Maxims distilled from quotes that match my biased experience.
«Distillation» is far from ready, so expect inconsistencies, inaccuracies and omissions.
1.1 - On foundations
1.2 - On growth
1.3 - On inner enemies
- On health
- On shame
- On jealousy and envy
- On fear and courage
- On pessimism
- On perfectionism
- On growing old
2.1 - On cooperation
- On communication
- On networking
- On business and entrepreneurship
- On selling, negotiation and price
- On generosity
- On leadership
- On management and delegation
- On mentorship
- On career
- On relationships
- On family and friends
- On lovers
- On marriage
- On descendency
2.2 - On competition
2.3 - On society
- On society and politics
- On following the herd
- On humanness and irrationality
- On comedy
- On philosophy
- On religion
- On science
- On maths, computers and AI
- On art
3.1 - On preparation
3.2 - On execution
- On starting
- On speed and direction
- On focus and priorities
- On luck and risk
- On control
- On balance
- On change and adapting
- On getting advantage
- On finishing
3.3 - On time
"Fxck, don’t give a fxck and don’t be fxcked over."
-- Vox populi
Eight general advices:
"Life is a balancing act."
-- Vox populi
"The root of our problems is our inability to let go."
-- Leo Babauta
"All self-help boils down to «choose long-term over short-term»."
-- Naval Ravikant
"If more information was the answer we’d all be billionaires with six packs."
-- Derek Sivers
"The empire long divided, must unite; long united, must divide."
-- Vox populi
"A prophet has no honour in his own country."
-- Bible {John 4: 44} [Book]
"After me will come the one who will prove that I wasn’t that bad."
-- Vox populi
"Those who commit to nothing are distracted by everything."
-- Bhagavad Gita [Book]
Three practical advices:
- Avoiding relevant conflict will not keep peace, will rot it.
- Have more than one child.
- Moving in a direction opposite to what we are doing right now where we are not successful often guarantee success.
One last advice for introverts:
- Aim at relying on your network and not at being self-sufficient.
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