You want to keep your word Because if you don’t — then there is truly no one you can trust, nothing you can rely on, and ultimately nothing you can do You want to keep the word for yourself If you can’t keep your word then you can’t trust you How can you ever …
Tag: Success
Procrastination vs Taking a Break
There’s Procrastination and there’s a “Break” Confusing the two is detrimental Indulging in the former is detrimental Neglecting the latter is detrimental Procrastination is confusion To procrastinate is to be confused with what you want (to do) You think you want something but you don’t You think you want something but you lack energy …
Break Your Momentum
whether it’s starting or improving — it’s CHANGE which comprises the difficulty some fail to start — because there’s never “good enough time” others fail to improve — because they hope their current practises will eventually render headways it’s actually the same thing inability to change EVER be watchful of the movement of …
If You Can Underperform Then You Can Overperform
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 …
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 …