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February 23 - February 23, 2023
“If there is any instrument you must fall in love with and fetishize, it is the human brain—the most miraculous, awe-inspiring, information-processing tool devised in the known universe, with a complexity we can’t even begin to fathom, and with dimensional powers that far outstrip any piece of technology in sophistication and usefulness.”
His most important idea is that we should question the source of our beliefs, not the belief itself. Because most of our beliefs are based on our or other people’s perception.
Thoughts should serve a useful purpose. If they don’t, they’re useless. That’s straight thinking.
It’s better to be aware of your thoughts and decide what you will ignore, and what you will give importance to.
Only think about things you can control. That automatically eliminates about 99% of your thoughts because there’s very little you control in life.
"There are no facts, only interpretations."
“Conquer yourself rather than the world.” ― René Descartes
Action > Thinking
“We can never hope for absolute proof of anything. All our decisions are bets on what the universe is today, and what it will do tomorrow.”
William James himself once said: “The greatest use of a life is to spend it on something that will outlast it.”
