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: Reality
The 10% Bias
A common way of manipulating others and ourselves is “the 10% bias” I made up that name. I’m not familiar with similar bias, therefore I shall describe it here myself The 10% bias is when you let yourself be seduced by an extraordinary promise — under the excuse that “even if it’s only 10% …
Self-Sceptical
You want to be self-sceptical “You should be sceptical about your own beliefs” This is absolutely basic and has been talked of over and over again You should be sceptical not just of your beliefs. That is easy. You should be sceptical of every THOUGHT which emerges in you And you should be …
There’s No Confidence, There’s No Humility — Only Action
It matters not what your ability is What matters is if you understand the extent of your ability, your competence, your knowledge “I know I know nothing” “All I want to know where I’m going to die so I’ll never go there” “To know what you know and what you do not know, that …
Resourcefulness vs Opportunism
There are infinitely many possibilities, there are infinitely many resources To be resourceful is to access those resources YES, there are infinitely many resources Not until EVERYTHING IS KNOWN — there will be NEW POSSIBILITIES This is not a naive promise of your heart’s desires This is merely stating of the fact that IF …
No Regrets: Part II: Enlightened “No Regrets”
Test is continued from Part I: No Regrets: 3 Levels of “No Regrets” …and I’m not saying it’s easy This is why it’s enlightened. For as long as you’re in the paradigm of LOSS AND GAIN, of investment and return — you can never FREE yourself from regrets Because obviously the full insight to …
No Regrets: Part I: 3 Levels of “No Regrets”
There are 3 levels of “no regrets”: The negative level: self-delusion. The positive level: freeing yourself from regrets and starting over The enlightened level: living every moment like it’s your last, living every moment as though your dead future self told you how to live. The negative “no regrets” is a sure way to …
Being Creative Means Actually CREATING
Being creative means CREATING. Creating means ACTUALLY CREATING REALITY. “Creative ideas” are only as creative as much they create reality, IMPACT reality. Yes, a purely theoretical idea CAN be powerfully creative. Even conceived just in theory — it can have practical implications — which will be immediately recognised by the world and …
If You’re Not Learning All The Time — You’re An Ignorant Moron
We live in a complex world. To navigate in a complex system you need a detailed map. To navigate in this complex world you need a detailed understanding. To get a detailed understanding — you should be LEARNING ALL THE TIME. I’m usually very critical of the professor, the theoretician, the bookworm, the egghead, …
Will To Change = Know The Price
One’s willingness to change is measured in how much one is willing to PAY, to GIVE (to make that change). The idea of “no excuses”, or conversely of “Excuses” — are both meaningless. They say absolutely nothing about how much you’re willing to pay “No excuses” is an outright lie. Are you willing to …