The philosophy of goals:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So, is a goal a good idea, or is it not?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My personal thought right now is goals are not the path. Instead, I prefer the idea of principles, thoughts, patterns, or general values.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve had random goals in my life and I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve hit all of them, financial personal fame etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And also\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 And weightlifting, lifting the mythical 1000 pounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now, my personal thought is trying to focus on more important things like for example, deeper thoughts, deeper philosophies etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And also, trying to pioneer new ideas that are hugely practical and pragmatic, which could help other people. And obviously thinking through things to help myself. \u00ef\u00bf\u00bc<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So currently, a huge thought on my mind is financial, living, lifestyle etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So for example, I think a lot of people, maybe around my age, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m 36 years old, born in 1988; a lot of people are into trying to buy a house or something? Not sure?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So I think and wonder, I think the big question about buying a house, buying your property, single-family home etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So the first critical thought to consider is financial leverage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So I think the number one critical thing is the interest rate. And also the philosophy of interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So obviously everyone needs somewhere to live, but if you need to live somewhere you could just rent. So the question is what is the purpose of purchasing a home, especially if you need to buy it not all in cash?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So then the big question at hand is should you buy a house if you have to mortgage it or borrow money from the bank?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So there are all these really really sophisticated financial instruments, remortgaging your house, refinancing it or whatever\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 And somehow being able to draw equity from it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I have no idea how this works, but still, my general gut feeling is that having to deal or mess with anything in the physical realm seems like a losing bet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Why? First, the critical issue here is that you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re playing with the laws of physics gravity and time. Which is a very very fragile position to be in because boom, your roof goes out, the foundation of your home is in disrepair, you could easily be out $100,000 or $200,000 without blinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The difference between a man and a woman–<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00ef\u00bf\u00bc I think women seek to buy a home and own a home as a conduit for safety security etc. A man might want to buy a house as a gesture of supporting and providing for the family, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And or, maybe if you want to be a man in the high castle, do you want to build yourself a fortress?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But if you think of yourself like Achilles\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 And you think about the Greece versus Trojans, you don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t want to have a choice you essentially create a prison for yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I think actually what we want is power, domination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Is it that Achilles wanted? And what he cared for? Briesis his \u00e2\u20ac\u0153rightful\u00e2\u20ac\u009d prize, so, an unintended side consequence, getting revenge for his best friend Patroclus by avenging his death by killing Hector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My personal read is actually\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 Achilles, all he cared for is actually the lust for battle<\/strong>. \u00ef\u00bf\u00bc Seems this is when Achilles is at his finest; she is a warrior demigod, a mean green killing machine. \u00ef\u00bf\u00bc<\/p>\n\n\n\n Aristotle says all men to be happy, and it is one good that people seek for the sake in itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I beg to differ, I think a little different; maybe what we really do desire instead, is the lust for battle, domination, and conquering?<\/p>\n\n\n\n For example what is it that Alexander the great wanted to do? To essentially conquer the known modern world. What does America want? The same. \u00ef\u00bf\u00bc<\/p>\n\n\n\n Apparently there are all these laws that we have the legal right to self-defense, but nobody has the legal right of offense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And also where things get tricky is if let us say that you have a gun and somebody else might or might not have a gun, and you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re afraid of your life in danger or your kids life in danger whatever\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 And you shoot first, in preemptive self-defense, and then boom you found out that the other guy Was just trying to reach for a cigarette or whatever, then what?<\/p>\n\n\n\n I think things are very very tricky if it has to deal with the life of your child, or as a conduit, your life as it means to protect your child?<\/p>\n\n\n\n So for example, I have zero interest in performing fake bravado and getting shot by some skinny fat loser with a beard, and dying to try to act tough, because if this is the case Seneca will not have a father.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So I think you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re very important thing to think about and consider is you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re not just thinking about your own life, but, also, the future life of your son, your daughter, your kids, or even potentially your future kids?<\/p>\n\n\n\n I think in America, there is a notion of security. Of settling down, stability etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But is this a good goal?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Once again, it all depends on who you are, your value ethics and morality etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So for example, considering that I love powerlifting, one Max lifting, my notion of safety is different than the over generalized notion of safety for somebody else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For example, maybe somebody who is more of a boring person, might like to do things more of a bodybuilding style, like doing predictable repetitions, sets, using the loser cable machine etc. And their goal is more towards developing a look and physique, rather than building their courage, strength, power and dominance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And this is why, at the end of the day\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 The biggest dick in the room will always be the guy who could lift the most.