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 …
Tag: Understanding
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, …
We Used to Call It Magic
We used to call it MAGIC or GOD That which we couldn’t explain Couldn’t understand Today we call it a “CONSPIRACY”, or a “SCAM” That which we don’t understand we call “conspiracy”, or “scam” We don’t understand how a single individual could be making 1000 times more than you and I We could call …
The Level of Detail
At any given subject you have a certain understanding This understanding could be shallow and general, or it could be deep and detailed There are two reasons why you don’t necessarily always want a high level of detail: -observing, understanding details, then creating a detailed model — are resources-consuming. You may want to devote …
Feelings as Intelligence
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 …
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 …