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I doubt anyone in life wants to be weaker.<\/p>\n
Download PDF ><\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Let\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s face it, don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t we all want to become more powerful, rich, and influential?<\/p>\n If you don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t, please don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t read this.<\/p>\n Ok you still here? Cool, let\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s begin.<\/p>\n We all want power. Not power to oppress people or be an asshole. We want to become more powerful in ourselves.<\/p>\n We want a feeling of control over our destiny. We want the power to choose our friends, life partner, and we want to have control over our time, energy, and life.<\/p>\n \n We want power for control and freedom, and sovereignty over our lives.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n To gain more power isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t a zero-sum game.<\/p>\n For example, if I can deadlift 410 pounds, if doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t mean you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re going to deadlift any less.<\/p>\n Another example: if I eat a double double hamburger (protein style, no bun) at \u00e2\u20ac\u0153In and out\u00e2\u20ac\u009d (my favorite fast food chain), that doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t mean that you cannot have one too.<\/p>\n Therefore, you are seeking to become powerful for yourself, without<\/em> harming others.<\/p>\n I think in life, we can become more powerful without harming others. We can do this by simply having more faith in ourselves, hustling harder, and ruthlessly cutting out distractions.<\/p>\n Study Stoicism<\/a> by Seneca<\/a>, Marcus Aurelius<\/a>, and Epictetus<\/a>.<\/p>\n For me, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s constantly reminding myself life is short, that reputation is bollocks, and living a life true to yourself is the most important thing.<\/p>\n It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s also becoming \u00e2\u20ac\u0153magnanimous\u00e2\u20ac\u009d\u00e2\u20ac\u201cignoring petty shit in life.<\/p>\n Do deadlifts<\/a> at the gym, squat, and dumbbell press (safer than bench).<\/p>\n Or do pushups and chin-ups at home. Or yoga. Whatever puts stress on your muscles.<\/p>\n Lose body fat by quitting sugar, fruit juice, and any simple white carbohydrates.<\/p>\n With more physical strength, muscle, you will feel confident in yourself. I know personally after I lift 410 pounds (1 repetition maximum) off the ground, I feel like a fucking beast and like a Greek God that will never die. Of course that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s just me, results may vary.<\/p>\n The body and mind are tightly connected. One without the other will result in weakness.<\/p>\n Life is about action, and doing.<\/p>\n The best way to cure fear is through action.<\/strong><\/p>\n Nobody can read the future. We just gotta do stuff that we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re excited about and want<\/em> to do (yet sometimes afraid of doing).<\/p>\n Essentially, we must do what scares us.<\/strong><\/p>\n For me, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m often scared to publish photos that I think others might not like. Often I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m scared of blogging and making people upset. That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s because I grew up caring too much about what others thought of me.<\/p>\n But often when we do what we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re afraid of, it actually isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t so bad.<\/p>\n For example, when I was in high school I wanted to ask a girl to prom. I was nervous she would say no. I finally mustered the courage, and asked. She said, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Oh Eric, you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re so nice but someone already asked me and I said yes.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n \n I felt dejected, but the rejection wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t as bad as I imagined it to be.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n I thought if she rejected me, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d become the laughingstock of the school. Nobody mentioned it.<\/p>\n I learned a valuable lesson:<\/p>\n \n Take More risks because the consequences of \u00e2\u20ac\u0153failure\u00e2\u20ac\u009d are often not a big deal.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n So to find more power in life, take more small risks. Then build up your appetite for risk taking. As Nassim Taleb says, have more \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Skin in the game.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n Caveat<\/strong>: don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t take risks that might cause terminal death, or losing 100% of your fortune. That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s just silly. Figure out your maximum downside, and act accordingly.<\/em><\/p>\n To become more powerful, inflate your ego. Why? Your ego will help elevate you.<\/p>\n We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re told Ego is evil. I disagree. Ego is good, because it will give you strength and confidence in yourself. It will help you bend reality to your will, like bending a spoon with your mind (Matrix).<\/p>\n I listen to empowering music by rappers like Kanye, Jay-Z, and Kendrick Lamar. They help me believe in myself.<\/p>\n I read biographies of people I admire, like Steve Jobs, Einstein, Elon Musk, Howard Hughes. I read empowering philosophy like Nietzsche and his will to power (inspiration for this essay), Montaigne, Voltaire, La Rochefoucauld, and Nassim Taleb.<\/p>\nOne.<\/h2>\n
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Three. Mental x Physical Strength<\/h2>\n
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Why you need both<\/h3>\n
Four. Take more risks<\/h2>\n
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