Labels can be viewed as a layers in ontology It’s a way of organising data into categories Organisation of data yields insights Insights contribute nuance — rather than take away Labels destroy nuance if you: -start with a label (rather than the data) -then pigeonhole the data into that label, that category -and you …
Tag: Mind
Freedom From Information; Minimalism
consider what it would be like to NOT have to BE INFORMED at all, how much more pure and blissful all would be you’d trade a little excitation and fleeting engagement and sense of control — for stillness of existence Information is obviously entropic It’s a weight which must be metabolised, It’s hard to …
Understanding Understanding (Labels)
-Variety, diversity means that objects have different properties. E.g. a cat has fur, it purrs, and is cute. Whereas a tree has leaves, a trunk, branches, and grows big -Existence of variety doesn’t preclude existence of a degree of homogeneity. Two objects can have some different properties — and some similar properties -Thus between two …
Modes of Wanting
-there’s something one wants -one is more wanting or less wanting -one either believes that what-one-wants is possible or not if he believes it’s indeed possible… -one either ACTS ON IT , DOESN’T ACT… or it’s a SPECTRUM (a hierarchy) -and to ALL OF THE ABOVE he can have anything from NEGATIVE to POSITIVE attitude …
Own Idea of Success
There’s success And there’s “success” What is success? I don’t know To me success is what you did today, and how conscious you were, and how ALIVE, but to you? I don’t know But i know what it is not It is not what someone else tells you it is And it is …
To Judge or Not To Judge
There’s observing And then there’s judging and comparing and labelling Indeed you must judge. Judge those you work with. Judge who to trust. Judge the potential dangers. Indeed you must compare. This is how you come up with the better option of the two. Which is how you improve. Indeed you must label. This …
i don’t need to have this thought
I had this thought But then I realized I don’t need to have this thought And then I didn’t And I was free
Think How You Think
From time to time think about how you think Or else your “thinking” becomes routine and then it’s barren and not intelligent at all Think about thinking about thinking about thinking (…) There are layers of perceptions and conclusions buried under the layers of automatic thoughts Unbury them to release intelligence Ultimately Think …
All Memory is Confabulation
All memory is confabulation We are way too confident in veracity of our memory Memory it’s an image taken by shortsighted eyes Words recorded by prejudiced ears Events translated by biased cognition Wise mistrusts memory Wise understands the uniqueness of every moment Wise is ready to meet every situation anew, only …
The Truly Important Can Be Done In Head
The truly important can be done in head. You don’t need an office to make a decision. You don’t need a place in the world to figure out the world. All you ever need is your head.