It’s a cycle: -delusion, ignorance, denial -acceptance, pessimism, desperation -growth, enlightenment Examples? –Dunning-Kruger effect –Gartner’s hype cycle –Four stages of competence -and most people you know Let’s explain the cycle: DELUSION, IGNORANCE, DENIAL -Anything you’re not knowledgeable about, don’t have significant experience at — you’re basically ignorant about -Since you’re ignorant — …
Tag: Delusion
BEING is Continues (Change of Being is Never Instantaneous)
There is BEING, and it is continues. And then there is the irregular, fragmentary, changing, VOLATILE, unabiding, asymmetric, instantaneous, sudden… BEING is continues, it is not inconsistent and sudden and dramatic and volatile, If it was — than we would call it an “EVENT”, or a “STATE”, or a “MOMENT” — and NOT “BEING”. bear …
No Desire?
Desire is craving is compulsion is lack is dissatisfaction is suffering WILL is choice is consciousness is insight And joy is joy, and pleasure is pleasure DESIRE You are suffering therefore you desire You desire therefore you’re suffering It’s a circle Desiring brings you suffering, dissatisfaction And it distracts you from addressing true causes …
Can’t Solve Delusion with Rationality
When you see an illusion – it doesn’t matter that you “rationally” know that it’s an illusion. You’re still seeing it. The problem is you seeing this illusion, NOT you being “rational” or not. Therefore the only solution is to see the reality, rather than illusion, Likewise when you believe something — it doesn’t …
I Apologize For Sophism
I apologize for sophism I apologize for convincing words I apologize for verbosity I apologize for appearing right We all should apologize: -Apologize for seeking to be “right”, win an argument -Apologize for seeking to convince others and ourselves -Apologize for seeking to be wise, sound wise — rather than act wise, make wise …
We Used to Call It Magic
We used to call it MAGIC or GOD That which we couldn’t explain Couldn’t understand Today we call it a “CONSPIRACY”, or a “SCAM” That which we don’t understand we call “conspiracy”, or “scam” We don’t understand how a single individual could be making 1000 times more than you and I We could call …
No Second Chances
“No second chances” is a heuristic that is simply effective. When something failed 5 times in a row — you can’t rely on it. You get rid of it But when SOMEONE fails us 5 times — somehow our instinct is to get angry, or try to explain it, or try to punish it… …
Internet Tool Of Delusion And Enlightenment
Tools provide leverage Whatever you want to achieve — you will achieve better, faster, bigger — with a tool You can create more with a powerful tool You can destroy more with a powerful tool INTERNET IS A TOOL Social media is a tool You can use it to benefit yourself and the world, …
The PRAGMATIC
“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 …
Truth Is Confidence
Truth is confidence If you know the truth Then you KNOW To know is obviously to be confident And to know, actually know, is to know the truth therefore to know the truth is to be confident (If you know the sky is blue — you are CONFIDENT the sky is blue. If …