Lifestyle Philosophy

Sit In The Room Until You’ve Figured It Out

You should always conclude Why half-do things and half-finish things? It’s either done or not We don’t conclude and it’s a problem and it’s perhaps the main reason we’re so ineffective — leaving half the things half done — therefore NOT done And it’s no different with our understanding of the world   You should …

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Lifestyle World

Exams Reward Meticulousness

Exams reward meticulousness. You will go into life undervaluing true talent (and skill) — while overvaluing fastidiousness. However, meticulousness is stupid and robotic. It is not creative – therefore it’s practically useless.   In real life you can correct your mistakes as many times as you want. On an exam you get punished for every …

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Lifestyle Philosophy Spirituality World

The Only Doing is Doing NEW Things

We think we’re “doing”, or “trying” Really we’re not   You don’t understand Doing You watch what others call “doing” and call it “doing” They say work is “doing” and watching tv is “wasting time” They say effort is “doing” and relaxing is “slacking” They say activity is “doing” and laying around is “not doing” …

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Lifestyle World

You, The Horse

The most important bet you’ll ever make is on yourself   You don’t control the stock market But you do control you   Every day you bet on someone and something You bet on your boss to provide you with work You bet on the products you buy to provide you with adequate utility You …

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Lifestyle

Getting Results And Wanting Results

I don’t want “results” I do things And I do them right   There’s the right way of doing things There’s the way of doing things to the best of you ability There’s how things work Once you stop deluding yourself — the right way is the ONLY way It’s impossible to do things the …

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Philosophy

The Fallacy of Poor Quality

Poor quality Carelessness Sloppiness Mediocrity We think we can get away with that Or we think we’re doing “quantity” instead of quality Or we think we are being practical But we aren’t   You can do it in higher quality, you can do it faster, you can do it cheaper All of the above are …

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Lifestyle Philosophy

To Keep One’s Word

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 …

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