A contrarian isn’t one who always objects - that’s a confirmist of a different sort. A contrarian reasons independently, from the ground up, and resists pressure to conform.

  • Naval Ravikant
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  • What I find the most irritating about these movies is the complete incompetence of 007. Without plot armor that dude wouldn’t have made it past his 30’s. Just how many times has he snuck into the enemy compound armed with a pistol and wearing a suit only to be immediately caught by a random guard and then the only thing saving his life is the fact that the enemy boss wants to give his revenge speech first rather than just shooting him on sight.




  • I think one of the most informative features of one’s personality is how they handle setbacks. Nobody’s perfect but I think an adult should be able to control the expression of their emotions. Something like getting angry at a game and screaming at it let alone throwing the controller is a huge red flag for me. I can’t think of a situation where letting anger take control of you has ever produced a better outcome compared to staying calm unless you’re literally in a fight.

    I don’t know if it’s my experience with meditation or what but I see anger as such a powerful emotion that it pretty much cannot sneak up on me. The first moment something anger inducing happens to me it’s like an alarm that goes off inside my head telling me to play close attention to how I’m going to react. Something like annoyance on the other hand is much more sneaky and has significantly higher chance of poisoning my mind before I detect it.