Resistance

Planck’s Principle: Science progresses one funeral at a time

(Extracted from Scientific Autobiography by Max Planck) A new scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents eventually die and a new...

April 21, 2020| Ego, Resistance Read More

Good habits are hard because doing them suck a lot of energy and we are energy misers

(Excerpt from Atomic Habits by James Clear) Energy is precious, and the brain is wired to conserve it whenever possible. It is human nature to follow the Law of Least Effort, which states that when deciding between two...

October 26, 2019| Resistance, Via Negativa Read More

Why early civilisations prospered in Europe and Asia

(Extracted from Atomic Habits by James Clear) The primary axis of the Americas runs from north to south. That is, the landmass of North and South America tends to be tall and thin rather than wide and fat. The same...

October 26, 2019| Nonlinearity, Resistance, Structure drives behaviour Read More

Obstacles exist to stop weak people from progressing

(Extracted from The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday) There is an old Zen story about a king whose people had grown soft and entitled. Dissatisfied with this state of affairs, he hoped to teach them a lesson. His...

October 21, 2019| Resistance Read More

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