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In a controversial speech by Lee Kuan Yew who served as the Prime Minister of Singapore from 1959 – 1990, he has a really great line about conviction:
“I ignore polling as a method of government. I think that shows a certain weakness of mind, an inability to chart a course. Whichever way the wind blows. Whichever way... See more
Simply put, it takes a really smart person to be maximally destructive, because otherwise nobody else will listen to him.
Ben Horowitz • The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers
The Battle for Your Brain: Defending the Right to Think Freely in the Age of Neurotechnology
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experimental : we say someone is experimental if they’re open to try weird things, but the word experiment is so rooted in the scientific method. It’s an interesting tension. Ultimately, we should be experimental with our psyche and virtues. The only way to advance upwards through tiers of self-knowledge is to hypothesis virtues to live by and then
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