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Philosophy: efficiency and basic powers
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In this ~50 minute video I talk about the theme of doing basic tasks with consistency. I cover lots of relevant points. In short: A relatable story about a smoker who sets an unrealistic target on how to change their habits. We cannot just set our mind to something and it happens. We have to act on it. Deeds matter. Without deeds, we do not have anything to build on. We lack the capacity. We build stuff little by little, including our powers. We know this already from our everyday experiences. We do not just bring things into being. There is a process. My suggestion to help the smoker set an actionable goal. Nothing Olympic; nothing fancy. What really builds up capacity is consistency. I call them “basic powers” because they are not flashy and do not capture our attention the way superpowers do. Comment on superheroes and how we want superpowers without putting in any effort. We do not need superpowers. Those are nice for the spectacle but are otherwise a distraction. What we are toiling against in our everyday life is this tendency of ours to let things degrade and to not put in the work to maintain them. A basic power like consistency goes unnoticed by those who are not trained t…
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Protesilaos Stavrou
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