Understanding the world, decreases one’s frustration with the world. In my case I went from thinking people were largely evil to feeling sorry for most human beings who merely do the best that they can, and finally to a constant feeling of the miracle of human existence. And so I try to help people, rather than be so angry with them.
i don’t think of or use terms like self improvement since I see life as one unending opportunity to gain understanding and enact change in the world.
But conversely, that just as discovering that the world is not the center of the universe, and discovering our evolution is an interesting accident, the more you know, the less opportunity for wishful thinking, the perception of safety, and the hope for an end to human conflict withstand reason.
The evidence is that simple people who live within their means are happier than smarter people who are forever unsatisfied with the state of man. As a member of the 1% with all the wealth and assets that entails – trying to defend that position from competitors, my own government, and ex-wives and their lawyers – I was far less happy than I am as a writer who has minimized his dependencies, and if possible would live nearly monastically.
The only thing that universally makes people happy is functional family and friends, a domicile that is paid for, and sufficient income to be free of unwanted stresses, so that we can pursue wanted stresses: stress within our means.
So, what I have learned is (a) accumulate family, friends, experiences and savings – particularly where they are free from legal attachment overseas; (b) avoid all debt; (c) own nothing that is not (i) beautiful, (ii) functional, (iii) inheritable. (d) dressing well, staying fit, and using good grooming increase your income by 20% – almost as much as an education. And if you cannot entertain yourselves with books, the internet, friends, then read better books and articles, save more money, take better care of yourself, and get better friends.
The worst mistakes you can make are a bad spouse, too much house, expensive cars, and debt – all of which are just substitutes for taking care of yourself, experiences you must earn through friends and family, and accumulating friends, associates, and family.
“Self help” means ‘doing something alone’. When the primary problem for americans (if not moderns in general) is that they are either de-facto alone, or de facto trying to do things alone. And compromise with people who are more talented than you are in one discipline or other is the only means of working in groups, and groups serve as multipliers not additives.
If you’re doing it alone, you’re doing it wrong.
If you’re buying stuff then you’re doing it wrong.
If your friends and family are holding you back, find new friends and build a better family.
Theme: Agency
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SELF IMPROVEMENT? THAT’S NOT A MULTIPLIER Understanding the world, decreases one
SELF IMPROVEMENT? THAT’S NOT A MULTIPLIER
Understanding the world, decreases one’s frustration with the world. In my case I went from thinking people were largely evil to feeling sorry for most human beings who merely do the best that they can, and finally to a constant feeling of the miracle of human existence. And so I try to help people, rather than be so angry with them.
i don’t think of or use terms like self improvement since I see life as one unending opportunity to gain understanding and enact change in the world.
But conversely, that just as discovering that the world is not the center of the universe, and discovering our evolution is an interesting accident, the more you know, the less opportunity for wishful thinking, the perception of safety, and the hope for an end to human conflict withstand reason.
The evidence is that simple people who live within their means are happier than smarter people who are forever unsatisfied with the state of man. As a member of the 1% with all the wealth and assets that entails – trying to defend that position from competitors, my own government, and ex-wives and their lawyers – I was far less happy than I am as a writer who has minimized his dependencies, and if possible would live nearly monastically.
The only thing that universally makes people happy is functional family and friends, a domicile that is paid for, and sufficient income to be free of unwanted stresses, so that we can pursue wanted stresses: stress within our means.
So, what I have learned is (a) accumulate family, friends, experiences and savings – particularly where they are free from legal attachment overseas; (b) avoid all debt; (c) own nothing that is not (i) beautiful, (ii) functional, (iii) inheritable. (d) dressing well, staying fit, and using good grooming increase your income by 20% – almost as much as an education. And if you cannot entertain yourselves with books, the internet, friends, then read better books and articles, save more money, take better care of yourself, and get better friends.
The worst mistakes you can make are a bad spouse, too much house, expensive cars, and debt – all of which are just substitutes for taking care of yourself, experiences you must earn through friends and family, and accumulating friends, associates, and family.
