The more you know, the more you realise how much you don't know and that humbles you. It also explains why dumb people act so confident with almost very little information. It's because they know little. They know enough to be confident but not enough to be humble. But they don't realise how much they don't know and that's the paradox of knowledge.
Study what makes you defensive.
The topic you steer around. The joke that lands too hard. The question that feels like an insult. The feedback you reject before it's even finished. Defensiveness is a guard dog. It only sits in front of things you haven't trained yourself to face.
You're unhappy because you do nothing worth being proud of. You haven't done anything hard in months. You haven't made anything. Fought for anything. Dared anything. You coast, consume, complain, and repeat. Then you wonder why life feels empty. Fulfillment comes from building something that outlives your moods.
Have you seen someone who's less smart, less prepared, less qualified than you and still winning? You know they aren't that talented, but still they're achieving bigger things than you. That's Yhprum's law in action. It's when everything that should go wrong somehow works out just because they dare and keep going. You're sitting there overthinking, planning, doubting yourself while they're out there doing things relentlessly, imperfectly, shamelessly. You know we think that success follows logic, good school, smart ideas, right timing, but most of the people who win didn't follow a map, they just didn't stop. They're not better than you. They just didn't care if they looked stupid. They failed, they spoke up, they made mistakes in public. And while you waited to feel ready, they already built something. The reason people win isn't because it makes sense. It's because they move fast while you were still trying to find logic in everything
"let it happen" is honestly the best advice anyone could ever receive. live your life without regret. if you get hurt, you get hurt. if things work out, then they work out. live life to the fullest extent and let it happen
Truly Singapore is eliminating all forms of whimsy in their culture.
The point of Tom’s Palette really wasn’t: “did they sell good ice cream.” But rather, they sold ice cream flavors that were clearly unique + allowed to fail.
Also: a communal space for a lot of uni kids.
After a certain age, you are no longer the product of your environment or how you were raised. It's a personal choice to live the way you do. At some point, blaming your past becomes a distraction from your future.
Healing is your responsibility. Growth is your decision