Patrick Donabedian

Seeing what happens if I write in public. For work I turn normies into ninjas. Become my next success story👇

[Patrick Donabedian @pattydbjj]

And every new year re-read some work of Ben Franklin

[Brent Beshore @BrentBeshore]

"Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man." -Ben Franklin, 1755 edition of Poor Richard’s Almanac

[Patrick Donabedian @pattydbjj]

@david_perell @BrentBeshore Thank you for this preview @david_perell -- likewise the best for me in a while. The timing of coming across this now is uncanny after waking up in the middle of last night and opening to Genesis.

[Patrick Donabedian @pattydbjj]

https://t.co/YDI2HrwjS8

[Patrick Donabedian @pattydbjj]

“Practice doesn’t make perfect. Feedback does.” - @ulrichboser - not just BJJ coach saying “good job” or “that sucked” - it’s SELF FILM STUDY - prop iPhone on mat - witness delta between *idea of* & *actuality of* body’s shapes & movements - transform from amateur to professional

[Patrick Donabedian @pattydbjj]

All this coming from a lay neuroscientist/classicist - the way things look/feel to me at the moment.

[Patrick Donabedian @pattydbjj]

porn, wealth, money-hoarding, elective testosterone by materialists - energy-ists follow alt way - agape - Christ’s way - the exit from Odysseus and Aeneas - to choose materialism or energy-ism?

[Patrick Donabedian @pattydbjj]

the rest/most use alcohol, weed, porn, etc. - men of high self-worth use elective testosterone - to recover from constant adrenaline/cortisol - good starters - to literally get out of bed in the morning - bad finishers - to negotiate, walk tight ropes, etc. -

[Patrick Donabedian @pattydbjj]

Men seem to make or brake around 30 - ex: celebrity suicide age 27 - unemployment or “consultant” happens 30-37 - adrenaline/cortisol-fueled work ethic of 20s no longer sustainable - energy burnout - naps - men skilled in wealth/harem/resource building get along okay -

[Patrick Donabedian @pattydbjj]

It’s impossible to get better at thing and look cool at same time - got tapped by a blue other day - hadn’t seen that attack in while - I’m black belt going 100% - No humility signal here - did not want to tap - did not look cool - glad I won’t look uncool on future bigger stage

[Patrick Donabedian @pattydbjj]

Denial Idols - got shit sleep last night - refused coffee - felt like shit all day - created very little - scripture warns against idols because elevates one thing and excludes all rest - denial idols exclude ALL God’s creation - could have had a fruitful day - next time coffee

[Patrick Donabedian @pattydbjj]

Micro-Pain Macro-Pleasure - when your quads wobble passing on feet rather than knees - forearms burn handfighting for RNC - hamstrings curling & cramping to finish triangle - micro-pains of human morphing into alien BJJer - transformation is pleasure - stasis is not

[Patrick Donabedian @pattydbjj]

@JohnathanBi Thank you Johnathan, got so much out of this. Really respect how you lead with the strongest arguments that ultimately go against your conclusion and personal views. Feeling ready to finally crack the book!

[Patrick Donabedian @pattydbjj]

I care how I look to others insofar as it provides a signal - left to own perceptions I’m a maniac - radical Protestant individualism - me against world - but reputation awareness run amok is celebrity hell - staying home not answer - enter noisy places - fine tune ears to signal

[Patrick Donabedian @pattydbjj]

quest to win not about glory - it’s practice for higher missions - to take surgical steps toward end goals - 100% success not goal - shouldn’t sacrifice future missions for current - i.e. not tapping, injuries, steroids w side-effects, death - unless it’s final highest mission

[Patrick Donabedian @pattydbjj]

“But is there not a pleasure," said Candide, "in criticising everything, in pointing out faults where others see nothing but beauties?" -Voltaire, Candide

[Patrick Donabedian @pattydbjj]

Crow’s Feet

I used to not notice wrinkles in peoples’ faces. For some reason I filtered this data. Then I heard someone mention Crow’s Feet about another’s eyes. I started to see (& judge) wrinkles everywhere.

Symbolic language powers perception. Symbolic selection powers love.

[Patrick Donabedian @pattydbjj]

Placing this here to revisit many many many times. Thanks for sharing the wisdom @IAmClintMurphy

[Patrick Donabedian @pattydbjj]

Ivory Tower Enlightenment

Astronaut Edgar Mitchell said, “From the moon international politics look so petty.“

Imagine a king saying that about 2 farmers fighting over land rights—from his castle view.

Stepping out of Plato’s Cave is only worth a damn if you step back in it.

[Patrick Donabedian @pattydbjj]

My Jiu-Jitsu Style: Lots of Shots on Goal

Teddy Roosevelt, US president from 1901-1909, hunter, and wearer of thick lens glasses, was once asked by a reporter, “Are you a good shot?”

Teddy replied, “No, but I shoot often.”

[Patrick Donabedian @pattydbjj]

Literalism vs Idolatry

The religious are tempted toward literalism. The secular are tempted toward idolatry. They both make the same error.

@vervaeke_john points out this convergence in episode 50 of Awakening From The Meaning Crisis. More on how these image relate soon…