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    Mindborg got a reaction from Tenderlysharp in The value of apologizing   
    What you say is accurate, but I think the benefits of saying sorry are much bigger than what's being mentioned here.
     
    I find that when I say sorry on a frequent basis (and I make mistakes every single day), it inspires courage. I'm not afraid of being wrong, because I can trust myself to correct my mistakes. Because I know I'll make mistakes and can correct them, I can steam ahead and crash into walls and have the resiliency to get up very fast.
    I'm also not very worried about hurting people, because many times after I've hurt them and say sorry, the relationship to that person is actually improved. In other words, it's better to hurt them, acknowledge the mistake and fix it, then not taking any action at all.
    Saying sorry has so many benefits. Another is that the internal fear of being "discovered" goes away. "What if someone finds out" becomes a though of the past, and instead there comes the pride of "yes, I did this, and I stand by it, because I've corrected my mistake".
     
    So I'd say; make heaps of mistakes, learn from it, apologize, and go full throttle. Life is short, make the most of it. You cannot drive a formula 1 car with a lot of weights hanging behind it. Fix errors and move on.
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    Mindborg got a reaction from JASKN in The value of apologizing   
    What you say is accurate, but I think the benefits of saying sorry are much bigger than what's being mentioned here.
     
    I find that when I say sorry on a frequent basis (and I make mistakes every single day), it inspires courage. I'm not afraid of being wrong, because I can trust myself to correct my mistakes. Because I know I'll make mistakes and can correct them, I can steam ahead and crash into walls and have the resiliency to get up very fast.
    I'm also not very worried about hurting people, because many times after I've hurt them and say sorry, the relationship to that person is actually improved. In other words, it's better to hurt them, acknowledge the mistake and fix it, then not taking any action at all.
    Saying sorry has so many benefits. Another is that the internal fear of being "discovered" goes away. "What if someone finds out" becomes a though of the past, and instead there comes the pride of "yes, I did this, and I stand by it, because I've corrected my mistake".
     
    So I'd say; make heaps of mistakes, learn from it, apologize, and go full throttle. Life is short, make the most of it. You cannot drive a formula 1 car with a lot of weights hanging behind it. Fix errors and move on.
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    Mindborg got a reaction from CartsBeforeHorses in Is Dignity a Right?   
    Seriously?
    This is the level that you want to bring the discussion to? Is this really a world problem that you want to spend your time solving? There are no more pressing problems for you to think about than a manager in an asteroid company smearing poop in employees face?
     
    Pathetic.
     
    If these problems are what objectivists are spending their time on, then it's easy to see why more important problems are not being solved.
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    Mindborg reacted to JASKN in Objectivist Values In Popular Movies?   
    Interstellar hit it pretty close, to me anyway.
     
    I actively avoided the science-y boo-hooers before and afterward, so that I could more easily suspend my disbelief. Taking the premises as true, the movie was excellent.
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    Mindborg got a reaction from KyaryPamyu in Reblogged:Individuation and Second-Handedness   
    A lot of good stuff in there. I respect Paul Graham, even though like so many in the valley he's into many of the practical aspects of objectivism, but not so much the theoretical.
    I don't believe much in schools anymore, and the popularity contest is just another reminder of that. I think it's a huge waste of time. People should learn real skills instead.
    Do they learn about cash flow in shcools? Balance sheets? Income statements? No.
    How to evaluate the value of a business? No.
    How to build a business? No.
    How to do accounting? No.
    Do they learn what attributes to look for in a potential spouse? What are the attributes that suggest that a person will be successful later? How can you make yourself an attractive partner? No.
    How to set life-goals and achieve them? No.
    How to make yourself happy and successful? No.
     
    I talked with one kid. He was learning how the trees were procreating. Others are learning about religions. He didn't learn how he could succeed genetically, but how the trees were doing it.
    Maybe the whole school system is dated. It was invented hundreds of years ago, and have now come to dominate childhood for most people all over the world. I know I regret wasting so many years doing something so useless. The best years of learning and fun wasted.
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    Mindborg reacted to Gus Van Horn blog in Reblogged:Individuation and Second-Handedness   
    It's an old essay, but quite thought-provoking. Venture capitalist Paul Graham considers why it is that "nerds" are so unpopular in middle school and high school. The below excerpt, from about midway through, gives an indication of what to expect, but the whole thing deserves a read.
    Much of this will remind anyone familiar with Ayn Rand of her concept of second-handers, and rightfully so. And many of these might be tempted, as I was at first, to indict the state of our culture and government schools for this entirely. (It's not entirely to blame, but as Graham indicates, it deserves the lion's share.) That said, I think some aspects of the phenomenon stem from the transition any child has to make from dependence on his parents to independent adulthood. As a parent, I am glad to have encountered this piece again, and will keep it in mind, now that I am a parent.

    -- CAV Link to Original
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    Mindborg got a reaction from softwareNerd in What makes you optimistic?   
    OK, we all know that there's a lot in the world we don't like. But what are some reasons that keep you going, things that you're optimistic about?
     
    I can start:
    * I'm thankful there's so many smart people in today's world. Jeff Bezos is working on space, and so is Elon Musk.
    * There's greater opportunity than ever before to design our lives as we wish.
    * There are a lot of smart people working on crypto currencies, and they are going to dramatically change the power of governments.
    * There are more books than ever. Almost any subject I can just search for it, then I can learn from world experts on the subject.
    * There is less violence in the world than ever before.
    * The project Mindshore is inspiring me very much, what if it works, and what if we can build something unimaginably beautiful?
    * International air tickets are cheap, making travel more accessible than ever.
    * Software is impacting more and more areas of life, making things more convenient and faster.
     
    What are things you're grateful for?
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    Mindborg reacted to Eiuol in Meaning of the newborn cry   
    This is not an innate idea, that's an innate capacity. Tabula rasa just means, to Rand, no innate concepts or ideas. There is no mechanism to form ideas with genes. An -emotion- goes with some evaluation.
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    Mindborg got a reaction from softwareNerd in Is Dignity a Right?   
    Seriously?
    This is the level that you want to bring the discussion to? Is this really a world problem that you want to spend your time solving? There are no more pressing problems for you to think about than a manager in an asteroid company smearing poop in employees face?
     
    Pathetic.
     
    If these problems are what objectivists are spending their time on, then it's easy to see why more important problems are not being solved.
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    Mindborg got a reaction from Laika in How to deal with arrogant succesful people ?   
    I don't agree there, I think it's better to build people up than try to tear them down.
    How about praising them for their success. I've done this several times, and it have worked extremely well for me. If you're not envious, but instead praise them for what they've done, it can be the start of a friendship and even a business relationship.
    If you want success for yourself, you want to surround yourself with people who are smarter and more successful.
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    Mindborg got a reaction from DonAthos in How to deal with arrogant succesful people ?   
    I don't agree there, I think it's better to build people up than try to tear them down.
    How about praising them for their success. I've done this several times, and it have worked extremely well for me. If you're not envious, but instead praise them for what they've done, it can be the start of a friendship and even a business relationship.
    If you want success for yourself, you want to surround yourself with people who are smarter and more successful.
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    Mindborg reacted to softwareNerd in Building Atlantis; find the flaws   
    What's typical round-trip from the U.S. to Tahiti?
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