the pigeon doesn’t understand your disdain for it; it coos for you anyway. the tree does not know you own an axe for it; its leaves sway in the sun anyway. the starving cat eats the poison you put out. it doesn’t know how not to trust. the earth forgives you, in spite of yourself
In 2023, Stanford professor Graham Weaver gave his last lecture on how to destroy fear & live a wildly ambitious life.
His frameworks:
- Suffering is inevitable
- Signup for "10 years" test
- "Not me" & "Not now" traps
13 lessons on how to build an asymmetric life:
Gak ada yg buat aku iri selain anak yang di besarkan di lingkungan yg komunikasi nya baik, sehingga tumbuh besar gak bawa byk 'trauma' yg ngefek ke perilaku
Ngomong lancar, gak belibet, mampu ngeluarin pendapat dgn baik, brpikir logis, sabar d setiap komentar, ahh ya ampun 🫶
Most of my dad's success in life, I have come to realize, is that his autistic/obsessive niche special interest is somehow "being socialble". He talks about his random acquaintances like you'd expect the "weird kid" to talk about dinosaurs. Normies, naturally, love this.