“Self help” means ‘doing something alone’. When the primary problem for americans (if not moderns in general) is that they are either de-facto alone, or de facto trying to do things alone. And compromise with people who are more talented than you are in one discipline or other is the only means of working in groups, and groups serve as multipliers not additives.
If you’re doing it alone, you’re doing it wrong.
If you’re buying stuff then you’re doing it wrong.
If your friends and family are holding you back, find new friends and build a better family.
Source date (UTC): 2017-11-15 08:21:00 UTC
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Self Improvement? That’s Not A Multiplier
Understanding the world, decreases one’s frustration with the world. In my case I went from thinking people were largely evil to feeling sorry for most human beings who merely do the best that they can, and finally to a constant feeling of the miracle of human existence. And so I try to help people, rather than be so angry with them. i don’t think of or use terms like self improvement since I see life as one unending opportunity to gain understanding and enact change in the world. But conversely, that just as discovering that the world is not the center of the universe, and discovering our evolution is an interesting accident, the more you know, the less opportunity for wishful thinking, the perception of safety, and the hope for an end to human conflict withstand reason. The evidence is that simple people who live within their means are happier than smarter people who are forever unsatisfied with the state of man. As a member of the 1% with all the wealth and assets that entails – trying to defend that position from competitors, my own government, and ex-wives and their lawyers – I was far less happy than I am as a writer who has minimized his dependencies, and if possible would live nearly monastically. The only thing that universally makes people happy is functional family and friends, a domicile that is paid for, and sufficient income to be free of unwanted stresses, so that we can pursue wanted stresses: stress within our means. So, what I have learned is (a) accumulate family, friends, experiences and savings – particularly where they are free from legal attachment overseas; (b) avoid all debt; (c) own nothing that is not (i) beautiful, (ii) functional, (iii) inheritable. (d) dressing well, staying fit, and using good grooming increase your income by 20% – almost as much as an education. And if you cannot entertain yourselves with books, the internet, friends, then read better books and articles, save more money, take better care of yourself, and get better friends. The worst mistakes you can make are a bad spouse, too much house, expensive cars, and debt – all of which are just substitutes for taking care of yourself, experiences you must earn through friends and family, and accumulating friends, associates, and family. “Self help” means ‘doing something alone’. When the primary problem for americans (if not moderns in general) is that they are either de-facto alone, or de facto trying to do things alone. And compromise with people who are more talented than you are in one discipline or other is the only means of working in groups, and groups serve as multipliers not additives. If you’re doing it alone, you’re doing it wrong. If you’re buying stuff then you’re doing it wrong. If your friends and family are holding you back, find new friends and build a better family. -
Democrats And Liberals Dominate Mental Illness, Sexual Predation, Murderers, And Group Killers.
—“Reality: the vast majority of murderers and sexual predators are also Democrats. The evidence is clear: find out for yourself.”— Anthony Ray Collins Lack of agency. Leftists are more attuned to the dangers of lack of agency because they themselves lack that agency. Conservatives are better looking, have more stability, and more durable families, because they have more agency. -
DEMOCRATS AND LIBERALS DOMINATE MENTAL ILLNESS, SEXUAL PREDATION, MURDERERS, AND
DEMOCRATS AND LIBERALS DOMINATE MENTAL ILLNESS, SEXUAL PREDATION, MURDERERS, AND GROUP KILLERS.
—“Reality: the vast majority of murderers and sexual predators are also Democrats. The evidence is clear: find out for yourself.”— Anthony Ray Collins
Lack of agency. Leftists are more attuned to the dangers of lack of agency because they themselves lack that agency.
Conservatives are better looking, have more stability, and more durable families, because they have more agency.
Source date (UTC): 2017-11-14 10:17:00 UTC
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Democrats And Liberals Dominate Mental Illness, Sexual Predation, Murderers, And Group Killers.
