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” …
Tag: Psychology
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 …
Being Calm vs Being a Calm Man
You don’t want “be calm” — you want to “be a calm man”. “Be calm” has wrong connotation in our culture. We make virtue out of staying calm when we’re provoked. We remind ourselves to “be calm” when we’re already LOSING our calm. This already presupposes LOSING one’s calm. Why do you even …
Energy Just Is: Find More Energy
Energy just is Energy just is I don’t know how much energy is available to a single human. What if it’s unlimited? A single human could grab a lot of fucking solar panels and batteries and hoard fucking energy, Sun just is and it fucking soaks us in energy. What if it’s the same …