Mush's IRL Talks, Theories and Things to think about (Advice column)
Before you read:
- All just opinions, feel free to disagree. (I could add them to the list)
- No game related topics here. If you want to learn how to be better at CS. Go to Game Discussion Forums or CS Division forums.
-Share your IRL examples if you want.
-All Forum rules applies.
-If this would be published into a book. (Please put my name on the front cover)
-Could be Boring.
-Any Theories or Ideas that has existed before is coincidental. (I don't read books / research about this, it just popped out of my mind)
-Feel free to use these ideas in your school work, presentations, etc if you want. I don't want any credits.
-I could be wrong as I only lived on this Earth for 14 and 11/12 years. please correct me if there are typos, things that don't make sense and ideas that I will never understand until I reach a certain milestone in my life.
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1. Skill is important (according to lukeirish), but by me analyzing life as it is, I have come to conclusion that everything is based on Luck.
Mostly Everything is by chance, think about it. You got a into a good university. That means you are lucky enough to:
Get decent education => Lucky to be born in a good family who could afford it.
And...
(Example removed, Read Samolito's Inspiring post)
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2. For all of you who thinks you have failed you're life and/or go as low as you can go. Think about this: Chances of being born is 1:10000000. You hit the Jackpot! You win the epic swim race for life! This should be an achievement. You should be celebrating and we still do! (You're birthday). So why must you think so negatively? You should be happy that you EXIST.
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3. Formula For luckiness is:
Luckiness = Good things that happen/Bad things that happen.
Can be used to calculate your luckiness in a day, a month, or a year or your whole lifetime. (Remember to also count you being alive, you having a decent computer, you having a family.)
If L > 1, you're lucky.
L < 1, you're unlucky.
Example:
Let Luckiness be X
8/2 = 4
4 > 1
Conclusion, Very Lucky.
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4. The definition of selfishness.
I have a bag of chips that I will not share out. How is that selfish? Just because i'm hungry so what if I don't share it out? You're selfish for begging other people for food in the first place. You're selfish because you want things that are free and not earned with hard work.
(Parents/You work hard to earn money)
=> Parents => Read point 1
=> (Assuming) Hard Work => Decent Job => Luck
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5. If you wanna be good in life, then you gotta appreciate it.
You will not achieve anything if you keep saying 'oh, this job sucks all i do is flip burgers' or 'Damn, everyone ignores me!'.
First of all, Everything has it's own benefits, even bad things do have benefits. (I know it sounds quite cliche but when I thought about this, it actually kind of changed the way I think of life'.
For example:
Flipping burgers
-Train Arm Strength
-Gain Cooking/work experience
-Gives you fun goals such as trying to flip 6 burgers at once.
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6. Tangible items only make happy for the first few minutes/hours/days/weeks. Never months or years.
Instead of aiming for a tangible object such as a new I-Phone or Computer. Why not set a skill goal? Why not learn how to ride a bike within the month or a unicycle (what i'm doing now) if you've mastered it. You'll gain a skill that would last almost a lifetime. Skills will not be replaced, thrown away or possibly forgotten. Recaps will help you remember your forgotten skill.
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7. You do not want to be rich.
No, Being rich ruins the purpose of life. Being rich makes it difficult to set goals. If you're rich, you want you get. That's no fun. It's better if you get what you earn. It makes you appreciate all the things you did to achieve it.
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8. Be a fun person.
It is easier for people to approach you when you're humorous, the world needs more of these people. Imagine a world full of people who only talks about boring business and politics. It will be like dull faces and everything would seem black and white.
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9. Maths and Science is dangerous.
Imagine a world without math. Yes, there will be no computers or phones. But are they worth the cost of war? The reason is simple. Math makes nuclear weapons. Maths kills. I'd rather live in a world with no understanding and just enjoy it than have technology controlling our lives. Music and language are good subjects to learn. It's how people express themselves.
Reply to Teeheehee
You do not need math to produce medicine? I lived in Hong Kong where you can choose to take Normal medication or Chinese Medication. Chinese Medication is basically a mix of herbs, tea flakes and possibly insects. And it did the trick (Apart from the disgusting taste that lasts for days, compared to tablets and capsules, they do not have any bad side-effects - Always had trad. med) Works all the time. Not taking sides or anything. How do they come up with these kind of medicine? Trial and Error. Its not about understanding but trying out new things and putting into action.