—“Reality: the vast majority of murderers and sexual predators are also Democrats. The evidence is clear: find out for yourself.”— Anthony Ray Collins Lack of agency. Leftists are more attuned to the dangers of lack of agency because they themselves lack that agency. Conservatives are better looking, have more stability, and more durable families, because they have more agency. -
Yes, social media increases suicide rates among teens. Of course it does. I thou
Yes, social media increases suicide rates among teens. Of course it does. I thought it was obvious. The question is whether or not it’s a bad thing to remove them from the pool. I think it’s a bad thing, since hormones are basically undesirable drugs being thrown into your brain for reasons of evolutionary and reproductive necessity. -
Yes, social media increases suicide rates among teens. Of course it does. I thou
Yes, social media increases suicide rates among teens. Of course it does. I thought it was obvious. The question is whether or not it’s a bad thing to remove them from the pool. I think it’s a bad thing, since hormones are basically undesirable drugs being thrown into your brain for reasons of evolutionary and reproductive necessity.
Source date (UTC): 2017-11-14 10:15:00 UTC
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Yes, social media increases suicide rates among teens. Of course it does. I thou
Yes, social media increases suicide rates among teens. Of course it does. I thought it was obvious. The question is whether or not it’s a bad thing to remove them from the pool. I think it’s a bad thing, since hormones are basically undesirable drugs being thrown into your brain for reasons of evolutionary and reproductive necessity. -
The Oath Of Transcendent Man A Pagan, A Christian, An Aryan, A Warrior, A Man Transcendent
I am a pagan if 1) I accept the laws of nature as binding on all of existence; and 2) if I treat nature as sacred and to be contemplated, protected and improved; and 3) I treat the world as something to transform closer to an Eden in whatever ways I can before I die; and 4) if I deny the existence of a supreme being with dominion over the physical laws, and treat all gods, demigods, heroes, saints, figures of history, and ancestors as characters with whom I may speak to in private contemplation in the hope of gaining wisdom and synchronicity from having done so. And 5) if I participate with others of my society in repetition of oaths, repetition of myths, repetition of festivals, repetition of holidays, and the perpetuation of all of the above to my offspring. And 6) if I leave open that synchronicity appears to exist now and then, and that it may be possible that there is a scientific explanation for it, other than just humans subject to similar stimuli producing similar intuitions and therefore similar ends. As far as I know this is all that is required of me to be a Pagan. I am a christian if I have adopted the teaching of christianity: 1) the eradication of hatred from the human heart. 2) the extension of kinship love to non-kin. 3) the extension of exhaustive forgiveness before punishment, enserfment, enslavement, death, or war. As far as I know, this is all that is required of me to be a Christian. I am an Aryan if 1) I proudly display my excellences so that others seek to achieve or exceed them; 2) I seek competition to constantly test and improve myself so I do not weaken; 3) I swear to speak no insult and demand it; 4) I speak the truth and demand it; 5) I take nothing not paid for and demand it; 6) I grant sovereignty to my kin and demand it; 7) I insure my people regardless of condition, and demand it; and in doing so leave nothing but voluntary markets of cooperation between sovereign men; and to discipline, enserf, enslave, ostracize or kill those who do otherwise; 8) to not show fear or cowardice, abandon my brothers, or retreat, and 9) to die a good death in the service of my kin, my clan, my tribe and my people. As far as I know, this is all that is required of me to be an Aryan. I am a warrior in that 1) we will prepare for war so perfectly that none dare enter it against us. 2) Once we go to war, we do so with *joy*, with eagerness, and with passion, and without mercy, without constraint, and without remorse; And 3) before ending war, we shall defeat an enemy completely such that no other dares a condition of our enemy, and the memory of the slaughter lives a hundred generations. As far as I know, this is all that is required of me to be a Warrior. As far as I know, if I succeed as a Pagan, as a Christian, as an Aryan, as a Warrior, then I have transcended the animal man, and earned my place among the saints, heroes, demigods, gods, in the memories, histories, and legends of man. And that is the objective of heroes. We leave the rest for ordinary men. Curt Doolittle The Cult of Sovereignty The Philosophy of Aristocracy The Natural Law of Reciprocity The Propertarian Institute, Kiev, Ukraine