Mental Tools

The System Will Set You Free

by khatzumoto

This entry is part 2 of 5 in the series Systems

This entry is part 2 of 5 in the series SystemsNot a line you’d necessarily expect from a smoothie-guzzling quasi-hippie like me, who spends too much time exposed to the Steve Pavlinas, Tim Ferrises and Chris Guillebeau’s of the world — and a few years ago even burned his suits like so many feminists’ bras…

by khatzumoto

This entry is part 1 of 5 in the series Systems

This entry is part 1 of 5 in the series SystemsLess than eighty years before I was born, in a country built on murder and piracy, a country that did not recognize international patents and copyright law, a country that until only forty years earlier, had allowed human beings to be bought, sold and used…

by khatzumoto

A language is nothing but information — sounds and symbols. The sounds don’t know — and don’t care — who you are, where you’re from or who your parents were. The sounds are just vibrations of the air. The sounds don’t know — and don’t care — what people’s expectations are. The sounds just are.…

by khatzumoto

This entry is part 13 of 14 in the series Intermediate Angst

You don’t know exactly when you’re going to pee, but if you keep drinking, you will pee.
So stop freaking out about when you’ll get good or when you’ll start speaking. Everyone’s a little different! You’ll pee when you pee! Shut up and drink!

by khatzumoto

0. Zeroth Law: Compare yourself only to yourself. And to newborn babies. 1. The Prime Directive: Have fun. 2. The Promise: Show up. 3. The Triple Path: Don’t learn: get used to. Don’t improve: suck less. Don’t binge: nibble often.

by khatzumoto

“By doing less, and focussing on the one thing that counts, you’re actually doing more.” Momoko “Simplicity is the key to brilliance” Bruce Lee “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” Leonardo da Vinci Giving less of a care. Nowadays, “care” is a good word. “I cyare about yew”, says that art teacher who gives the easy…