I think I read in a book by Derek Sivers that if you want to change the world, you’re better off working for a company and financing an NGO, rather than working at an NGO.

Also, I think you need a system that scales. That “system” can be either other people or a very good personal productivity.

I like this quote by Google AI:

To “change the world,” you need to build or improve systems that enable widespread, sustainable, and positive change, rather than relying solely on individual actions or grand pronouncements. This means creating organized structures, processes, or networks designed to solve problems, allocate resources, and empower people to achieve collective goals. Focusing on systems allows a single person’s efforts to multiply and create lasting, large-scale impact.

I would like to change the world a little. Perhaps, I don’t know? Start with myself?

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În copilărie, cu aventurile din primii ani ai lui ’90, am supărat pe cineva foarte tare.

M-a așteptat cu fratele lui să mă bată. M-a lovit, etc.

Am vrut să plec, știam că vrea să îmi facă mai mult rău.

La un moment dat, după câteva secunde, fiind strict cu spatele, m-am aplecat brusc foarte mult.

Deasupra mea a trecut un bolovan, o piatră de câteva kilograme bune, aruncată direct asupra zonei gâtului/capului.

El l-a aruncat cu convingerea că nu mă uit. Nu mă uitasem.

A fost una din situațiile în care știu sigur că aș fi pățit ceva foarte grav.

Intenționat când am mers am mers în așa fel încât să dau impresia că nu mă uit, și să fie sigur și să dea.

Dar sincronizarea cu bolovanul a fost la secundă.

Nu ar fi fost o situație de viață și de moarte, dar sigur m-ar fi afectat fizic puternic.

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I did some coaching training, years ago, with dr. Cătălin Zaharia, PhD.

Years passed, and at some point I told him I had realized something – “Look, I understood X”.

His reply was nice (approximate quote):

“If you don’t do a thing you wish to do for a change, it’s just information.”

Implementation is everything; you have to apply what you said is important to you.

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At some various times in life, I was told I say boring, simple, obvious things. This happened both offline and online.

Of course, most people would likely be boring at some point, while at other times less so.

Another “of course”, sometimes I would actually say something boring, not a clever idea, just some form of a thing which, although true, everyone knows already.

I recently read that online people tend to go to extremes. They pick a point of view, while others take an opposite one, and what’s lacking is the middle point, the crossroad of various opinions, the melting point of opposing thoughts.

Online, people tend to be either A or non-A, but not in the middle of those views.

In this case, perhaps the observation I got, “you’re boring!” might not be so disheartening.

This isn’t a way to start saying boring and simple things.

There is a case, though of saying something less obvious, but not in extremes.

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