10/30/2020
Unfortunate are those who get things handed to them without grind
They wouldn't experience the sublime happiness that comes from working for something and earning it
Showing entries from Oct 2020 back to archive
10/18/2020
Not all poor people develop the same way (duh)
Some learn to borrow money from others and not return it, using poverty as justification to their conscience
Others learn to value money such that they can't keep someone else's penny and be at peace with their conscience
10/18/2020
Sustained physical comfort is achievable only when you're willing to let go of mental comfort
Because that's what it takes to build a (physically) comfortable life
Mental comfort should never be the goal
That would be a death wish!
10/18/2020
Pursuing wealth for comfort is self-defeating
The rich did not get rich by chasing comfort. They got there by going after challenges, which is the opposite of comfort
Comfort is a side effect of riches
Notice how the successful reject comfort by working ever more hours
10/18/2020
How to get enlightened?
Steps
1. Confirmation bias & Cognitive dissonance - understand the hell out of these concepts
2. Realize that everybody is subject to these
3. Realize that you're not an exception
Boom!
10/18/2020
If your phone costs more than your monthly income, you might want to get your priorities straight
10/18/2020
No one has ever quit a bad habit by hanging out with "friends" who had that habit
Be wise about choosing company
10/18/2020
Gadget buying tip
Ask this question to self: How is this thing going to help me make more money?
10/18/2020
Life is a dart board
All you need is practice, perseverance and patience
10/18/2020
How you feel when looking at successful people predicts whether you'll succeed in life
Jealousy, hatred and bitterness are loser's emotions
Observe and learn from them instead
10/12/2020
TV is just a wall accessory, useless for smart people for consuming media
10/09/2020
Any man who uses the word "mansplaining" is a pathetic idiot
And any woman too, btw
10/08/2020
As a man, you can not count on friendship of women
Women can't be good friends to other women too, let alone men. And no one knows this better than women
Women are not capable of friendship because they lack moral compass and agency
All they have to go by is their own emotions
10/08/2020
Does she leave your place with more or less mess than before she arrived?
It's an important indicator of the quality of the woman
While she's at your place, is she enabling or preventing you from pursuing activities of your interest, things you do for your self-growth?
10/08/2020
Sympathy for self-destructive people is poison for your mind
Let them destroy themselves, don't lose your peace of mind over it
If you spare your thoughts (and resources) for those fools, they'll take you down with them