Things you want to do get in the way of things you must do but don’t want to do. To strengthen your discipline muscle, you must be aware of this and resist it. The current express, “just do it,” comes to mind.
Category: Philosophy
Best Way
Best way to live: stay in the moment. Stay in the moment, even if trivial. Stay in the moment. Don’t be in the future. Don’t be in the future when it is done. But stay in the current moment. The tendency is to want it, whatever it is, to be finished and over with. That’s a mistake. Just stay in the moment always. Hard to do, but very worthwhile.
Last Laugh
Maggots have the last laugh.
How To Die
Die laughing.
Tribalism
Humanity has never really gotten above simple tribalism. What is nationalism — to which we are all addicted — but a modern version of ancient tribalism?
We all seek the protection of belonging to a group, even if this is pure fantasy. [providing little or no true protection.
Tribalism is our human heritage. We cannot escape it.
Done?
Never done until done.
Suppression
I felt a wonderful sense of relief and gladness the other day. It was so strong that it was almost alarming.
What I realized when this happened was that for the longest time, perhaps forever, I’ve kept my emotions so in check that it amounted to suppressing them constantly.
That raises the question to what extent one should restrain one’s emotion. Restraint means acting more rationally in the face of adversity, but it also means, to a certain extent, not really living.
So it is a dilemma. My constant suppression means that I have been able to navigate difficulties with rational reactions, but have I really lived? Not really.
Strengthen Character
All those things you need to do but don’t want to. Happens all the time throughout the day on small things and a few big things. You strengthen your character when you just do it — just do it! That’s the discipline you need to develop.
Discipline
Nothing is possible without discipline. With it, everything is.
War
Have any of all the wars produced anything good? Yet mankind is addicted to war.
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