Aphorisms

June 01 2023 – 01:22PM

We don’t absorb aphorisms as esoteric wisdom; we test them against our own experience. The empirical test of the aphorism takes the form first of laughter and then of longevity, and its confidential tone makes it candid, not cynical. Dive in.

A way to banish a life of regret ..

A day at a time
right plan is the right plan
stand as you are able
the only easy day was yesterday

play whose ahead of you, not who you hoped you would play

You have to get the reps in when it matters |

steph curry thoughts
train to failure is a failure-sure mechanism
greasing the wheel
the power of the checklist

life on the road is tough
be bold
calm your heart
mutual gifts cement friendships
There are moments where you have to grow and grow in a hurry (recognizing the moment)
leave room for what might happen
Willingness to fraternize with the depraved, sometimes
Time is your greatest enemy
take it slowly (slow things down, clear your mind, find the right moment)
beware of whats pushing or pulling you

where is your mind attuned to today?
beware what the tiktoker said today?

every day is a process
beware the transactions you are making for slavery resides under marble and gold (seneca) - | examine them and understand what it is you are loosing in return
differentiate between finesse and tampering
use the talents given to you wisely (biblical parable)
life has many moments of submission (stay in control of the smaller moments)
strive to find out where your road begins and ends (on commitment to anything)

letting someone shape my destiny (yielding to the force of the mentor or life changing event, or riding someone else's momentum, finding accelerants)
letting someone accept that i can shape their destiny (relationship antithesis, ego in the way of the steps, using my momentum to escape velocity and end up in a different

study stoicism, you will need it every day
get front side focused
anticipate the future
exploit your mismatches - always
understand your game speed and your practice speed
be a change leader
learn to differentiate fact vs opinion
take your pill and swallow it (things dont always go your way)
never lose sight of the landscape (art of war / sun tzu)
in omnia paratus (prepared for all things)
Stare harder: The L in that loss column is offset by that W in the win column:
progress is a matter of character
let your self doubt turn into self sabotage (in recovering our identity as creators)
Before something else comes in, something else has to go.
you cannot have success without stability
Set you skepticism aside
It’s not about talent sometimes, it’s about the passion
mind what you pay attention to
learn to fall and recover
Learning to lose
Cant stop the rain / reign
Don’t live in a haunted house
Make the deal (don’t take the deal)
The world is your oyster
you mind your own "the hardest bit about this business is minding your own - Drake" #deuces remix
to never try is the ultimate fear
winning cures everything
easy does it; easy accomplishes it
Don't think, but look - Wittgenstein and the power of observing / power of noticing
FOCUS - Dial it the f*** in
Find a way to shift the paradigm - live up to your potential instead of spiraling
Find and be around greatness
Stop chasing phantoms of your former self
A strategy to lose more slowly, not to win
worry about tomorrow, tomorrow
be different - its important

everyone else is taken

always improve your fighting position
Know your rubicon (a river in italy that julius caesar crossed..)

as you do it, either master feeling the stones
if you get swept along, accept the way of the water (be like water)

Don’t be drawn into an unwinnable fight
Living the Four Agreements: A life changing Journey
Cultivate indifference
See the field. See the court. See everybody.
know when and what you are losing or gaining in transition (keep it moving) - fast asymmetric transients

what can be lost?
what could be gained? whats the gain function?
how do you track so that you know you are not off kilter?

you are not as tough as you think (but you can try to be)
Sometimes you will get success through obfuscation, not clarity
you will break down at some point
a third mind is the most important mind

[[Napoleon Hill]] “No two minds ever come together without creating a third invisible force, which may be likened to a “third mind.”

learn to sniff weakness in yourself first before you do others
there are weeks when decades happen

learn to identify such weeks

master self expression

write cleanly and clearly
be succinct where need be
say what needs to be said and nothing more

Listen, but know when is foolish to listen (strategic listening?)
give them what they need but retain your -ism?

master the power of second order things like growth, acceleration, progress or momentum
the hardest things to measure but are your -ism
emergent behaviors in the face of promise theory and the connections that lead to adjacent possibles

methods are affordances, not abilities - dont say you should have this skill, then subsume that understanding contrives of ability
an ability is not a capability. one you know you have, and one you discover you dont have when its too late
Yes really, not all those who wander are lost
All grievances we have blocks us (creatively)
Experience your flow state a lot more often

Understand competition, and learn to compete.
Careful about the level of competition you are playing down to
If anxious, use an arousal control technique, such as relaxation, to relieve your anxiety; If bored use a focusing technique, such as imagery, to increase your concentration.
Have fun competing

dont just learn your job, learn (how) to work
beware of the grab bag wasteland masquerading as oppty land

