Most “leaders” become more attached to their following then their following is to them. I never would have believed the extent of this had I not come on twitter. I thought certain personalities were immune to social pressure and influence. Resolute, ready to LEAD. I was wrong. The fewest were. The phenomena …
Tag: Psychology
How We Are Poor
we struggle anxiously tumultuously tirelessly trying to get something trying to become something we take for granted the grand gift of life the infinite vastness of the world the immeasurable abundance since we value what we worked hard for we work hard so that we can value something effectively conditioning our sense of …
Reputation Deters You From Being Wrong
Reputation deters you from being wrong. You are now avert to making mistakes – so that you protect your reputation. But when you’re unwilling to be wrong — not only do you prevent yourself from learning — you also begin the movement of delusion. Eventually even the truths you built your reputation on become corrupted. …
Doubt and Insecurity
Insecurity is subset of the doubt. Doubt is great. Insecurity is delusional. Doubt is questioning. Doubt is reflection. Doubt is exploration. Doubt is great. You want to doubt everything. This is intelligence – this constant vigilance. But to doubt oneself is to create the self – which is delusion. You create the self …
To Raise a Fool
For every rule and every belief you instill in your pupil — his intelligence and individuality is lessened, damaged. If you teach rules and expect them to be obeyed — then you expect to raise a fool. Don’t teach. Facilitate independent discovery. You can create an environment in which independence and …
Conflict of Self-Images
It’s difficult facing yourself when you’re so busy facing world’s expectations of you. Delusion won’t end for some until they end caring about all those things they were conditioned to care about. Why would anyone delude oneself, if not to reconcile the conflicted images of oneself? This is why letting go …
Identity Is The Ultimate Limitation
Your identity comprises of beliefs. In fact, identity itself is a belief. Belief that you are (something permanent). That some part of you stays unchanged with time. You change – but it’s still the same you. Only, there is no you. Not now not tomorrow. “You” is so ephemeral that it can’t even exist now …
The Hardest Part About Changing
If you don’t know what’s possible in the real world — how can you know what’s possible in the realm of your psyche? You can’t even conceive the limits of the real world. Yet you believe all your made-up ideas about yourself: what you need, what you want, what you are. You decide you …
You’re Not An Exception
You’re not an exception. If you are – prove it ten times over. There are many flimsy reasons to believe oneself to be special but very few real ones. Check ten times before you dismiss a well-proven general rule. The reason to break all the rules is to break them, not your narcissistic whims …
Limitless Delusion
There’s no limit to delusion when you don’t test your believes against the real world. Inexplicably delusional delusion is simply an untested belief. Harbour beliefs long enough without testing them — and you WILL be crazy. The very definition of madness is this extreme divergence from reality. Seeing things? Hearing things? Your …