We all have some innate sense of risk-management. E.g. FEAR. And then we also have plenty learned methods of risk management. E.g. DIVERSIFICATION Alas we keep failing our “risk-management” in the modern world FEAR fails most of the time because most our modern “threats” are NOT mortal. Therefore you actually SHOULD take more …
Tag: Psychology
You’re Doing The Stress Wrong
You’re doing the stress wrong Your muscles do the stress right: -muscle is stressed -it adapts (by growing and/or becoming stronger) -it is now more adapted to handle that stressor You make one of the two mistakes with how you work with stress: -you don’t stress yourself appropriately -or you don’t adapt …
About Childishness
I see a lot of adult children, childish I asked myself what is childishness? (I wrote about maturity previously: “About maturity”) A childish child: -doesn’t have responsibilities -lacks experience -lacks self-awareness (I suppose it’s a function of lacking experience) -doesn’t “fit in” (which is neither innately good nor bad. There is “good abnormal” …
Weight of Problems, One’s Strength, and Evil
Men have problems. Problem is not just something that is causing you obvious hassle at the moment. Problem can be something that is causing you anxiety at mere thought of, even something you’re not even aware of. You don’t have to be consciously aware of something for it to trouble you, poison you, Depending …
Boast Is Insecurity
Boast is insecurity. Anything boastful that is not a neutral, pertinent statement of facts — is INSECURITY. What does a boast communicate? Why does one boast? What is achieved? To boast, to promote = to communicate value of something. When do we communicate something in the first place? When it’s NOT OBVIOUS. Therefore it’s …
Find Your Coffee (Wellness Is Underrated)
Wellness is underrated A common person does no wellness but slowly rots. A common “ambitious” person does wellness but in an arbitrary and unnatural way Yeah one lifts, maybe improves diet, one sleeps better, or perhaps one walks more, or maybe he meditates, or does yoga, or drinks a fucking kombucha Some are …
Project Fundamentals and Complexity
The bigger the structure the stronger foundations are needed. Your tall and heavy building will collapse if it’s not supported with strong foundations. It’s true for ANY project. What makes a project BIG? DIFFICULTY The harder it is for you, the more you’re struggling with it — the “bigger” it is. If …
ADAPTABILITY = IMPERTURBABILITY
Anger is frustration with inability to control something. Things don’t go the way you expect -> anger Someone disappointed you, didn’t do what you expected -> anger etc. Upon getting angry, you can: -choose to stay angry, and direct that anger towards acquisition of more control -choose to stay angry, and direct that anger …
Either Give Up Or Do Better
Either give up or do better. Never get used to failure. Never fail without good reason. Either give up already — or IMPROVE. It’s not “persistence” if you’re NOT improving. Either IMPROVE — or GIVE UP already. Even smallest improvement is a victory. But NOT improving is NOT acceptable. We have too many …
Commitment, Energy, Momentum, Resistance: how one moves
-Commitment is like a map, or like a plan, or like a guide. It’s the axis on which the momentum will be applied. -Momentum is like momentum — it’s the movement at certain velocity in certain direction — and the greater momentum the easier it is to sustain it and the harder it is to …