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A1. Introspective

Weakness Is Seen In Our Unsettlement By Something External
We Understand Humility As A False Idea
We Live Under Delusions Of Control
We Take The Path Of Least Resistance
Use Whatever Befalls Us In A Wise Manner
We Do Not Control Ourselves When Busy
We Feel Pleasure From Anger
True Philosophy Is To Be Practiced When It'S Less Convenient
The Tendency To Find A Scapegoat For Our Problems
There Is No Virtue In Enduring Things We Don'T Feel
The Importance Of Feeling Lost
The Need To Put Down Amazing People When Complementing Them
The Deception Of The Insincere Question
Take Actual Action To Arbitrage A Situation
The Brain Is Most Creative When You Don'T Tell It What To Do
Sharpness Leaves But Learning Stays
Stop Complaining About What You Perceive As Lacking In The World
Remember To See Through Verbose Language
Rewarding Good Actions
Reducing The Downsides Of Pleasures
Reality Stressors Are More Important Than Reading Stressors
Protecting Your Character From Crisis
Reading Books And The Density Problem
Procrastination Must Be Embraced
Pride Blunts Our Ability To Grow
Overestimating The Obstacles Of The Present
Our Character Augments Itself When Successful
Obstacles As Opportunities
Our Actions Are Influenced By Association
No Injury Lasts As Long As The Self Inflicted
Mental Clarity, Courage, And The Influence Of Our Ills
Mistakes Get Worse Once You Try To Correct Them
Living In The Present Implies Courage
Master Your Disposition Rather Than Your Surroundings
Labeling Idiots And Geniuses
Let Go Of Your Legacy To Create A New One
Is This Alive Time Or Dead Time
Keep Your Projects Out Of The Conversation
Injury Is Bearable Through Excellence Of Character
Insults Hurt Because They Have A Degree Of Truth
Intolerance Towards Inconsistencies
Hating Something Is Avoiding To Arbitrage
In Order To Be Great, You Need To Play Like The Greats
Handling Death And Avoiding Lament
Hating An Individual Makes You Loose Perspective
Good, Bad, Wrong, Right Are Second Order Labels
Environment Affects Your Disposition To Activities
Evaluate Yourself Against Your Past
Everything Starts From 1% Improvements
Do Not Label Externalities As Good Or Bad
Do Not Let The Transgression Of Another Infect Your Character
Discipline Advice Suffers Density Problems
Do Not Allow Pain To Dominate Your Character
Creating Conclusions From First Impressions
Dealing With Pains
Being Misguided By Our Own Narratives
Causes Trump Statistics
Avoid Developing A Pseudo Passion In Your Area
Becoming Truly Free
Action Is Needed To Evaluate The Procrastination Filter
Advance Through Actions And Don'T Look To Prove Yourself

