Fuzzy Wads of Wisdom
Daily Naval Gazing
Overindexed identity vs goo
Everyone has some facet in which they are over indexed for identity.
"I may not drink, but I run marathons" … More lint
Changing yourself
Give up on changing yourself: that’s impossible. Instead, get incrementally better at spotting your own patterns and tightening the solution … More lint
next time
You won’t be perfect. Just try harder and do better next time.
Try to make sure there is a next … More lint
On being “right”
Thinking you are right is the fastest way to enter a power struggle.
Once in a power struggle, there’s always … More lint
Anger is a tool
Anger is a communication tool. (That means you could handle the situation with a different tactic.)
Anger gets results but … More lint
The artificial intelligence Threat
The threat of artificial intelligence seems to be the culmination of our dedicated efforts:
- We made tools to help us
improbable identity
There is another probable version of you that you could choose. This is the other you, the potential you.
You … More lint
attention awareness balance belief change choice contradiction creativity death desire discovery ego empathy fear freedom goals growth happiness identity individuality insight language life love nature pain perspective politics power present productivity psychology purpose rationality reality reason responsibility self self-awareness society stress time truth value work
Would you like fuzzy lint delivered to your inbox?