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Kindness: treat people well, always This matches with goodness from Good vs Just Reciprocity: treat people as they treat you This matches with justice from Good vs Just Boy scout’s rule + Reciprocity: treat people (a bit) better than they treat you Golden Rule: treat people like you wish to be treated (Golden Rule)2: treat people like they want to be treated. Because you want to be treated like you want to be treated....
That which hinders your task, is your task. (src Tim Ferris)
Intention originates from a desire towards something. But wanting something is not enough. “I want to be rich” is pure desire You also need the expectation that it will happen. In your mind it has already happened. Now reality just needs to catch up with what you already know to be true. “I will be rich” is pure expectation The intention to be rich combines both want and will. Important to realise is that you don’t need to know how you will achieve it....
The Power of Habit says that it’s impossible to break habits. Maneesh Sethi, founder of Pavlok says that it is possible by using negative stimulus. Pavlok is an electronic wristband which can vibrate and or give you an electric shock. It is comparable with the old rubber-band you wear on your wrist, and you snap yourself with it. Except that with Pavlok you can automate it, so you don’t self-administer the shock....
The Power of Habit says it’s impossible to remove a habit. You will need to combat it with willpower. This may become habitual itself. But when you suddenly have a really bad period, chances are big you will fall back into the old habit. The book goes on to say that it is possible to replace a habit. You need to keep the trigger and reward the same, but replace the routine....
There are things in your life you can influence. There are things in your life you can’t influence. You can see this as a spectrum going from totally in your influence, to not in your influence at all. Concern There are things in your life that concern you. There are things in your life you aren’t concerned about. This is also a spectrum from very much concerned about to totally not concerned about....
active creation: creative work passive enjoyment: experiencing beauty, art or nature moral behaviour when suffering Suffering creates the opportunity for spiritual growth. “to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances” Why is this model useful? “He who has a Why to live for can bear almost any How.” -- Nietzsche (src: Man’s Search for Meaning)
irreplaceable losses future past opportunities for meaning meaning of sacrifice 1 ) How many irreplaceable losses have you really had? Probably only a few. “Whoever was still alive had reason for hope. Health, family, happiness, professional abilities, fortune, position in society all these were things that could be achieved again or restored.” -- Frankl “That which doesn’t kill me, makes me stronger.” -- Nietzsche 2 ) You don’t know what the future will bring....
“Whoever was still alive had reason for hope. Health, family, happiness, professional abilities, fortune, position in society all these were things that could be achieved again or restored.” -- Frankl (src: Man’s Search for Meaning)
“He who has a Why to live for can bear almost any How.” -- Nietzsche (src: Man’s Search for Meaning)