(Extracted from Scientific Autobiography by Max Planck) A new scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents eventually die and a new...
(Excerpt from Hell Yeah! or Hell No! By Sam Kyle) Ninety-six percent of cancer patients claim to be in better health than the average cancer patient. Ninety-four percent of professors say they are better-than-average...
(Excerpt from Motherfucking Monday on 20 Jan 20 by Mark Manson) We all have a tendency to overestimate ourselves and our abilities and this often causes a lot of unnecessary pain. A huge part of self-awareness is the...
(Excerot from Mark Manson’s Motherfucker Monday 13 Jan 2020) The smarter you are, the easier it is to come up with bullshit to avoid what makes you uncomfortable. Over the years, I’ve noticed the smartest people...
(Extracted from Types of ego by Nithyananda) The active ego is easy to recognize. People with an active ego will behave in a highhanded fashion; they will claim selfimportance openly. They will be arrogant. This ego is...
(Extracted from Ego is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday) We are all faced with this same challenge in the pursuit of our own goals: Will we work hard for something that can be taken away from us? Will we invest time...
(Extracted from Ego is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday) Our own path, whatever we aspire to, will in some ways be defined by the amount of nonsense we are willing to deal with. Our humiliations will pale in...
(Extracted from Ego is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday) The famous epigrammist Martial fulfilled this role for many years, serving for a time under the patron Mela, a wealthy businessman and brother of the Stoic...
