There’s ability to listen and there’s ability to understand. Ability to listen is how well you listen. Ability to understand is how much you understand. Most people have MEDIOCRE ability to listen. “OK” is good. “GREAT” ability to listen is someone who wants to hear you EVEN if he doesn’t understand. “GREAT” ability …
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Thought Is NOT Consciousness
Thought is NOT consciousness. You don’t have to think it to be conscious of it. And thinking it doesn’t mean you’re even conscious of it. Thought is processing information: collecting it, and manipulating it NOT unlike computers, With the key similarity being that the data we operate on is never THE reality — it’s …
Can’t Solve Delusion with Rationality
When you see an illusion – it doesn’t matter that you “rationally” know that it’s an illusion. You’re still seeing it. The problem is you seeing this illusion, NOT you being “rational” or not. Therefore the only solution is to see the reality, rather than illusion, Likewise when you believe something — it doesn’t …
PERHAPS WE DON’T SHARE VALUES
I can consider action or actions someone is taking as admirable, as productive, constructive, as professional, as good, as moral I can also consider them inferior to the actions someone else is taking, or I myself am taking I can view someone’s philosophy, someone’s approach, someone’s overarching plan — as productive, as constructive, as intelligent, …
LOVE Saying “I WAS WRONG”
What if you were paid for each time you found you were wrong? e.g. $1000 for finding something you were wrong about. another $1000 for finding something else you were wrong about. imagine you fell in love with saying “I WAS WRONG” Can you imagine this making your life better? Your model of reality …
I Apologize For Sophism
I apologize for sophism I apologize for convincing words I apologize for verbosity I apologize for appearing right We all should apologize: -Apologize for seeking to be “right”, win an argument -Apologize for seeking to convince others and ourselves -Apologize for seeking to be wise, sound wise — rather than act wise, make wise …
Strawman Yourself
You can straw-man yourself Straw man fallacy is giving an impression of refuting an argument — rather than actually addressing it. Straw man fallacy is an excellent way of deceiving others or oneself It’s because we often confuse the thing with it’s appearance Furthermore few things in this world are clear and plain …
Quotes Entail Misquoting…
Words entail misunderstandings Quotes entail misquoting one could rant forever about the limitations of the words, philosophically limitations of the words to describe, examine reality with wiser man did that before I see a more prosaic problem, in our prosaic everyday life. In our prosaic everyday life, we take sentences, quotes, words away …
You Don’t Have To Explain It
You don’t have to know how to say it You don’t have to know how to explain it You don’t even have to know how it works You don’t have to meet any of the above conditions in order to believe something Above conditions have nothing to do with believing Above conditions have nothing …
Emotions are NOT Immature or Mature
Emotions are — and are not immature, or mature Emotions are Emotions are It’s a cause and effect reaction Something outside happened Something inside was triggered, poked at, released Emotion happened To dwell on it is immature, unwise This is only an effect — not the cause. You don’t dwell on the effect, …