the more you increase your emotional intelligence, the less you'll take things personally because you'll realize that most people aren't reacting to you, they're reacting to their own past, their own fears, their own struggles, their own bad days
"One of the most important reasons for studying history is that virtually every stupid idea that is in vogue today has been tried before and proved disastrous before, time and again."
— Thomas Sowell
@AAkerstein@noatishby Yeah I agree. The ANC government here in South Africa were broke during their election campaign and then became flush with cash the moment they falsely accused Israel of genocide in their ICC court case.
“The first lesson of economics is scarcity: There is never enough of anything to fully satisfy all those who want it. The first lesson of politics is to disregard the first lesson of economics.”
— Thomas Sowell
A simple rule for life that rarely fails:
Optimize for enthusiasm. Make as many choices as you can that leave you feeling energetic and interested. Pay attention to when you have the urge to pursue or participate in something and do more of it.
“Life in general has never been even close to fair, so the pretense that the government can make it fair is a valuable and inexhaustible asset to politicians who want to expand government.”
— Thomas Sowell
“One of the most pathetic—and dangerous—signs of our times is the growing number of individuals and groups who believe that no one can possibly disagree with them for any honest reason.”
— Thomas Sowell
Getting a lot of questions about sleep needs. Most people need 7-8 hours. Most kids need 8-10. Some adults, however, do just fine on 5 hours (consistently). There are also data showing that positive anticipation of next day events improves depth of sleep & shortens sleep need.