“People think that they can clear up profound matters if they consider them deeply, but they exercise perverse thoughts and come to no good because they do their reflecting with only self-interest at the center” (Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Hagakure).
“Being busy is most often used as a guise for avoiding the few critically important but uncomfortable actions” (Timothy Ferris, The 4-Hour Workweek)
“A man under the age of forty does not need to be prudent or sagacious. It is better that he gathers strength” (Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Hagakure).
Imagine you are in a dark room full of stuff with just a pocket flashlight. This is what the limited attention span is about.
A small summary.
- Be smart — think vectors, not points, safe hours, not seconds.
- Learn to find energy. Do every day not only what you got to, but just a little more.
- Develop your vision. Energy without vision is a waste; energy plus vision is charisma.
- Stay on your own pathway — trust signs, not numbers. Believe — true success is the experience of the miraculous, not the fulfillment of our plans, however great and visionary.
The art of life is based on “second attention”, the skill of seeing through typical patterns of behavior.
It looks like the more I write about snow, the more snow is there. Here is another winter card from my collection. Or should I better start posting about spring?)
Our own personal history is our biggest source of sense, inspiration and mystery. All we need is the skill of asking questions.
Continuing the snow theme, here’s Prague’s famous Týn Church — a card from my collection.
It snows since early morning. Here’s how the Empire-style chateau, the former seat of the Buquoy family, looks now. I liked how gently the yellow shined through the snowfall.