2.0 versions just coz,
the curse of the resolution (new year planning gone rogue)
resolutions without affirmations
new you - in search of the novel (permanently gliding), looking for the aggressor to reinvent, haters cant touch

Salvation, not attack

Grievances are for savages, thats how you attract creative blocking
Build others for them to build you
whats for others is for them

Everyday is a Training day

Using the present to exploit the adjacent possible
thinking in terms of evolutionary potentials
forgive your lapses in diligence and get back on the horse
falling flat on your ass and getting back on your horse

Feel the stones, dont build exact bridges into a future you stand no chance to influence
In the long run, weather the climate (the climate is stable, the weather is unstable) - all things are fine in the end
plan your defense, but work within the flow of your offense (take what the defense gives you)
knock down your open shots
beware or love the fool archetype
your mind needs mind training

foolish ones think their mind is all powerful
discipline as a be all end all
beware what hinders you to not see your advantage
work on your temptations
work on your desires

beware the toad today (eat that toad)

negativity
afflictions
illusions
OPPs (other peoples priorities)
time should always be used strategically - why am always so fascinated by the temporal nature of our life

there is no such thing as defeat, only temporary

let go off the fear
pain is temporary

beware imagined vs discovered living

your dreams are illusions
living on terra firma
observation eye from perceiving eye - the latter causes anguish, the other allows you to see reality

let go of that you dont need

dont seek it out just because it says seek me out
Beware of gollumization
Trade down what demands to be traded down

youth is fleeting
Make them work to get theirs
be careful to not oversocialize yourself
Adapt in your prime. Know who you are and what you are not
To break through the confidence barrier you must do Sth that is totally out of character
It’s who wants to work with you now, not the kind of folks who used to work with you before - looking forward not backward .. inch and claw yourself forward
Know which friendships should stay clean and keep it that way. Don’t take business to some friends. Don’t date (always) your best friend
distinguish temporary defeats from permanent ones - understand when you have won the battle but lost the war
loose the histrionics like yesterday
success comes from what you learn

how space X learns from failure
Henry Ford

practice leaving some things simply as they are (practice ekkoptein - weeding out of opinions)
practice keeping your impulses at bay - dont take your eye off the target
power and powerlessness go well together (Just lincoln and frederick douglass)
develop in yourself the missing art of assent
delay your rise to the top - for the only way is down afterwards
Everything is practice: the challenge in front of you is just your sparring partner
pay your people (there is that quote in billions season 3 episode 11: kompenso by wags)
stop second guessing your nature ( aesops got things to say)
if you overly skill based, you will get put into a box (do you want that box?)
scale the highest hill around you (global minima) and note what you contemplate while you are there (the panorama matters) - constraint level theory
beware what your work desk says about you (Rorschach blot environment)
Dont stagnate. Relish forward momentum on all things. Including money.
Sometimes the worst thing happening isnt the worst thing (hindsight is 20/20)
become your own best friend (develop your self esteem list and keep nurturing it)
Know your big rocks from your little rocks from your little rocks?
Lead, dont follow
Follow, dont lead

arousal templates
aesthetically
it chose me

there is such a thing as being in the wrong job
attention is a habit, dont let it slide (that last mistake could have been because you are distracted - FOCUS ON THE TASK AT HAND / keep a sturdy mind for the task at hand
Claim it

those half chances
those moments
those victories
those judgment lapses
those "je ne se quoi moments"

Fear is the mind killer.
being wrong often is a sure way to being right most of the time

bayesian updating
growth spurts
the best are often not recruited as the best
beware all forms of accreditation

if you dont ask, you dont get it (but first establish why you should get it)
Rituals are not your goal (dont forget - they might actually impede your goal)
Before you give up, examine the illusions you have put in place to ensure that you do give up (defeatist)
if you are doing the deal, dont miss out on doing the cultural compatibility list
read the room, not the document (what we can learn from the greatest negotiator there is - the importance of being nice to be people)
dont look too thirsty - too eager (intrigue sets the pace, intent)
do you know who you are?
success is defined by the tiniest of margins (the role of margin and margin thinking) from your little rocks?
execution and experience matters
There are some games you don’t get to play - in fact, the most meaningful games - if you’re not all-in
“Mediocre decisions are BETTER than a perpetual state of indecisiveness”.
Its not always about scoring. Affect the game in other ways.
Learn to stay fast and loose.
Sometimes you have to rob to keep your riches
Embrace the moment.
Longing for past glory is a poisonous pill