How do cavemen discover fire? It's not like they know that you need Oxygen, Fuel and heat to produce it in the first place. They use trail and error.
And that's where you thought wrong about technology to survive such as production of food. We are now producing foods containing MSG preservatives etc... Ruining health. We put pesticides and herbicides to grow food. This is madness. Even birds and insects won't touch them, why do humans happily eat foods that even mother nature itself rejects it.
For disagreement for this idea read Tee Hee Hee's post
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10. Take risks.
Sounds simple right? I doubt it. Its difficult to face a challenge without seeing the consequences of it.
Say you're gonna go ask a girl/guy out.
Whats the worse thing that could possibly happen to you?
Death? 80 years of bad luck? Disabled? Guilt burned onto you?
No, Get rejected.
So what? you fell to the ground. Okay you understand. Now stand back up. Learn your mistake and move on.
Unless you're risking your life by joining the army and put in the front line. You should always try to take risks. There are always more good outcomes than bad ones by taking risks.
Like I said earlier - Trial and Error
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11. How I Manage stress and physical pain.
Stress - the invisible pain. How do I handle it?
Just close your eyes. Imagine you are sitting on a flying couch, watching yourself stressed like a sitcom. Then point at yourself and laugh. Works for me all the time. You don't like being laughed at right? It makes yourself the competition and makes you want to do better.
Or
Imagine your body is a huge gigantic robot and then imagine you being the little who is controlling your body watching through extreme HD screen. You'll feel everything is distant. The pain is affected on your body but not the little you.
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12. Religion is an effective placebo (Could be offensive, i'll remove if it is) (I'm non-religious, only opinions)
All those talks about God, Hell, Heaven, miracles etc... Are just placebos. They make you think about consequences and/or set unrealistic achievements. Things about hell and the devil are only threats or warnings. Whereas heaven and miracles are projected sense of hope. There have been no scientific proofs that these things exist. They are only used to make one seem more powerful, more authority. This could potentially be dangerous.
When I think of religion, I think of a small child with his/her parents. Parents will warn the child not do something or they'll be punished. Telling him/her that he/she will become a super-star when he/she grows-up.
To be continued/fixed...
Before you read:
- All just opinions, feel free to disagree. (I could add them to the list)
- No game related topics here. If you want to learn how to be better at CS. Go to Game Discussion Forums or CS Division forums.
-Share your IRL examples if you want.
-All Forum rules applies.
-If this would be published into a book. (Please put my name on the front cover)
-Could be Boring.
-Any Theories or Ideas that has existed before is coincidental. (I don't read books / research about this, it just popped out of my mind)
-Feel free to use these ideas in your school work, presentations, etc if you want. I don't want any credits.
-I could be wrong as I only lived on this Earth for 14 and 11/12 years. please correct me if there are typos, things that don't make sense and ideas that I will never understand until I reach a certain milestone in my life.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. Skill is important (according to lukeirish), but by me analyzing life as it is, I have come to conclusion that everything is based on Luck.
Mostly Everything is by chance, think about it. You got a into a good university. That means you are lucky enough to:
Get decent education => Lucky to be born in a good family who could afford it.
And...
(Example removed, Read Samolito's Inspiring post)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2. For all of you who thinks you have failed you're life and/or go as low as you can go. Think about this: Chances of being born is 1:10000000. You hit the Jackpot! You win the epic swim race for life! This should be an achievement. You should be celebrating and we still do! (You're birthday). So why must you think so negatively? You should be happy that you EXIST.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3. Formula For luckiness is:
Luckiness = Good things that happen/Bad things that happen.
Can be used to calculate your luckiness in a day, a month, or a year or your whole lifetime. (Remember to also count you being alive, you having a decent computer, you having a family.)
If L > 1, you're lucky.
L < 1, you're unlucky.
Example:
Let Luckiness be X
8/2 = 4
4 > 1
Conclusion, Very Lucky.
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4. The definition of selfishness.
I have a bag of chips that I will not share out. How is that selfish? Just because i'm hungry so what if I don't share it out? You're selfish for begging other people for food in the first place. You're selfish because you want things that are free and not earned with hard work.
(Parents/You work hard to earn money)
=> Parents => Read point 1
=> (Assuming) Hard Work => Decent Job => Luck
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5. If you wanna be good in life, then you gotta appreciate it.
