Who needs to be wise informed, even if they can be VIRTUOUS “The road to hell is paved with good intentions” But this is more insidious than that You fuck up despite your good intention — you still at least learn that you fucked up hopefully, anyway In this case — you are not …
Tag: integrity
The Courage to Be Ignorant
The main reason we fail to own up our ignorance is the discomfort of not having control the EXISTENTIAL DREAD, truly It’s better to rub a bromide in one’s own face than to face the abyss But the other reason is that we’re so tribal And tribes optimise themselves for homogeneity And no matter …
Seriousness Is Not a Property of a Person
Seriousness is the property of your work / expertise You yourself are not really “serious” or “not serious” You’re serious only as far as it pertains to that particular subject (You at best approach all things with similar seriousness But naturally that is not enough to make you a serious operator / expert …
Is It About The Journey?
Let’s be nihilistic and assume that all that you will have acquired, built, developed — is inevitably going to shit Because you die, because those that inherit it will die too, and because those that come afterwards won’t give a shit, your contribution will have became a drop in the ocean, finite you vs infinite …
Opportunism vs Values: Relationships, Society
There’s the direct benefit we derive from a relationship — and indirect a bit like kinetic energy vs potential -direct benefit, kinetic energy, could be things you build together, boons you are able to provide for each other, etc. -indirect benefits, potential energy, are things you may build together, boons you may be able to …
The 3 Questions For 3 Losers
You must look around and ask yourself “the 3 questions for 3 losers”: -are they a loser? -am I a loser? -are you a loser? You want: -REFERENCE of a loser is -awareness of LOSERS in your life, losers you tolerate -and also acceptance of yourself likely being a loser Loser means simply …
You’re Not Courageous
Being stubborn is not courage Having strong opinions about something is not courage Having contrarian opinions, saying “what you believe”, is definitely not yet courage Believing is not courage NOT fearing something is not courage Courage is plain and simple, ACCEPTING the risk What is the risk? It’s the risk …
Build Great Business or Help Altruistically — No Middle Ground
There are mostly only two modes: –You help yourself and others by BUILDING something that they will VOLUNTARILY pay you for — because it benefits them.. and you benefit from the revenue -Or you just want to help others — therefore you… just do There’s VERY LITTLE gradient in between those two The first …
Should You Reward Others Even If It Cost Them Nothing?
I often write that you should: -give and give more -make sure you give more in a relationship — so that you GUARANTEE that you keep it -…and thus continue, selfishly, benefiting from that relationship Here’s another puzzle: Should you reward others EVEN IF it cost them nothing? Answer is — obviously yes …
From Difference of Opinions to Blame Game to Strong Boundaries
Let’s say you like a STEAK — and she likes a SALAD You probably won’t have the same thing for dinner Now this is fine You just say: you get yourself your salad, and I’ll have my steak But let’s say you’re also very opinionated about superiority of steaks, over some shrubs You …