Axel Deussen

“Extreme political or religious ideology shall be avoided, because it turns one’s brain into cabbage.” ~ Charlie Munger (1924-2023)

When you get older you realize there are some people who will make the same mistake 500 times. You can explain it in 1 million ways and they will never ever get it. In that scenario, smile nod and agree is your number 1 skill. - @BowTiedBull

It's supposed to be hard. Your first attempts aren't going to work. It's going to take a lot out of you. But energy is an asset we can always find more of.

Two thoughts from Émile Coué "The power of thought, of idea, is incommensurable, is immeasurable. The world is dominated by thought." "From our birth to our death we are all the slaves of suggestion."

A core difference between ideologues and intellectuals: The proportion of time they spend defending their ideas instead of interrogating them.

Two thoughts from James Michener “Character consists of what you do on the third and fourth tries.” “All I can do is play the game the way the cards fall.”

“Many of the unfortunate events of our lives are due to our misunderstanding the intentions of others and projecting what we "think" they mean on to the other person.” ~ Jim O’Shaughnessy

“The very best thing you can do for the whole world is to make the most of yourself.” “There is abundance of opportunity for the person who will go with the tide, instead of trying to swim against it.” ~ Wallace Wattles

Notice how the GPS never says "made a mistake" it just says "recalculating route". That’s life.

“The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher esteem those who think alike than those who think differently.” ~ Friedrich Nietzsche, German philosopher, prose poet, composer and social critic (1844 - 1900)

@Jordan_W_Taylor It's always the costs that cause these projects to fail… 92% of newly built power plants worldwide are wind and solar energy because they are extremely cheap.

Nuclear power is a civilizational marshmallow test. They're complex projects and most of the cost of nuclear power is from initial financing... but after 20 years that's done, and you could still have 50 years of life left. Planting trees your grandchildren will sit under.

“The key thing is to be "Conservative in principle but Liberal in sympathy.” “There are no disasters, only opportunities. And, indeed, opportunities for fresh disasters.” “He is the resounding human rebuttal to all Marxist historians who think history is the story of vast and impersonal economic forces. The point of the Churchill Factor is that one man can make all the difference.” “Churchill knew instinctively what was wrong with communism—that it repressed liberty; that it replaced individual discretion with state control; that it entailed the curtailment of democracy, and therefore that it was tyrannous.” ~ Boris Johnson, The Churchill Factor: How One Man Made History

@ValaAfshar Be interested-not interesting

“The biggest communication problem is we don't listen to understand. We listen to reply.”

Plankton complaining about life: "Oh, what's the use. Every day the same old thing. Life is an endless succession of failures and disappointments." SpongeBob then replies by saying: "Well, look on the bright side, Plankton. If all your hopes and dreams finally came true, then you wouldn't have anything left to look forward to."

The only question is what do you want? Peace or the objects of your desire. Once you ultimately recognize that you are seeking peace through the objects of your desire, you just ditch that roundabout process and go straight for the peace within. - @Kpaxs

Do you have to comment on everything?

“It’s funny, at home you look different on the outside with each new day, yet on the inside you stay virtually the same. Here you’re always the same on the outside, but on the inside you change by the hour.” “The Creator throws us into the air, only to catch us again in a surprising way. It's like the playful game parents play with their children. And the message is: Have faith in the one who throws you, for He loves you and will, completely unexpectedly, also be the one to catch you. And when I look back, God has constantly thrown me into the air and caught me again along the way. We have met every day.” ~ Hape Kerkeling, I'm Off Then: Losing and Finding Myself on the Camino de Santiago

What is faith if not a journey? A pilgrimage that might lead you through fire or into the underworld. A journey filled with doubt or fear of what lies ahead. A journey that might even be misunderstood. But if you persevere and remain calm, you will be awaited by a supremely glorious destination.

Outcomes don't change overnight but direction can. - @shaneparrish