You will not achieve anything if you keep saying 'oh, this job sucks all i do is flip burgers' or 'Damn, everyone ignores me!'.
First of all, Everything has it's own benefits, even bad things do have benefits. (I know it sounds quite cliche but when I thought about this, it actually kind of changed the way I think of life'.
For example:
Flipping burgers
-Train Arm Strength
-Gain Cooking/work experience
-Gives you fun goals such as trying to flip 6 burgers at once.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6. Tangible items only make happy for the first few minutes/hours/days/weeks. Never months or years.
Instead of aiming for a tangible object such as a new I-Phone or Computer. Why not set a skill goal? Why not learn how to ride a bike within the month or a unicycle (what i'm doing now) if you've mastered it. You'll gain a skill that would last almost a lifetime. Skills will not be replaced, thrown away or possibly forgotten. Recaps will help you remember your forgotten skill.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
7. You do not want to be rich.
No, Being rich ruins the purpose of life. Being rich makes it difficult to set goals. If you're rich, you want you get. That's no fun. It's better if you get what you earn. It makes you appreciate all the things you did to achieve it.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8. Be a fun person.
It is easier for people to approach you when you're humorous, the world needs more of these people. Imagine a world full of people who only talks about boring business and politics. It will be like dull faces and everything would seem black and white.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9. Maths and Science is dangerous.
Imagine a world without math. Yes, there will be no computers or phones. But are they worth the cost of war? The reason is simple. Math makes nuclear weapons. Maths kills. I'd rather live in a world with no understanding and just enjoy it than have technology controlling our lives. Music and language are good subjects to learn. It's how people express themselves.
Reply to Teeheehee
You do not need math to produce medicine? I lived in Hong Kong where you can choose to take Normal medication or Chinese Medication. Chinese Medication is basically a mix of herbs, tea flakes and possibly insects. And it did the trick (Apart from the disgusting taste that lasts for days, compared to tablets and capsules, they do not have any bad side-effects - Always had trad. med) Works all the time. Not taking sides or anything. How do they come up with these kind of medicine? Trial and Error. Its not about understanding but trying out new things and putting into action.
How do cavemen discover fire? It's not like they know that you need Oxygen, Fuel and heat to produce it in the first place. They use trail and error.
And that's where you thought wrong about technology to survive such as production of food. We are now producing foods containing MSG preservatives etc... Ruining health. We put pesticides and herbicides to grow food. This is madness. Even birds and insects won't touch them, why do humans happily eat foods that even mother nature itself rejects it.
For disagreement for this idea read Tee Hee Hee's post
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10. Take risks.
Sounds simple right? I doubt it. Its difficult to face a challenge without seeing the consequences of it.
Say you're gonna go ask a girl/guy out.
Whats the worse thing that could possibly happen to you?
Death? 80 years of bad luck? Disabled? Guilt burned onto you?
No, Get rejected.
So what? you fell to the ground. Okay you understand. Now stand back up. Learn your mistake and move on.
Unless you're risking your life by joining the army and put in the front line. You should always try to take risks. There are always more good outcomes than bad ones by taking risks.
Like I said earlier - Trial and Error
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11. How I Manage stress and physical pain.
Stress - the invisible pain. How do I handle it?
Just close your eyes. Imagine you are sitting on a flying couch, watching yourself stressed like a sitcom. Then point at yourself and laugh. Works for me all the time. You don't like being laughed at right? It makes yourself the competition and makes you want to do better.
Or
Imagine your body is a huge gigantic robot and then imagine you being the little who is controlling your body watching through extreme HD screen. You'll feel everything is distant. The pain is affected on your body but not the little you.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12. Religion is an effective placebo (Could be offensive, i'll remove if it is) (I'm non-religious, only opinions)
All those talks about God, Hell, Heaven, miracles etc... Are just placebos. They make you think about consequences and/or set unrealistic achievements. Things about hell and the devil are only threats or warnings. Whereas heaven and miracles are projected sense of hope. There have been no scientific proofs that these things exist. They are only used to make one seem more powerful, more authority. This could potentially be dangerous.
When I think of religion, I think of a small child with his/her parents. Parents will warn the child not do something or they'll be punished. Telling him/her that he/she will become a super-star when he/she grows-up.
To be continued/fixed...
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