s the most useful toy ever It’s the most useful thing ever Computer is so much fun You can do anything on a computer You can do anything on a computer Possibilities don’t end You can turn the world upside down, on a computer And not just …