In the past, people tended to be more angry. Direct feedback, physical punishments, people with nerves.
I find today’s people quite a bit friendlier, happier, and with less anger and upset.
On the other hand, they can be offended by small things, like getting a call.
The thing is, society evolves, but some people don’t. It’s likely to meet an older person that has a different behavior than what’s expected in the current society.
Jesus: A lie hurts the person who tells it. (in a fictional movie – Last Days in the Desert (2015))
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There’s a lot of emphasis on the big games – Real vs. Barcelona, the grand final of the Champions League, or the match that determines the World Champion in soccer. It’s the same with conferences – there are some big conferences everyone wants to attend.
While it’s true to some degree that the big games have a higher probability of being enchanting, great, and beautiful, there could be more minor games with great intensity.
You can have a match with 4–5 goals, while another can end with 1-0.
The same goes for conferences—yes, while a big-name conference may lead to ideas, you can likely get ideas from smaller conferences.
Pick a big one if you go to a single conference in 5 years.
But if you have a large budget, consider spending it between more events. You might get more ideas from attending multiple, smaller events.
“There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.” ― Beverly Sills
Also, if you want to prepare for a big concert, go to smaller ones, first.
It’s fine to go overseas and see Metallica in a concert, but try some local concerts, also.
Don’t go just to Metallica and Pink Floyd.
I often see this – a lot: “What differentiates a successful man from an ordinary person?”.
Lots of gurus will try to tell you, “Oh, the successful person does so-and-so, unlike the regular persons.”
In my opinion, a lot of such assertions are false.
Being successful is generally a combination of hard work, intelligence, human skills, motivation, and luck. It’s actually quite simple—put in the work, be motivated, have some intelligence (social and general), and hope for luck.
But it’s much cooler to imagine, “Oh, the successful people are different from me on a few specific points.”
But I consider the assertion to be false.
Sayings like “Find out here what separates the very successful people from the unsuccessful ones” are aimed only at sounding fancy, not providing value.
Can you get a nosocomial infection while visiting a hospital? Possibly.
Is it better to avoid the hospital at all costs due to this? Most likely not.
When you read the news, all sorts of things get a lot of attention—plane crashes, fires, accidents.
But you are more likely to suffer from a heart issue. And heart issues are more in people’s control than some of the things that make news headlines.
I like to insist. I enjoy pushing. I am pro-“try more”.
I tend to be a Shaper on the Belbin Team Roles.
On the other hand, there’s a downside – there’s a risk of nagging others, annoying people, and not caring.
There’s also the risk that I only get to support others’ plans instead of starting things.
Good and bad, both at the same time.
Sometimes, I try to be of service, and bad things happen.
Sometimes, I try to help, and people get upset.
I don’t think I have the right not to have something negative happen to me.
Even if you try to live healthy, accidents happen.
Even if you generally perform fine, some clients will be upset.
I try not to expect that life owes me something, and I have the right to receive only good things.
Some people ask for donations on their birthdays.
The result is generally good – some NGOs get more donations.
I prefer not to do it, though.
To consider that:
#1 I’m entitled to receive something, my friends owe me something;
#2 The NGO/cause I support is of better money than what my friends would generally do with their money;
are both false, at least to me.
I don’t think I’m entitled, and if my friends prefer not to help an NGO but buy ice cream, I think that the money is well spent.
I have friends who constantly give me news on the end of the world: how to build a bunker, what nuclear powers will do, and when will the next big war start.
These friends tend to spend some time reading about things but fail to act on their readings.
They don’t move to Antarctica, they don’t build a bunker, and they don’t hide in the closet.
As I view it, you’re much more likely to have issues with stability, and you could train your body equilibrium using exercises.
Also, you’re much more likely to be affected by alcohol, bad food, and not sleeping enough, much rather than what North Korea will do next.
If all you do is read what could go wrong, but you act on nothing like this, then, in my opinion, it doesn’t help.
Sure, if you think an earthquake will come, and you are a prepper and do things, that’s fine—read about earthquakes.
But if all you do is accumulate anxiety and do nothing about it, reading about a war in another part of the world does not help.
So, how will the world end? Likely, not via a catastrophe, but by falling from a ladder because you are not exercising enough and don’t have enough dexterity. Read about practical things, not things that are out of your control/interest but give you anxiety.
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