The nets of knowledge

Knowledge is a net that gets denser and stronger as you add new pieces of information to it.

A thin net of knowledge can only catch glittering little fishes of trivial facts. A large and well-developed one captures true whales of wisdom.

Teaching yourself

Our responsibility as adults is to teach ourselves what we weren't taught as children, and to give ourselves all the love, respect, care, and consideration that we weren't given as children.

Forever learning

Those who insist they have nothing more to learn are the ones who need to learn the most.

You and the other

It's easy to have good ideas when you're alone.

But then the other arrives, and suddenly everything you thought was good, and correct, and proper gets challenged.

And with that, it can only become better - if you allow it to.

To make a mistake

To make a mistake, to be wrong means to get closer to the truth as well.

Teaching children

Children copy everything you do, including swear words, using substances, abusing other people.

Words don't teach. Actions do.

Chores

Doing the chores is often taught as something difficult and unpleasant, a continuous nuisance to deal with. This creates a 'family tradition' of hating the chores.

However, chores are a privilege I have in life and my way of playful transformation of my world. 

Think of all the people who have no house to clean, no clothes to wash, no food to remove the remainder of from the crockery. Think of all the people who have no arms to do the cleaning or no legs to take out trash.

Being able to do the chores is the royal privilege of living a full life.

A good student

A good student has 2 essential qualities:

1. Disregard for looking silly.
2. Endless, illogical stubbornness to try again and again.

Good goals

1. Positive
Bad: I'd like to stop eating meat.
Better: I'd like to eat only vegetables and fruit.

2. Measurable
Bad: I'd like to improve my flute playing skills.
Better: I'd like to learn 10 new tunes and 5 new techniques.

3. Controllable
Bad: I'd like to become a popular musician.
Better: I'd like to find my own voice and meaning in music.

4. Gradual
Bad: I'd like to become a world-famous musician.
Better: I'd like to become known in my neighborhood, then town, then county, etc.

5. Sincere
Bad: I'd like to do this because my family want it.
Better: I'd like to do it because I can't not do it.

6. Balanced
Bad: I'd like to work harder and also find extra time for my hobbies.
Better: I'd like to prioritize my activities to find the exact balance.

Knowledge and humility

Being humble and open-minded makes you more open to information contradicting what you believe. The more knowledgeable you are, the more important it is to be humble and open-minded.

A fascinating article on the topic - How facts backfire.

Thinking and studying

學而不思則罔，思而不學則殆。

To study and not think is a waste. To think and not study is dangerous.

- Confucius

Language doors

Languages are keys opening doors to new worlds.

The more languages you know, the more doors you can open.

Good or bad?

A bad actor complains about his role.

A good actor takes any role that's given to him.

School friends

True school friends for life are rare. 

Schools mix children from different worlds, with different interests, backgrounds and paths. Most of them are bound to go separate ways after finishing school.

Schools could group children by interest/vocation rather than age/location.

Taking up a hobby

How to make a new hobby a routine?

Connect them to your established routines.

The book of the Universe

We are all children in front of the book of the Universe. 

Some of us prefer playing with their toys, ignoring the book.

Some of us can't read, but love looking through the pictures.

Some of us can read the words.

Some of us can understand what the book is about.

But the book is always there, for everyone to see. It isn't hidden or occult in any way. It constantly offers itself to everyone without limitation.

Research areas

1. Shamans

2. Tarot

3. Runecraft

4. History

5. Alchemy

6. Current events

7. Feng Shui

8. Astronomy

9. Ecology and green homes

10. Gardening

11. Crafts

12. Languages

13. Art

14. Indigenous cultures

15. Practical psychology

Why learn a lot?

1. The more you know, the easier it is for you to learn.

2. The more you know, the more options are open to you in life.

3. The more you know, the more tolerant and understanding you become - or at least you're supposed to. :))

Perfect and imperfect

The difference between perfect and imperfect is one millimetre off the target, one note off the pitch, one wrong detail. 

They are too closely intervined to allow carelessness.

Suffering

Suffering shapes character. 

Experiencing and getting over pain, facing discomfort make me stronger and teach me important lessons about real life.

It leaves me on my own to figure out what to do, and it cuts off everything of minor importance.

They say, no pain - no gain.

This also works in learning languages.