One of my greatest passions in life is thinking. To me, interesting thoughts, by yourself or others is what makes life worth living.

Truth be told, at least out of all the real people I’ve met in the flesh; I don’t think I’ve ever met an interesting thinker in real life. All of the interesting ideas and thoughts that I got were either from dead philosophers, or some living entrepreneurs.

Perhaps this is the upside of reading books, if you could read well and selectively… Some of the most interesting ideas are within books, not in the average human being.

What is a productive thought?

To me, a productive thought is a thought which motivates you, inspires you, uplifts you, and lightens your spirits. The opposite is a thought which is depressive, gloomy, morose and bad.

People are easy to cast blame, but I think the real culprit here is technology in advertising dollars. The Morris sensational, the more fear inducing, the darker than news, the more profitable it is for Google, Google sense which seems to drive about 99% of the advertising on used websites, and also on YouTube; let us not forget that Google owns YouTube, a lot of the videos on YouTube are also driven by sensationalism, in order for the YouTube creators to maximize Their views and impressions to make advertising money to support their meager lifestyles.

Same thing goes with Facebook/Instagram; the more ostentatious the videos, the photos or whatever… The more money that the Facebook meta-corporation makes.

This doesn’t really make any institution evil; let us not forget that it is ultimately a business. What is the general notion of a business anyways? It needs to make money! Its sole purpose is to make money.

How to become a more productive thinker

“Trust no thought which doesn’t come to you while walking outside in the open air!” – Nietzsche

What is the genesis of thoughts and interesting thoughts? My theory is that it must come to you while walking, out and about, even when doing heavy one rep maxes at the gym.

Another theory; also good thoughts come to you while you are in the hot sauna, or even when you are taking an insanely hot bath at home.

My thought is perhaps interesting thoughts come to you from exposure. Exposure to novelty, foreign environments, uneven surfaces, and a maximally biped lifestyle.

What is the modern day trend?

I believe the modern day trend is a little bizarre; the idea is that your brain is supreme, and your body is irrelevant. The thought is that as long as you drink enough coffee or caffeine, you could somehow maximize your productivity, towards what ends?

Trust nobody who watches YouTube, reads the news, goes on Facebook, has Instagram, goes on Reddit, etc.

All four news is bad, and the bad thing with politics… Honestly it is like watching professional wrestling. Imagine WWF, WWE, WCW, NWO. A lot of these politicians are simply like professional wrestlers, they are all actors, all fake.

In ancient Roman or Greek times, actors were not seen in high esteem

Also, in ancient Roman and Greek Times, cooks and chefs were not really seen in high steam, clowns jesters and musicians were mostly slaves, and entertainers were slaves.

I also wonder if modern-day actors entertainers musicians etc. are essentially just well-paid slaves. For example, even Jay Z; I think he is a slave to money. He can’t really see what’s really on his mind about any modern-day politics which might hurt his dollars.

For example, I highly doubt that Jay Z would say anything bad about Israel or Jewish people… Given that apparently even his tax accountant is Jewish; which helps him “practically live tax-free.”

Offline thinking

My most productive thoughts come to me while walking, by myself, just with my iPad Pro, no Wi-Fi no Internet no 4G or 5G.

Why? Internet is great but in certain chunks. If the Internet is always on, your thoughts will never be able to ream uninterrupted. This is why often on really long international flights, even Long national flights, I do so much of my productive thinking reading and writing. Why? Because you don’t have Internet access.

In fact, the new true luxury is having the privilege and luxury of not having a phone, not having to check your email, not being contactable. Even now the only people who could contact me include Cindy, my mom and my sister, and a few of my close friends, essentially nobody else.

Phones of the future

I have a Zen phone concept; a phone and an operating system which automatically disables everything, one feature I like in the iPhone is this notion of silencing unknown colors, because honestly 99.99% of them is just spam. Even if one important person is accidentally filtered, I think it is still a net positive strategy.

It’s all on you

You don’t need any “opportunities”, simply chart your own future, pave your own path, create your own ideal future!

ERIC