Mickey Patel
@mickeypatel
Mickey Patel
@mickeypatel
Many people learn only in their frst third of life, so schools don’t teach unlearning. We want to see the world clearly and know what’s what. But once we’re past the frst stage of wisdom, the next stage involves adapting to new changes. We don’t get wise just by adding and adding. We also need to subtract.
Unlearning
So apparently all of that exhausting, red-faced, full-on push-push-push I had been doing had given me only a 4 percent boost. I could just take it easy and get 96 percent of the results. And what a difference in experience! To go the same distance, in about the same time, but one way leaves me exhausted, and the other way, rejuvenated. I think of t
... See moreI love this idea.
can apply this to the commenting game and building a network. Whats the daily rush? Another long form post
I have to smile, thinking about what my former self would say. But the former self is not always right. We shouldn’t preserve our frst opinions as if they reflect our pure, untarnished, true nature. They’re often just the result of inexperience or a temporary phase. Old opinions shouldn’t defne who we are in the future.
read this when the mind is loud
Old opinions. Powerful
Attention to the ways of the self, understanding that fear, desire, and anger are natural but that you don’t have to act them out or have everything you want—this insight dissolves mental anguish without adding to it.
read this when the mind is loud
Protecting our attention not just externally but internally
M: You see, my student, when a man lives As his personality, he is limited. And something within him recognizes that his personality is limited. And thus he must say and do things in order to make up for the deficiencies that he feels himself to possess. S: I see. M: Yes. In the midst of others, he will find himself needing to say things that pad h
... See moreSelf image - why talking doesnt help you to feel better
Seed:
In the midst of others, he will find himself needing to say things that pad his own image. He will feel the need to say things that will heighten his importance in the eyes of others.
The trouble with mindfulness is that it requires persistent effort. It is like attempting to empty the ocean with a teacup. On the one hand you have the majesty of the mind. And on the other hand you have a human being who is trying to be “mindful.” Even the term “mindfulness” makes little sense. Isn’t the entire problem a fullness of the mind? You
... See moreLove the analogy
Never consider yourself an expert. It’s the strong swimmers who drown.
Anxiety and happiness. False identity attached means you cant see past your own beliefs