If you can underperform then you can overperform To “underperform” means to perform lesser then expected Expected is the average Therefore there must also be “overperformance” to balance it out Why is this important? Because I’ve seen promising people produce very unpromising results And I’ve seen unpromising people produce very promising results To …
Tag: Success
Serious Ones Despise Vagueness In Any Matter
Serious ones despise vagueness in any matter When you are serious — you don’t have time for IFs Why ponder if you could just test it When you are serious — you don’t have time for vague concepts and language Language is a tool which enables communication. Not some self-indulgent frippery, or silly …
DISCRIMINATE
Life is action You act — you get result — you extract information from that result, which is your feedback Then you act again Life is this unending cycle of action and information By getting better information you (can) choose better action This process is called discrimination Discrimination is an innately and completely …
OBSESSION, the Right Way
There’s this idea that you should be “obsessed” It’s great being “obsessed” It’s a terrible idea to try being “obsessed” Can you force love? Can you force inspiration? Can you even force interest? And even if you can force things — how healthy do you think it is to rely on force And is …
Don’t Let The Loser Succeed
I don’t want the loser to succeed What does it mean when a loser succeeds? It means we did something wrong Loser can succeed if he turns himself into a winner. I.e. if he becomes competent If a loser succeeds — if an incompetent person succeeds — then what does it say about your …
Attachment Alone Is Holding You Back
Attachment alone can be holding you back Not lack of effort Not lack of opportunities Not lack of insight Not lack of luck Not other people but Attachment You once got what you once wanted Now you want more Which want is the real want? Past want or current want or future want? It’s …
Subjectivity > Objectivity
We have ideas about how good something is and how attractive and how desirable This car is more premium then that car This career is more lucrative then that career This girl is more attractive then that girl This lifestyle is more desirable then that lifestyle This food is more healthy then that food This …
Wu Wei Is Real
-learning increases your competence -your competence makes you useful -your usefulness gets you paid -learning is fun -wu wei is real * learning is fun watching others do things (tv, sports) is boring doing the same thing over and over is boring, regardless of how pleasurable it is (sex, gormandising, you name it) doing …
Compounding and Growing…
it’s not that this or that “compounds” everything compounds what you set to move — moves what you set to grow — grows what you leave to deteriorate — deteriorates what you let fall — falls we had known compounding for centuries “you reap what you sow” don’t think so much about …
To Affirm Is to Admit
To affirm is to admit You unravel given reality and admit it’s truth Armed with this understanding you resume your creation and exploration Your realisation may escape you You will then (re)AFFIRM it — admit it again Your realisation may escape you Because your cognition is limited, your memory is limited Because …