values

The faster you’re moving the more you’re in fear. The more you’re in fear, the more you’re thinking about yourself. The more you’re thinking about yourself, the less compassion and kindness you have for others.

from this Reel.

Inconsistency sends mixed signals. Confusing. Lack of responsibility. Here..there.. hot.. cold.. Like water, you don’t want your shower water to fluctuate.

Cashing in for short-term pleasure leads to long-term agony.

— Ray Dalio

By recognizing the higher-level consequences nature optimizes for, I've come to see that people who overweigh the first-order consequences of their decisions and ignore the effects of second- and subsequent-order consequences rarely reach their goals. This is because first-order consequences often have opposite desirabilities from second-order cons