I clean the floor as a third shift janitor
I lead a massive cult
I tried to get fired
I got a promotion and a bonus
I am patently unprofessional
I am a professional
I haven't worked in decades
I make incredible results
I am a myth
I am a legend
I am random
I am predictable
I sit in the sunlight
I run in the fog
I fly a hang glider
I deliver like a freight train
Friday, October 26, 2012
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Types of Intelligence
There are many; here are a few, some more noble than others.
* Competence intelligence - the capability to figure out in which areas of endeavor you are personally incompetent and which ones you are well versed.
A person with high competence intelligence is rare. Most people have no idea how lacking they are in any particular pursuit and you can't begin to fix a problem unless you know it exists. A person without this intelligence blames outside influences, other people, and unfortunate events for their lack of results. On the other hand, when good things happen, a person without this has no idea why and often speeds toward self-sabotage and bitter failure trying to replicate the good thing by engaging in activities that produce bad results.
As a simple rule of thumb, this person knows that "Doing the right thing well produces excellent results over a period of time, regardless of circumstance". It is possible to accidentally produce an exemplary result in a short time while doing the wrong thing or doing the right thing poorly. This person is able to discern which strategies are destined to be a train wreck, and avoid them.
* Common sense intelligence - the capability to recognize risks/rewards for their actual eventual impact and act accordingly.
The rule of thumb - when you are witnessing a disaster of any kind and you can hold your thumb up at arm’s length; close one eye and put your thumb between you and the event; if the thumb does not cover the event completely, you are TOO CLOSE.
The rule of money - Money has no inherent value; it is merely a medium of exchange between something of value to one party and something of value to another party. Wealth is selling what you have, using the money to buy something of value, adding value to it, selling it, and using the money to buy something of greater value. Poverty is selling what you have of value and using the money to buy something of less value.
The rule of supply - if you are preparing for something new, you don't know how many supplies it will take so make sure you have many times more than you think you need.
The rule of defense - if you have enemies (and everyone does), do what you have to do to create a perception that you are invincible so the enemies will find someone else to bother.
The rule of attack - if you are surrounded on all sides and in danger, without hesitation attack the strongest opponent decisively with all your might; in the event that they were caught off guard and you win, the others will think twice about threatening you. In the event that you lose, better to go out fighting than surrendering.
* Spatiotemporal intelligence - a capacity form mental models of non-linear/non-intuitive spatial and temporal realities that although they are real, they don't make sense to most people.
A person with high spatiotemporal intelligence is like a kung-fu master in some area; he/she rarely fights; the fight doesn't last long; it doesn't look hard or complex; the result is highly effective.
* Legal/judicial intelligence - the capability to think and act unjustly in the name of justice.
A person with a high legal intelligence realizes that the legal system is fundamentally broken; similar to the ancient Egypt when only scribes and priests were taught how to read and write, and the hieroglyphs were intentionally complex to preserve their status. In spite of this, they study for years to learn how to manipulate the system and follow a career path that milks the ignorant masses of unimaginable wealth "practicing law" in the name of justice; a true injustice. As a group they do everything imaginable to prevent common people from understanding even the basic precepts of our legal system, falling just short of denying basic human rights to anyone who questions the system.
* Competence intelligence - the capability to figure out in which areas of endeavor you are personally incompetent and which ones you are well versed.
A person with high competence intelligence is rare. Most people have no idea how lacking they are in any particular pursuit and you can't begin to fix a problem unless you know it exists. A person without this intelligence blames outside influences, other people, and unfortunate events for their lack of results. On the other hand, when good things happen, a person without this has no idea why and often speeds toward self-sabotage and bitter failure trying to replicate the good thing by engaging in activities that produce bad results.
As a simple rule of thumb, this person knows that "Doing the right thing well produces excellent results over a period of time, regardless of circumstance". It is possible to accidentally produce an exemplary result in a short time while doing the wrong thing or doing the right thing poorly. This person is able to discern which strategies are destined to be a train wreck, and avoid them.
* Common sense intelligence - the capability to recognize risks/rewards for their actual eventual impact and act accordingly.
The rule of thumb - when you are witnessing a disaster of any kind and you can hold your thumb up at arm’s length; close one eye and put your thumb between you and the event; if the thumb does not cover the event completely, you are TOO CLOSE.
The rule of money - Money has no inherent value; it is merely a medium of exchange between something of value to one party and something of value to another party. Wealth is selling what you have, using the money to buy something of value, adding value to it, selling it, and using the money to buy something of greater value. Poverty is selling what you have of value and using the money to buy something of less value.
The rule of supply - if you are preparing for something new, you don't know how many supplies it will take so make sure you have many times more than you think you need.
The rule of defense - if you have enemies (and everyone does), do what you have to do to create a perception that you are invincible so the enemies will find someone else to bother.
The rule of attack - if you are surrounded on all sides and in danger, without hesitation attack the strongest opponent decisively with all your might; in the event that they were caught off guard and you win, the others will think twice about threatening you. In the event that you lose, better to go out fighting than surrendering.
* Spatiotemporal intelligence - a capacity form mental models of non-linear/non-intuitive spatial and temporal realities that although they are real, they don't make sense to most people.
A person with high spatiotemporal intelligence is like a kung-fu master in some area; he/she rarely fights; the fight doesn't last long; it doesn't look hard or complex; the result is highly effective.
* Legal/judicial intelligence - the capability to think and act unjustly in the name of justice.
A person with a high legal intelligence realizes that the legal system is fundamentally broken; similar to the ancient Egypt when only scribes and priests were taught how to read and write, and the hieroglyphs were intentionally complex to preserve their status. In spite of this, they study for years to learn how to manipulate the system and follow a career path that milks the ignorant masses of unimaginable wealth "practicing law" in the name of justice; a true injustice. As a group they do everything imaginable to prevent common people from understanding even the basic precepts of our legal system, falling just short of denying basic human rights to anyone who questions the system.
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
So you tryin ta be white?
Are you talking about working towards being happy, healthy, wealthy, wise, enjoying my career, capable of advancement, and able to care for my family as opposed to miserable, tore down, broke, addicted, unemployed, hopeless, helpless, angry, and abusive? - well, um, I prefer to call it trying to be right, which has nothing to do with skin color, but you can call it white if you want to - sounds like group self-sabotage; just a thought.
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