You have been trained – you were not studied
This image: You are in a semester. The bell rings. You stand. He walks. Sitting. Follow it. He obeys. It does not matter whether the building says “the university” – a glorious obedience camp is still. Because what I thought was education was actually Domestication.
He didn’t teach you how to think – they trained how to wait for instructions.
And it appears. In how to build homes. Operating governments. Business start. Even in how we dream.
The prisons that you call the school
In the nineteenth century, America was struggling to educate immigrant children. So they went to Prussia – As you know, the place that invented the organized obedience.
And what they found?
A system based on:
- Manufacture of obedient soldiers
- Civil employees production
- Imposing conformity by age
- Installing guards in each room, (sorry, intention of teachers)
- Make the bells
And they said, “A curse. This is perfect.”
So they took it home. Then we – Previously colonized Take it from they.
You are following the rules designed to create soldiers of the empire that no longer exists. They wonder why you cannot think outside the box – when I grew up Inside one.
Obedience was never optional. The product was.
Governance as a theater – and a tragedy
Let’s talk about politics.
We did not design a system. We did not ask anything. We have just copied and pasted from America like disorganized university students.
Two major parties? Check.
science? certainly.
National anthem? And why not.
traffic lights? I don’t know what they have, but they add Atmosphere.
Trefor Noah said better:
After visiting the United States, the politicians in South Africa said, “Guys, we need to get traffic lights! It is for the intersection, and adds the atmosphere! “
But this is not the ruling. This is an effect.
Switzerland has strong local governance, no central tyrant, and people who are already obtaining the vote on the laws directly.
Nigeria? One man in Abuja makes decisions for 200 million people and has no skin in your game.
We used to live in small tribes, there were risks and skin in the game. People were responsible for their mistakes in leading the tribe because they would look at the faces of people. If you take a hunting boy and die, you will explain to his father.
But the central authorities and a man governs hundreds of millions of people from another country that treats people such as statistics and mathematics
Central accountability is killed. Replace faces Data schedules.
The authority without proximity becomes cruel in the lawsuit.
Cultural tradition
We copied because we were told what is a superior foreigner.
We wear suits at 40 degrees. We build concrete houses in the tropical areas and complain of heat when the energy comes out.
Use our ancestors clay – insulation breathing. But hey, this is not “elegant”, right?
The clay is cheaper.
Even music, architecture, governance – we abandoned the rhythms of the indigenous population and replaced it with everything that was heading in the West that year.
We re -amend without knowing the original rhythm.
Do not think like a prisoner
Many people are born with the copy index in their brain.
They believe:
- The West should be right
- Rich means wisdom
- Monotheism is success
- The interrogation is the rebellion
But this is an evolution:
You cannot Copy Your way to sovereignty.
You cannot become a world -class by being a knockout. You can not think clearly with borrowed ideas.
The richest people in the world are not affiliated marketers.
You will never be smarter with the ideas of others.
You can never make a “repeated” better for something.
You need dedicated designer solutions.
Most people borrow their ideas.
They do not think. They imitate.
See, monkey tweet. Monkey is an emerging building because another person built.
Monkey writes a 100 -page action plan because praise said that you must, (and praise has a master’s in business management). No one stops the question, “Wait … is any of this logical?”
I get it, we are fatal creatures, but we need to copy them smart.
The solution to this is not to stop copying.
It is more copies.
to learn WhyNot only What.
Principles stealing – not paint function.
Remix, don’t hesitate.
Think as a cursed human
The solution is simple: think yourself. You cannot rely on others, their risks are different.
People love to talk about it Investing in encryption, stocks and emerging companies. But the best investment?
You.
because:
- Other people’s mistakes can enter your investments.
- Their borders become your limits.
- Their failures become your failure.
When you invest in yourself, you have victory and losses, and use losses to learn and improve yourself so that you can win more. Non -symmetrical returns.
Do you prefer to trust the efficiency of a strange person or your own building?
So why don’t you think yourself?
Think of the first principles
The first principles thinking is not optional – it’s survival.
He asks:
- What is this thing to?
- What is the problem designed to solve it?
- Is this problem exist? here?
- Can we build something better?
