Category Archives: Daily Posts

But, I do believe its important to believe that you have agency in your day to day actions. This is a paradox that I’m not sure how to resolve. Because, if there is no free will, do you actually have a choice in how hard you try to improve yourself? Can we actually teach people…More

I’m referring to the approach to life not the aesthetic. Whether you like clean white lines with minimal objects isn’t relevant to the use of minimalism as an approach to life. The tenets: 1. Buy / make high quality objects. 2. Conduct regular maintenance on these objects. 3. Throw away any objects that do not…More

Getting along with people is an accident. Its an accident of shared experiences. An accident of shared perspectives on the world. What might more commonly be known as shared values. These are determined by factors completely outside your control. Who were your parents? Where did you grow up? Were you rich? Were you poor? Was…More

It seems better to surround yourself with people that like everything you do. But, in the longterm, you will suffer. This is an hard problem to solve. Even if you are are vigilant and asking for feedback and criticism often the people around you will temper their words to be nice. On the other hand,…More

This doesn’t apply to actions that are dangerous. But, in general, the more apprehensive you are about doing something the more it is the right action. 1. In writing. Time and time again you see that the writers who are vulnerable with their audiences are rewarded. If you admit to weaknesses and talk about them…More

The things you surround yourself with dictate who you become. If you surround yourself with nothing or with simple ideas, you will be nothing and have simple ideas. This is true of people as well as things. See ted talk on social networks and how people are who they spend time with (https://www.ted.com/…/nicholas_christakis_the_hidden_influe…). You can…More

And only you can fix it. Only by taking responsibility for all the things in your life you don’t like will they change. It may not be “fair” but you can sit and complain or you can do something to change it. It may not be your fault, but its still your responsibility to make…More

Its propaganda. And I don’t mean the news you disagree with. All news is propaganda. You just agree to some of it. The news, or in general what is spoken and written online, in newspapers, on TV, in magazines, and on the radio is by definition designed to change your behavior. Sometimes that is in…More

From a male perspective. It seems counterproductive. To go out and try to “conquer” at a bar or club. These relationships that you will develop are likely to be shallow. They’re likely to be built on lies and deceit. and even if you do get past that. Whats the point? Not to build strong relationship…More

Hypothetically, it would be better to be a sociopath to achieve good goals. You wouldn’t worry about harming people’s feelings. That said, this would only be a good thing if you were able to apply those skills towards a good end. And, arguably, a sociopath has a very different definition of what is “good”. Which…More