I’ve been noticing something about life lately. The simpler I make it, the more I seem to enjoy it. It sounds obvious, but I don’t think we appreciate just how much complexity we add to our lives. We convince ourselves that everything needs a routine, a system, a product, or an expert. Sometimes it does….
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Why Blindly Following Rules Makes You Easy to Control
I’ve been thinking about something lately. Any person who follows rules blindly is easy to overcome. Not because rules are bad. Society couldn’t function without them. We stop at red lights. We queue. We pay taxes. We wear seatbelts. Rules can make life safer and more predictable. But there’s a difference between understanding a rule…
A Larger World
I used to think a small world kept me safe. I thought keeping a tight circle meant I would never lose anything. I was wrong. I was only hiding. Small worlds are weak. If you rely on only a few things, losing one ruins everything. Making your world small does not stop loss. It only…