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"The secret to happiness is to lower your expectations, that is what you compare your experience with. If your expectations and standards are very high and only allow yourself to be happy when things are exquisite, you'll never be happy and grateful. There will always be some flaw. But compare your experience with lower expectations, especially something not as good, and you'll find much in your experience of the world to love, cherish and enjoy, every single moment." - Charlie Munger
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Add attitude to your writing and presentations. You want to use words like weird, amazing, scary, hard, stupid, crazy, or nuts. Try to incorporate these words into your opening setup or statement. I tested the following example of this with a joke at Cobb’s Comedy Club, San Francisco: It’s crazy how soft modern-day workers have become. Imagine them one hundred years ago on an expedition to the Antarctic with Ernest Shackleton and the great explorers of old. Captain’s log: “Only ten days into the journey and we have had to abandon the voyage, due to the tragic loss of the lives of sixty-two of the men, to what has be described as . . . a gluten allergy.” Behind these lines are my own struggles as an expatriate business manager getting used to differing work practices and culture in San Francisco. The use of an attitude word (crazy) in the setup helps people focus and pay attention quickly. If you want people to be passionate about your topic, show them some passion.
Do You Talk Funny?
David Nihill
We are also aware of what Canadian philosopher Ian Hacking calls the “looping effect”, how the act of categorization can change those who are categorized. If you see yourself in one of these rows, perhaps this will inspire some reflection on how and why you came to your current beliefs and attitudes.
Memetic Tribes and Culture War 2.0 – Intellectual Explorers Club – Medium
Intellectual Explorers Club
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