Saturday, October 2, 2010
262. Right Study
Learn to study and read in a state of quiet, choiceless awareness. Then you will find that you are not working or struggling to master something but instead you are visiting an old friend.
261. Know Thyself
Never miss the opportunity to let a fact, event or situation teach you more about yourself. Learn to turn your intellectual learning inward and make it a tool for self-cultivation.
260. On Immortality
"The energy of the soul is never extinguished with the passing of the physical body." - Linda Lee Cadwell.
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259. Being Ahead of your Time
"If someone is merely ahead of time, it will catch him up one day." - Ludwig Wittgenstein.
It is very common for creative people to be far ahead of their time and consequently, to be misunderstood.
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/wittgenstein/
It is very common for creative people to be far ahead of their time and consequently, to be misunderstood.
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/wittgenstein/
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
258. Command Structure
"Nothing is possible unless there is one person in command whom the others always have to obey, starting at the top and ending at the very bottom."
- Adolph Hitler.
There can only ever be one captain on a ship. You must decide for yourself how you will organise your internal command structure. If you put Reason in charge, you will not go wrong.
- Adolph Hitler.
There can only ever be one captain on a ship. You must decide for yourself how you will organise your internal command structure. If you put Reason in charge, you will not go wrong.
257. Study
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wz_2undwiqY&p=EE3610626B7B3438&playnext=1&index=19
When studying, make use of all the techniques available to you and look for new ones everywhere. Read the literature of Educational Psychology. Study the books:
Use Your Head - Tony Buzan
Read Well and Remember - Owen Webster
Study to Succeed - Phillip Hills
How to Think Like Leonardo Da Vinci - Michael Gelb
Goal Mapping - Brian Maye.
When studying, make use of all the techniques available to you and look for new ones everywhere. Read the literature of Educational Psychology. Study the books:
Use Your Head - Tony Buzan
Read Well and Remember - Owen Webster
Study to Succeed - Phillip Hills
How to Think Like Leonardo Da Vinci - Michael Gelb
Goal Mapping - Brian Maye.
Sunday, September 26, 2010
256. Crying
Crying is the natural expression of grief. When you are very sad it is perfectly right to cry.
When you are out and about in the world, however, crying can be seen as a weakness. This is then used by others as an excuse to take advantage of you.
There are people in the world who themselves have very low self-esteem and if they see you crying, will seize on it to make fun of you and make you feel even worse. They do this to make themselves feel better (at your expense). It should not make them feel better. It should make them feel ashamed because it is mean, spiteful and small-minded. It is extremely petty. They feel better because they are mean, bitter and twisted people.
People like this are not worth bothering about for they are cowards and bullies. They are best left to their own devices.
Never let your true feelings be known to all and sundry. Do not give your heart to the dogs in the street to play with nor to the pigs to trample.
Observe what happens when other boys cry. See who goes to comfort them and who laughs and makes fun of them. That will tell you who to keep as friends and who to leave behind. Beware of the ones who make fun of the weak as they seek to control others (and you if you're not careful.) In short, never let yourself be seen crying in public.
When you are out and about in the world, however, crying can be seen as a weakness. This is then used by others as an excuse to take advantage of you.
There are people in the world who themselves have very low self-esteem and if they see you crying, will seize on it to make fun of you and make you feel even worse. They do this to make themselves feel better (at your expense). It should not make them feel better. It should make them feel ashamed because it is mean, spiteful and small-minded. It is extremely petty. They feel better because they are mean, bitter and twisted people.
People like this are not worth bothering about for they are cowards and bullies. They are best left to their own devices.
Never let your true feelings be known to all and sundry. Do not give your heart to the dogs in the street to play with nor to the pigs to trample.
Observe what happens when other boys cry. See who goes to comfort them and who laughs and makes fun of them. That will tell you who to keep as friends and who to leave behind. Beware of the ones who make fun of the weak as they seek to control others (and you if you're not careful.) In short, never let yourself be seen crying in public.
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