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  • Aim for the middle – contentment vs pleasure [Jocko Ted Talk]

    Just some random shit I was thinking about… People who seek pleasure, tend to be very up and down. Not that I’m judging – but boxers and MMA fighters for example, you get a massive dopamine hit and euphoria when fighting (and winning) in front of a crowd, but the downs are massive. I thought…

  • New Philosophy on Life

    Combing the Teachings of Aristotle & Rocky Sorry – my posts are very short at the moment as I’m working from home and juggling looking after the kids – one who’s just started walking Decide on Your Virtues Every tribe has a code, every religion, every civilization, traditionally – has had a written or unwritten…

  • The Book of 5 Rings – Summary

    Born in the 16th century, near the end of the Japanese civil war, Miyamoto Musashi was a nomadic samurai who fought in a small number of battles, but dozens of duels. He is known as Japan’s greatest swordsman. The book has had a huge impact on culture in East Asia and on business etiquette. There…

  • Coping with Bellends

    I hear, on a daily basis, probably hourly basis, people – complaining about people. Some of it just first-world-problemesc. First thing to do – be open to the possibility that you’re a bellend and just as bad. Elbert, in the picture above had it right. He actually meant ‘bellend’ when he said ‘fool’ in the…