Tag: buddhism

I don’t really get spiritualists who think it’s useful to be “detached from the world,” or “detached from their body.” Why not use my mind to optimize my body, which is a necessary channel through which to express and support my mind?  Why not employ feedback from the world to ensure that my perception is…

The inevitable passage of time makes everything into a game; will I accomplish my goals within the allotted time, or won’t I?  In the past, I’ve fallen prey to the belief that simple persistence would carry me to victory, but that’s not the case if you account for the inevitability of time. So I’m trapped…

I find the phrase “common sense” to be an oversimplification.  It seems to roughly translate into “reliably demonstrating good judgment.”  In order to do that, these requirements seem to be necessary:  calling oneself out on BS, so that personal biases don’t get in the way of function; being proactive, so that opportunity doesn’t fade away;…

There are many jewels in the honest mud.

Assess, aggress.  Assess, aggress.  This simple pattern of action seems to orient me toward a positive outcome, no matter what the scenario. *apologies for my military-influenced verbiage, when I use the word “aggress,” it’s framed within the context of strategic aggression, or aggressively serving my strategy.  So in dealing with others, the best way to…

I have a ton of faults.  Left to my own devices, I become angry and vengeful, and that’s just the tip of the iceberg.  But when I freely admit my problems, I find I’m able to channel them, as well as put controls in place where they become minor irritations, non-issues, or—best case scenario—tools that…

A wave of adversity—properly framed and strategically utilized—can be used to lift someone out of the trough of meaningless and incapability.

Being able to reliably produce positive outcomes is powerful. Being able to expand the scope/reach of those outcomes is REALLY powerful. Being able to articulate the reasoning/methodology (the why and how) of those outcomes is INCREDIBLY powerful. And if you can do all three at once?  That’s damn near a superpower.

If I can admit I don’t know, I am someone who can be taught. If I can evaluate and measure, I am someone who can assess. If I can initiate action, I am someone who can solve.

The arguments that sway me are borne from results and example.  I’m drawn to those who don’t just articulate principles, but embody them.  And so this is how I try to frame my arguments:  by achieving my objectives.  (It’s actually pretty relaxing.  I get stuff done, and unless it pertains to a specific task, I…