A2. Social

Friendships That End Have A Sucker In Them
Friends Are Corrupted By Undeserved Power
Seducing By Becoming An Ideal Lover
Discussions Can Never Be Won
Do Not Provoke Others With Your Wording
Repulsion Of The Moralizer
Revulsion Of Acting Like A Brute
Develop A Genuine Interest For Real Friends
Power In Words
Prefer Skills Over Nepotism
Protect Your Reputation Against Rumors
Covering Lies With Constant Speech
Poetization Of Your Presence
Convincing Involves Communicating Their Interests
People Don'T Learn From What They Hear, But What They Experience
People Judging Others To Be Arrogant Or Intelligent
Play Into Another'S Feeling Of Superiority
Control The Complaints Of Others
Open Yourself In Order For Effective Seduction
Outshine The Failing Master
Carefully Tailor Honesty
Conceal Your Intentions
Mixing Pleasure With Pain
Open Through Lack Of Completeness
Breaking Seduction By Having No Sense Of Time
Mastering The Bold Move
Bore Of An Inability Of Self-Sacrifice
Make Cinema Out Of Your Idea Or Exposition
Make Masters Feel Superior To You
Avoid Trying To Convince Charlatans
Bait Others To Come To You
Keeping Up The Excitement Of Others
Loyalty And Following Being Asymetric
Avoid The Unhappy And Unlucky
Keep An Air Of Mystery In Action
Keep People Dependent On You
Associating Your Image To The Glamorous Past
Avoid Being The Victim Of The Insecurity Of A Master
Isolating The Victim
Guard Your Reputations As Your Life Depends On It
Immediately Admit When You Are Wrong
Appeal Towards Others' Self Interest
Associate With Things Considered High-Value By The Other
Give People Something To Tunnel Vision On
Giving Criticism Is Useless
An Authentic Smile Causes A Nice Mood
Gain Control By Making Others Feel Strong
Gaining The Upper Hand On Liars
Always Say Less Than Necessary
A Counter For Selective Manipulation
"I Think" Detracts Value From Your Word
Win Through Actions, Never Through Argument
Your Reputation Is Harmed Most By What You Say To Defend It
When Abscence Is More Than Presence
Using Spiritual Lures
Valuing A Person Through Impressions
Use Existing Enemies To Your Benefit
Use Mirrors To Make People Feel Comfortable In Their Acting
True Generosity Is Not An Investment Strategy
Turn Enemies Into The Best Of Friends
The Seduction Of Insinuation
Thread Carefully If You Are Known To Be Deceitful
Throw Enemies Off With Patterns
The Rarer Or Harder To Get The More Desired
The Art Of Insinuation
The Problem With Unabashed Honesty
The Pursuer Is Pursued
The Appeal Of Danger And Rakey Behavior
The Appeal Of Realizing Others' Fantasies
The Antithesis Between Charm And Nerdiness
Suspense And Drama Buildup
Take The Credit From People That Came Before You
Taking Credit Is Often More Important Than The Invention Itself
Stir Up The Transgressions And Taboo
Surround With The Sensational And Scandalous
Show The Little Things
Start Conversation With Agreements
Send Mixed Signals
Show And Prove Yourself
Seduction Depends On Suggestion
Selective Honesty Distracts People
Seduction By The Charmer
Seduction By The Coquette
Seduction By The Dandy
Seduction By The Charismatic

A3. Knowledge

Winning Arguments And Winning
We Often Try To Override Our Natural Inclinations Without Trying To Work With Them
What Is Irrational Under Uncertainty
Verbal Threats Lack Skin In The Game To Be Significant
Vandalism Of Ideas, Prostitution Of The Intellect
There Is Natural Admiration To True Virtue
The Rereading Illusion
The Scope Of Knowing Knowledge
The Problems With Soulless Writing
The Problem With Copying The Habits Of Geniuses
The Perils Of Modern Philosophy
The Predictive Problem Of Newspapers
The Misunderstanding Of Learning And Training
The Inability To Learn From What You Know
The Dangers Of The Failure Of Perspective
The Illusion Of Massed Practice
The Asymmetric Risks And Outputs Of Professions
Scientific Ideas And The Lindy Effect
The 4Th Type Of Luck
Retrieval And Spaced Repetition
Real Books Cannot Be Summarized
Recognizing Faults In Thinking
Rationality Is Independent Of Narrative Explanations
Private Life That Conflicts With Intellectual Opinion
On The Difference Between The Fool, Nerd, And Wise
Most Of What We Understand Are Approximations To The Truth
More Information Leads To More Delusions
Let There Be A Difference Between You And The Books
Learning From The Economy Or From Economic Theory
Implying Arrogance When Showing Humility
Intervals In Spaced Repetition
Ideas That Survive Promote Survival
Glamor Often Deceives Us About The Thinking Of Others
Hidden Craziness Of Peer Reviews
Everything Is Straightforward Until You Face Risk
Follow The Contrary Of A Role Model
Do Not Treat Your Inferior Like You Wouldn'T Like Your Superior To Treat You
Do Not Trust The Advice From Advice-Givers.
Distinguishing Between The Wrong And The Mistake
Detecting Fraudulent Behavior
Differences Between Our Ideal And Reality On Human Behavior
Conventional Learning Is Often Wrong
Being Rational About Rationality
Become A Student And Stay A Student
Aphorisms Force You To Change Reading Habits
Avoid Overrating Your Experiences
Addiction Has Skin In The Game
Admiration Should Go Towards Things That Never Change
Academics Take Refuge In Writing
4 Types Of Luck

