Avoid them, and teach others to do the same. Bam, no more authority.

Last edited by Overlord Morgus (10-18-2012 01:08:42 PM)

95% of youth culture is about finding ways to ignore authority, and it's a big, big world for you to explore. Examples of bad run-ins?

I don't mean that you could learn from our nation's youth, I mean it's not hard to get them to disregard authority. Same with adults, actually.

Last edited by Overlord Morgus (10-18-2012 03:07:00 PM)

I'm out.

Obeying satyr is typically a very good idea. He's a smart guy.

My simple protocol is to not overplan. It's a habit, but it never really helps and just frustrates you when you fail.

wat?




Always ask wat's wat. Accept things at face value and you don't never gunna get none edcaton.

Last edited by crystalwren (10-21-2012 06:51:58 AM)

I thought it was funny. 

You should give your respect only to those who offer expertise and assistance.

I'd question this part. Respecting people in general can be a good thing... Someone might not be better at me at X, Y, Z, or maybe at anything, but I think you can argue that a certain amount of respect should inherently be attached to the human condition, and that doing so makes the world a better place. Even if you want to take that protocol in the most practical and self-serving sense, you're a lot more likely to find people offering their assistance to you after you've shown them respect than before you've ever shown them any. You're really shooting yourself in the foot otherwise, at least in my view.

My own simple protocol, that I often fail to live up to, is that you should always work hard but never take anything too seriously because, in the end, it's probably not as important as it seems. I wish I could follow that 100% of the time, I'd be much more relaxed. But I still try. Whether stuff's working out or not, it helps to keep it all in perspective.

Don't trust people who are too sociable or are too fond of display. The most detestable people in human society (the viciously reckless poor, politicians, religious fundamentalists, the "1%") are both extremely gregarious and very image-conscious. Nice cars, pro sports, gaudy jewelry, megachurches, rallies and posters, etc. The more fond of showing off they are, the more detestable they are.

The only possible exception for the latter rule might be people who like to display their talents. A desire to display talents can often connote a desire to give, whereas a desire to show off possessions/"connections" is generally a sign of an overpowering desire to take. Although the desire to give certainly has its own pitfalls, especially for the giver, it is at least not as repugnant as the desire to take, even in its extreme forms.

Last edited by Overlord Morgus (08-02-2014 02:04:43 AM)

Using an idea from engineering specification, I think that assigning metrics to one's life is important. But it's equally important to make sure that you don't have TOO many metrics.

Ideally, a person should have at least 5 and less than 15-20. If you don't watch any variables at all, then you're undisciplined. If you watch only 1-2, then your focus is dangerously narrow. If you watch too many, then you're probably a nervous wreck.

Last edited by zevrem (08-13-2014 10:25:58 PM)

To quote Fitzgerald, "you can't do anything about people". You can't change someone who doesn't want to be changed, and it's not worthwhile getting upset over other people's choices; in the event that their choices keep causing you pain, tell them you're done and move on.

If you're alive, breathing on your own, continent, and in full possession of your mental faculties (more or less,) not much else really matters.