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Our identity is formed by what we reject

(Excerpt from The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson) The point is this: we all must give a fuck about something, in order to value something. And to value something, we must reject what is not that...

September 19, 2019| Life, Via Negativa Read More

It is more likely you screwed up instead of everyone else screwed up

(Extracted from The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson) …if it’s down to me being screwed up, or everybody else being screwed up, it is far, far, far more likely that I’m the one who’s...

September 19, 2019| Inversion, Life Read More

Be less wrong

(Excerpt from The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson) Most of our beliefs are wrong. Or, to be more exact, all beliefs are wrong—some are just less wrong than others. We shouldn’t seek to find the...

September 19, 2019| Inversion, Life, Via Negativa Read More

How do you get rich without getting lucky?

(Extracted from The Financial Turing Test by Nick Maggiulli) It is probably better to listen to a self-made rich person than a self-made poor person when it comes to financial matters.  However, this doesn’t...

September 18, 2019| Life, Randomness Read More

Hard times become manageable if you do what you love

(Extracted from You Better Love This by Morgan Housel) If you view “do what you love” as a guide to a happier life, it sounds like empty fortune cookie advice. If you view it as the thing providing the endurance...

September 10, 2019| Life Read More

Be indifferent with your wins and losses

(Extracted from ThoughtCo.) Sāi Wēng lived on the border and he raised horses for a living. One day, he lost one of his prized horses. After hearing of the misfortune, his neighbor felt sorry for him and came to...

September 8, 2019| Investing, Life Read More

Life isn’t fair

(Extracted from The Lessons of History – Ariel Durant and Will Durant) only the man who is below the average in economic ability desires equality; those who are conscious of superior ability desire freedom; and...

September 8, 2019| Life Read More

Be loved and feared. Otherwise better feared than loved.

(Extracted from The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli) whether it be better to be loved than feared or feared than loved? It may be answered that one should wish to be both, but, because it is difficult to unite them...

September 8, 2019| Machiavellian Read More

Garbage Time, Not Quality Time

Jerry Seinfeld on Father’s Day: I don’t need any special days. I mean they’re all special. We spend a lot of time together and I enjoy every second of it. Again, I’m a believer in the ordinary and the mundane....

September 8, 2019| Life Read More

Letting Go

(Excerpt from KindSpring) A senior monk and a junior monk were traveling together. At one point, they came to a river with a strong current. As the monks were preparing to cross the river, they saw a very young and...

September 8, 2019| Life, Via Negativa Read More

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