Feeling is one of the ways you get information But unlike objects you perceive on the outside — or thoughts you verbalize in your mind — feelings are quite intangible Of course we NAMED many feelings But it’s like naming colours. It really lacks detail and precision It’s blue but what shade of blue? It’s …
Tag: Understanding
To Not Be Cynical in the Age of the Internet
EVERYTHING is on the internet today. You can see everything, learning everything. You don’t have to search for knowledge. knowledge finds you. You don’t have to search for experts. experts find you. The barrier of entry has been reduced to 0. Do you know what’s the last barrier of entry? Actually DOING something. Actually testing. …
Play the PREDICTING Game
You come into this world and you live, You live, you act, you observe, You act and you observe your outcomes And you observe the world, And you learn You learn from observing the world and from observing the outcomes of your actions, Then you put those lessons to work, In repeat This is how …
Consuming Knowledge and Stories
You want to do more — then learn more, know more You want to live more — then learn more, know more (stories) You want to do more — then learn more, know more: RELATE your ACTIONS to the body of knowledge You want to live more — then learn more, know more (stories): …
The Language Barrier
To speak with someone you must speak the same language To name something there must be a word for that thing in that language And to describe something there must be words capable of describing that thing Given two individuals not always speak the same language Sometimes an individual refers to concepts which are …
Truth Is Confidence
Truth is confidence If you know the truth Then you KNOW To know is obviously to be confident And to know, actually know, is to know the truth therefore to know the truth is to be confident (If you know the sky is blue — you are CONFIDENT the sky is blue. If …
That Which Doesn’t Solve Your Problem — Creates It
You have a problem You need a tool, a solution You solve the problem and discard the tool It’s dead weight It could even be used against you Once you have a problem you need solution If you don’t have a problem — then you don’t need solution If you solved your problem — …
if you knew who was smart then you would be smart
if you knew who was smart then you would be smart if you knew who was smart then you would be smart, you would know what to do, you would do what the smart one does if you knew who was smart then you would be smart, you would know what to decide, …
Confidence, Delusion, Reality
There is confidence There is delusion There is ignorance There is insecurity and doubt There is insight There is true confidence, which is true There is false confidence, which is delusion When there is insight — there is also confidence, true confidence Confidence Confidence is everything from the tiny situational confidence, to the …
Debating is a Stupid Game
Debating is a game. Debating is not the pursuit of truth. You pursue truth by living life, taking action, taking risks, observing results, verifying your models, taking more action, taking more risks. This is how the truth is revealed to you. You live it and you pay for it. Debating is not the pursuit …