Capitalism is religion. Banks are churches. Bankers are priests. Wealth is heaven. Poverty is hell. Rich saints are poor sinners. Property is sacred.
_____Miguel de Lewis
"No matter how isolated you are and how lonely you feel, if you do your work truly and conscientiously, unknown allies will come and seek you."
- Carl Jung
As a man, Normalise a boring life. Go to bed early. Read long books. Drink tea. Regulate your nervous system. Spend time alone. Go for walks without headphones. Eat simple Food. Shrink your circle. Turn down the noise.
Life doesn’t have to be loud to be magical.
PSYCHOLOGY RULES
1) Never enter a room without noticing exactly who noticed you.
2) Walk with aggressive purpose; predators strictly target distracted prey.
3) Never tell strangers your destination; say you are meeting someone.
4) Immediately locate the secure exits and safe spots in crowds.
5) Never negotiate with your gut instinct when something feels wrong.
6) Yell "Fire!" instead of "Help!" to get immediate bystander attention.
7) Never look down at your phone while walking alone at night.
8) Paranoia destroys your peace, but situational awareness protects it. Keep your head up.
INSTEAD OF WATCHING AN HOUR OF NETFLIX TONIGHT.
This 1 hour Stanford lecture by Joel Peterson will teach you more about negotiation and getting what you want than most people learn in years.
Bookmark it and give it an hour, no matter what.
Read books. Read articles. Read research papers. Listen to music. Listen to podcasts. Listen to people who think differently from you. Dance to the songs you love. Go swimming. Go for a walk without carrying your phone. Go hiking. Go for coffee hopping. Buy magazines. Read old newspapers. Sit in a library. Visit a museum. Watch the sunset. Watch the sunrise. Stare at your walls. Stare at the ceiling. Stare at the stars from your terrace. Sit in a garden and observe people passing by. Watch the trees move with the wind. Listen to the birds. Listen to the rain. Sit in silence without feeling the need to fill every second with content. Write things down. Carry a notebook. Journal your thoughts. Sketch badly. Paint something. Learn an instrument. Grow a plant. Cook a meal from scratch. Call an old friend. Travel somewhere nearby. Get lost in a new neighborhood. Visit a bookstore and leave with a book you weren't planning to buy.
this is life all about.