A4. Management

Equity And Commitment
Evaluating Risk Takers Using Lindy
Dependability Has Skin In The Game For Employees
Ensuring Unity Using The Rhodian Law
On Rejecting Old Business Principles
Optionality In The Trial And Error Process
Decisions In Finances Are Not Free
Let Others Win Trivial Matters
Models And The Expectation Of Customer Behavior
Money Gives You Freedom
Businesses That Can Be Replicated Quickly Are Bad
Having Financial Plans With Margins Of Error Is Essential
Inheritance With Lack Of Education Collapses
Businesses Live But Brands Prosper
Going From 0 To 1 In A Startup
Having A Single Extreme Success Is The Only Thing That Matters
History Cannot Be Used To Predict The Future In Finances
Avoid Competition At All Costs
Avoid The Extremes On Financial Plans
Bad Foundations Condemn A Company To Fail
Fast Businesses Cannot Be Limited In Their Potential Growth
Finding The Early Adopters Of Your Product
Administrators And Managers Kill A System'S Skin In The Game
Families Participate In Self Dramatization
Actually Learn From Iterating Your Product
External Constraints That Plague The Trial And Error Process In Business
Accumulation Of Hidden Risk From Business Contractors
A Need For Risk With Trial And Error
We Need To Set Limits To Our Monetary Ambitions
We Overestimate What People Think Of Our Material Belongings
We Should Think Reasonably Rather Than Rationally On Finances
We Are Too Pessimistic About Finances
We Cannot Draw Certain Conclusions From The Experience Of Successful People
We Constantly Change Our Financial Objectives
We Create Narratives Over Things We Don’T Understand To Deceive Ourselves
Transfer Of Risk In A Profession Due To Bad Accountability
Trial And Error Testing Can Occur Outside The Product Itself
The Stressor Holding Down The Recovery Period
The Uncertainty Of The Customer In Startups
The Problem With Cash Compensation
The Repelling Force From Our Call To Action
The Opportunity Of Crises
The Power Of Compounded Interest In Finances
The Client Is The Risk Taker For A Product
The Lack Of Skin In The Game In Managers
Stressors Make Us Rationalize Out Of Doing The Right Thing
Striving To Be A Monopoly
Saving Is More Important Than Earning Money
Spending Is The Opposite Of Being A Millionaire
Startups Are Not Lottery Tickets
Startups Are The Key To Innovation
Routines Accumulate Hidden Risks
Save 10% Of What You Earn
Save Money, Even If Its Not Necessary
Progress Cannot Be Evaluated Through Comfort Or Safety
Reach Will Determine The Fate Of A Business
People That Play Different Games In Finance Deceive You
Peoples’ Perspective On Money Varies By Experience

A5. Systems

The Existence Of Static Inequality
The Emergent Intolerant Minority
The Cost Of Specialization
Opportunity Behind So Called "Risk"
People That Build Systems Require Skin In The Game
Old Religions Reinforce Rational Action
Natural And Effective Systems Are Guided By Survival Stressors
Markets Are More Complex Than The Individuals That Compose It
Misplaced Skin In The Game Of Civil Servants
Managing Risks With Bureaucracy
Intolerant Minorities Add On Complexity
Hidden Risks In Specialization
Influence Of State Scale In Inequality
Complexity Of The Collective And The Individual
Bureaucracy Breeds Hidden Risk

Books; References

Archived K. M. M.
Atomic Habits
Direct Truth
Ego Is The Enemy
How To Think Like A Roman Emperor
How To Win Friends & Influence People
K. M. M.
Kapil Gupta
Letters From A Stoic
Make It Stick
Meditations
Nassim Taleb
Naval Ravikant
Psychology Of Money
Skin In The Game
The 48 Laws Of Power
The Art Of Seduction
The Bed Of Procrustes
The Great Estate Developer
The Lean Startup
The Millionaire Fastlane
The Obstacle Is The Way
The Prince
The Richest Man In Babylon
The War Of Art
Thinking, Fast And Slow
Zero To One

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1. Introspective
2. Social
3. Knowledge
4. Management
5. Systems

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Stray

For Illusions In Knowledge
For Interests In The Density Problem
For Introspection And Hard Thoughts
For Problems Related To Perception Of Academics
For Problems Themselves
For Risk Takers Vs Non Risk Takers
For The Negatives Of Employees And University Students
For The Problem Of Newspapers And Reader Memory
For Thinking About Prescriptions
For Understanding Generational Change And Maturity
For Understanding Negation And Its Uses
For Understanding The Problems That We Face When Understanding Religion And Authority
For How We Handle Praise To Other People
For Attraction By Abscence
For Complex Systems
For Creating The Git Open-Source For Knowledge
For Seneca And His Preservation Of The State

Archived K. M. M.

The backwater thoughts originated from Kyouko M. M.