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So for example, if you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re at the gym, which is the modern day arena, if you could lift 1000 pounds, your dick is 1 trillion times bigger than the guy with the big chest, who could only bench press 325 pounds or something.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I think once again, the truth of the matter is when you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re at the gym, everyone is trying to be the biggest dick in the room. And I think that is fine; everyone tries to seek it a different way. \u00ef\u00bf\u00bc<\/p>\n\n\n\n For example some people end up being the weird calisthenics or weird mobility people because they think that it makes them feel dominant, others tried to do it with muscular size and steroids, other guys try to do it with increasing their one rep max number also taking steroids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So here\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 To compete with other random strangers in the gym or the world is a bad idea because if that is your ultimate goal, you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re probably sooner or later going to take steroids or something.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Also this is where I trust zero professional sports, even the regulated ones in the Olympic; if you want to win and get the goal\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 You\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re going to take steroids or other weird drugs, to give you an edge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Same goes with actors, actresses etc.\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 The whole industry is not good because it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s see extreme novelty and weirdness; women will end up doing strange plastic surgery and augmentation surgery, men will also be taking steroids other stuff to get the great on camera physique.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Like let us consider\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 If there is a scene in the superhero movie in which you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re taking off your shirt, obviously you want to look like a superhero, like a god. That shot might only be like 10 seconds, but it is whatever everyone is going to be talking about in the next 10 years. So obviously from this perspective, the optimal strategy to take steroids, and promise that you won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t ever do it again later<\/strong>. \u00ef\u00bf\u00bc<\/p>\n\n\n\n What does this happen? Obviously not. \u00ef\u00bf\u00bc<\/p>\n\n\n\n I have this simple idea of a never sitting lifestyle. You\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re never sitting in a chair, on the couch, or in a car, doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t matter if you have a Rolls-Royce or whatever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So what is super interesting is that now, I have the 60 pound weight vest, which has totally changed my life. Every single morning without fail, I always put it on, and do my morning walks with it. Within a very very short period of time, it has improved my Physiology 1 trillion fold; my posture is superior, I stand up straighter, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m just far stronger more handsome, more glorious!<\/p>\n\n\n\n And, the biggest benefit is that what I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m sitting down, with it\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 I realize, how poor sitting is for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n People say that sitting is the new smoking, I think maybe instead\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 Sitting is the new Poison?\u00ef\u00bf\u00bc<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n First, there is actually no physiological reason why you need to sit, unless you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re crippled in a wheelchair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For example, there is no reason why you can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t use a standing desk, if you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re tired, your legs are tired whatever, instead of trying to self yourself to keep working and be productive, the easiest thing is to just lie down on your back and take a nap!<\/p>\n\n\n\n And also\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 Even taking it a step further, there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s no real reason you need to even stand at a desk anymore, the idea is to just have an iPad Pro, and walk around while you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re doing your work! You could even have an iPhone or iPhone Pro, and ideally just do all of your walking outside while you take meetings or do work related things?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Even if you have to send an email for a living, or take phone calls for a living, the ideal would just to just maybe have AirPods on, to just walk around nature and do your meetings on your phone? And do your emails just doing voice dictation, in nature or on a hike?<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00ef\u00bf\u00bc\u00ef\u00bf\u00bcIt is the year 2024, I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t understand it\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 Why are corporations and companies, especially the big tech ones, still forcing their employees to have to come into the office, even once a week or something?<\/p>\n\n\n\n The only reasonable explanation is some sort of Panopticon monitoring Security thing; you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re fearful that your employees are getting lazy and unproductive, slacking off at home, therefore you force him to go into the office, to assert your domination and power over them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" GOALS? The philosophy of goals: So, is a goal a good idea, or is it not? My personal thought right now is goals are not the path. 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\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Defense\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
so what is it here we really want?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Leg thoughts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Why sitting is toxic for you \u00ef\u00bf\u00bc<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
ANTI OFFICE MINDSET<\/h2>\n\n\n\n