Stop asked, “Who is the last to do this?” Start in the question: “What would I do if you were the first person alive?”
Because real thinkers do not follow culture. they Build He – is.
It is the difference between telling a child, “washing your hands”, and teaching them that microbes are planning microscopic rebellions under their nails.
It is not obedience. It is an understanding.
The first principles are considering escaping from the matrix.
You stop taking notes from consensus, and start taking them from nature, markets and competition.
The planes should fly. Customers must buy. The armies should win. There is no room to think about worshiping goods when they play with real dangers.
This is an example you may hear, but it is really really hearing:
Everyone said that electric car batteries were very expensive.
Why? Experts said that.
Why did they say that? Because other experts said that.
Why did you do Those Experts say that? Nobody knows. They are turtles along the way.
Then Elon came.
The battery has stormed its basic materials – cobalt, carbon, silicon, etc.
Look at market prices. Mathematics ran.
It turned out … the batteries were not expensive after all.
leap. New fact. A chance of millions of dollars.
This is the power of original thinking.
forDismantle the machineStudy the gears, and better rebuild it – in thought, life, and in the systems that constitute both.
If you are serious about thinking clearly, here is an idea:
The most successful creators, technology founders and investors do not denounce business books. they He writes they.
What do they read?
Physics. mathematics. development. Game theory. psychology.
He wrote that age is slower than rocks and hitting strongly than directions.
Each layer adds between you and the rough truth to reduce it.
The blogger summarizes a summary summary that summarizes a blog. It is treated.
It dissolves quickly, and it imitates under pressure.
Learn how to think. From the first principles.
It is not consensus, not from the titles, and certainly is not feelings.
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A practical guide for independent thought
1. Thinking embraced the first principles
Instead of accepting ideas at the nominal value, divide them into their basic facts. This approach allows you to rebuild concepts based on logic and evidence rather than tradition or consensus.
example: Instead of assuming that the business model is effective because it is common, it analyzes its basic components: suggestion of value, revenue flows, and customer sectors.
2. Development of mental models
Mental models are parties that help you understand and move the world. Learn models of various disciplines-economics, psychology and physics-to enhance decision-making.
example: Understanding the concept of an alternative opportunity cost can help you make better options by looking at what you give up when choosing another option.
3. Practice “via Negativa”
Inspired by Taleb, this principle includes improving your life by removing negatives rather than adding positives. Eliminate harmful habits, unnecessary obligations, and toxic relationships to create space for growth.
example: Instead of adding more tasks to your schedule to become a product, remove the deviations that hinder your focus.
4. “Skin in the game”
Make decisions in which the consequences are taken. This accountability guarantees that your choices are based on reality and personal responsibility.
example: If you advise others to financial investments, make sure your resources are also similar to keeping pace with interests.
5. Searching for asymmetric opportunities
Focus on the procedures in which the potential ascension exceeds the negative side. This strategy allows you to bear the calculated risks that can lead to large rewards.
example: It may require the start of a project of time and effort, but it may lead to personal or financial growth with minimal risks.
6. Anti -building building
Design systems and habits not only carry shocks, but also benefit from them. This concept is encouraged, which is essential to a student philosophy, flexibility and adaptation.
example: Diversify your income flows so that if one fails, others can keep you, and you may discover new opportunities in this process.
7. Evil at the studied reading
Giving priority to reading materials that challenge your views and deepen your understanding. Choose classic literature, scientific texts and philosophical works on transient content.
8. Thinking and magazine
Documenting your ideas, decisions and results regularly. This practice enhances self -awareness and continuous improvement.
example: Keep the decision magazine where you notice the thinking behind the important options and review them periodically to assess your thinking process.
9. Reducing exposure to noise
Be selective about the information you consume. Focus on the sources that provide depth and reliability, and avoid the ongoing news courses and social media.
Surround yourself with individuals who challenge your thoughts and encourage critical thinking. Inclusion in thoughtful discussions can improve your views and introduce new views.
example: Join the group chat online focusing on philosophical or scientific topics, and enhancing various visions.
This is the end of mental colonialism
Pick your mind. Steps it. Question of everything.
And to love everything that is sacred –Think of the damned yourself.
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Praise – First Principles. James
