Just impressed with your work just discovered it today.
Suffering can be pure distraction from the point. I don’t sign off on everything Bruce Charlton says by a long shot but one of the wisest was(my gloss): there are things we want to be true that are true and things that aren’t. There are things we don’t want to be true that are true and things that aren’t. Our wanting has nothing to do with it, there is no “safe” side to tack to that removes the need for judgement.
Whenever a guy answers an objection of prudence by appealing to fortitude (“you’re being a p*ssy”), you can feel safe ignoring what he says. I’m convinced thinking and humility are the hardest works there are because of the absolute struggle people will go through to avoid either.
All struggles to fight through difficulty and complexity should resolve to mastery and simplicity. If not, it is wasted effort. Practice makes easy, rather than perfect.
Well, I completely agree with this perspective while still recognizing that many instances of people taking the "easy," less complicated way of doing something sacrifices meaningful quality merely to reduce the greater effort or thought needed in order to do the thing right -- the unwise shortcut taken in order to spare oneself measuring twice, or cutting carefully, or cetera.
Having said that, most of us recognize the difference between the two. Your point is well taken.
The grindset is ridiculous.
“I choose a lazy person to do a hard job. Because a lazy person will find an easy way to do it.” Bill Gates
Just impressed with your work just discovered it today.
Suffering can be pure distraction from the point. I don’t sign off on everything Bruce Charlton says by a long shot but one of the wisest was(my gloss): there are things we want to be true that are true and things that aren’t. There are things we don’t want to be true that are true and things that aren’t. Our wanting has nothing to do with it, there is no “safe” side to tack to that removes the need for judgement.
Whenever a guy answers an objection of prudence by appealing to fortitude (“you’re being a p*ssy”), you can feel safe ignoring what he says. I’m convinced thinking and humility are the hardest works there are because of the absolute struggle people will go through to avoid either.
"I’m convinced thinking and humility are the hardest works there are because of the absolute struggle people will go through to avoid either."
I like this.
The hardest working man is a lazy man with a conscience.
Ha. Brilliant.
All struggles to fight through difficulty and complexity should resolve to mastery and simplicity. If not, it is wasted effort. Practice makes easy, rather than perfect.
Well, I completely agree with this perspective while still recognizing that many instances of people taking the "easy," less complicated way of doing something sacrifices meaningful quality merely to reduce the greater effort or thought needed in order to do the thing right -- the unwise shortcut taken in order to spare oneself measuring twice, or cutting carefully, or cetera.
Having said that, most of us recognize the difference between the two. Your point is well taken.