Lifestyle Philosophy Spirituality

Incompetence Is Not Spontaneity

Incompetence is not spontaneity Spontaneity is freedom from self-imposed limitations and constraints — not from logic.   Incompetence is just distortion, a perversion. It is the true opposite of action — the ANTI-ACTION — for it is by definition erroneous and unable and thus counterproductive   Spontaneity is not dumb and crooked and distorted. It’s …

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Mind – The Blade Of Delusion

Some of the most delusional men I’ve met were also otherwise some of the smartest Not even the greatest fools were as delusional   Mind is the first and the last instrument of delusion If you don’t know how to use the sharper blade then you will only do more harm.   You want to …

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Simple Action, Direct Experience

Firsthand experience makes stronger impression. Some things you’ll never grasp unless you’ve experienced them.   It’s often impossible to get unstuck without getting one’s hands dirty.   The subconscious pulls us back, as we wonder why we’re stuck, We only get unstuck once we believe, truly believe, that something is possible   The subconscious doesn’t …

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Begone Foolish Past

Look back at everything you’ve seen in life and realize how EVERYONE has been WRONG so many times We have a certain strange reluctance to admit our own cluelessness and of those around us   There’s a whole lot of inane nonsense one is subjected to as a child, without having a choice on the …

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Aggregate Willingness Aggregate Unwillingness

Behind what you don’t want there’s a truth concealed as to why you fail to get what you DO want.   The aggregate reluctance, aggregate failure to get-what-you-want comprises of conscious and subconscious WANTS but also conscious and subconscious DON’T-WANTS.   Counting in the *wants* and counting out the *don’t wants* results in net willingness …

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Lifestyle Philosophy

Values And Repulsion

  It’s only natural to be REPELLED by behaviors which don’t lead you to where you want to be (providing you know and value the place you want to be).   Such REPULSION has nothing to do with “being negative” or “mean”. It’s a natural protection mechanism for values.   Conversely: If your values are …

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Convey YOURSELF

  You likely didn’t upset that person. They were upset to begin with.   It’s very easy to upset a faceless stranger. It’s very easy to impress a stranger. You don’t want to impress random strangers. You don’t want to cater to the mob. You don’t want to make it happy. Make your loved ones …

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Fear As The Truth About Risk

Fear is exciting until it is overwhelming This nature of fear reveals the truth about life: Risk is advantageous until it is excessive. Then it becomes harmful. (At least when you’re antifragile)   Your default risk-management system — FEAR — doesn’t always understand the risk concerned. Most people overestimate the risk in their own lives. …

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POMP

Pompousness is not just painfully turgid but it outright betrays incompetence, sentimentality and delusion.   If it’s pompous and “inspiring” then it’s probably not very meaningful and intelligent. You probably want to avoid it. Energy spent on appearances and emotion is energy not spent on competence and not spent on what actually gets results   …

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Idealisation Is Escapism

Idealisation is escapism There’s nothing “ideal” about idealisation. It’s simply avoidance of reality.   There’s nothing ideal about idealisation. Nothing aesthetic about it. Reality is all there is and is therefore perfect. Idealisation is escapism and nothing else.   CREATION has nothing to do with idealisation. What is ever created — future or past — …

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