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It is a precarious enterprise, and only a fool would try to compress a hundred centuries into a hundred pages of hazardous conclusions. We proceed.
“The excellence of the heart is profundity,
The excellence of human relationships is kindness,
The excellence of speech is sincerity,
The excellence of government is fairness,
The excellence of service is being effective,
The excellence of action is timing.
Above all, only do not struggle,
Thus nothing will go wrong.”
― Daodejing: The Oral Tradition
The excellence of human relationships is kindness,
The excellence of speech is sincerity,
The excellence of government is fairness,
The excellence of service is being effective,
The excellence of action is timing.
Above all, only do not struggle,
Thus nothing will go wrong.”
― Daodejing: The Oral Tradition
“Studying biases can in fact make you more vulnerable to overconfidence and confirmation bias, as you come to see the influence of cognitive biases all around you—in everyone but yourself.”
― Rationality: From AI to Zombies
― Rationality: From AI to Zombies
“For most of us, especially for businessmen, in whose eyes nature does not exist, unless it be in its strict utility relationship with their business interests, the fantastic reality of life becomes strangely blunted. M. G. registers it constantly; his memory and his eyes are full of it.”
― The Painter of Modern Life
― The Painter of Modern Life
“What is said is given out to suit the temperament of the hearers”
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“Tai Gong’s list of errors that generals should avoid includes ‘being courageous and treating death lightly, being hasty and impatient, being benevolent but unwilling to inflict suffering, being wise but fearful, being trustworthy and liking to trust others, being wise but indecisive’. The same errors apply when using Tai Chi for self-defence, but can be overcome by training. The samurai in Old Japan practised Zen, painted and studied calligraphy as well as training in the martial arts, because they believed these activities would help them to develop the key skill of harmonious spontaneity. Practice of the more Yin aspects of Tai Chi and the unpredictable nature of free Pushing Hands training similarly help to develop that spontaneity.”
― The Complete Tai Chi Tutor: A structured course to achieve professional expertise
― The Complete Tai Chi Tutor: A structured course to achieve professional expertise
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