In all chaos there is a cosmos, in all disorder a secret order.

- Carl Jung

Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell

easy read with interesting examples and great narration

Key Takeaways
- luck plays a crucial factor in life and a 1% increase in luck can compound into drastic (positive) differences in life down the road

- obsession is a key trait among the outliers
> Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, and Bill Joy were obsessed with computers even before the dawn of personal computers. when the time came, they simply seized the opportunity and used their abundant knowledge regarding computers to build empires.

- timing and knowing when to take advantage of trends is key
> of the 75 richest people in human history, almost 20% of them came from a single generation in America. they were all born before the 1860s and 1870s, where America went through its greatest transformation. if they were born a few years early or late, they never would've been able to take advantage of the generational opportunity.

- in life, sometimes all we need is a chance to change our lives. however, when that chance comes, will you be able to recognise and seize it?

#book

steve jobs

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Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse

My first philosophical book and I loved it. This will be a book that I'll be rereading from time to time to draw different insights at different stages of life.

Key Takeaways
- Patience patience patience. Siddhartha was nothing but patient throughout his life. If anything, patience is one of the best traits to have. The ability to sit on your hands and do nothing in life. Something I find hard to do.

- "Wisdom cannot be passed on. Wisdom which a wise man tries to pass on to someone always sounds like foolishness."
> To me, until realisation hits for the recipient, wisdom can never be fully internalised

- "Nothing was, nothing will be; everything is, everything has existence and is present."
> Like a river, water flows and changes, but the river itself remains. To live in the present, rather than fixating on the past or future.

- Finding > searching.
> When one searches too hard, they become focused on their goal. In so, being unable to find, or let anything enter his mind. One will often become too obsessed and tunnel visioned. However, to find is to be free and open. To be able to strive for your goals without tunnel vision, often times being able to see what is directly in front of you.

- In everyone, there is a hidden Buddha. The world is perfect in every moment, all sin already carries the divine forgiveness in itself, all small children already have the old person in themselves, all infants already have death, all dying people the eternal life. In the robber or gambler, the Buddha is waiting deep inside, waiting to be discovered.
> Sins serve as eventual lessons, for without them one cannot learn to give up resistance and love the world/themselves. There is no light without dark, no happiness without sorrow. One is to teach us the significance of the other.


My biggest takeaway is patience, patience, and patience. Incredibly apt and applicable to me in life rn as well. Highly recommended read.

#book

"if you want to go for a run, go for a run, don't look for company. sooner or later, on your fifth run or your twentieth, likeminded people will find you themselves."

The growth of the anterior midcingulate cortex is linked to activities that challenge us, that we inherently resist. This is where the concept of willpower gains a new, tangible dimension. Most people get a feeling of satisfaction from doing something successfully they don't want to do.

deep thinkers are more lonely

https://youtube.com/shorts/_djQ4MFanCY?si=TU3EUQi27gu1qN2n

very true, just yesterday i found myself whining and complaining too much

to the point i stopped and realised i hated doing that

then i just started doing and i got shit done

also remembered a video that explained how the root of laziness is being lost in life

made a lot of sense too

you have to tackle the root for a permanent fix

the graceful acceptance of your minuscule position in the cosmos is the gateway to calm and harmony

humility

https://youtube.com/shorts/FVB4Ve_3I2E?si=MEkDcWgby9rSAFJf

questions to ask yourself

in a world where it’s never been easier to do nothing, doing something becomes extraordinary

always ask, but never expect