@mrbenwinn The relentless dark void of endless suffering turns a man into a reliable machine of productivity and ROI
(I also like grokbot more right now)
The work with the greatest requirements in effort yields the highest return in satisfaction, and any distillation away from that is a parasite to the mind, body, and soul.
Look and see it everywhere; Food, Relationships, thought
The midterms yesterday told us nothing new. Depending on your channel, you'll be sold hypnotic power or deafening defeat.
But zoom out. Look at the realities. There are ever only two choices in our political system, and such, only two outcomes.
In times of turmoil, quell your anxiety by asking yourself more questions. Release yourself from a fixation on finding an answer.
Give clarity of thought time and with it, emotional regulation will be your superpower.
In every vector of life.
In life, the only choice worth making is where on the scale of long term to short term you sit. With winners and losers enduring in an endless cycle of musical chairs, it’s feeble to think that history has taught us anything but that thinking in decades reduces the time spent in the losers chair.
Stop frying your brain with endless short form content. Read long, complicated, books. Especially novels. Cultivate the ability to think deeply. To focus for long periods. Stare into space and enjoy boredom. Do tasks without any media playing in the background. Resist the urge to reach for your phone every time you feel uncomfortable. Get used to being with uncomfortable emotions instead. Wonder and think about the questions you have instead of asking AI. Become deeply present with everyone around you. Your ability to focus, pay attention, to think deeply, is one of your most valuable assets. Reclaim the immense beauty of experiencing your life directly instead of living it through a screen.
I don’t know man, Ive never felt like I had to wear a suit of crusades armor to walk outside in SF.
…on the other hand I didn’t use the words “directionally correct�� until SF…soooooooo