Life Lessons

A compilation of philosophical ideas to help the everyman get through life.

• Leadership/Mentors
  • https://fs.blog/intellectual-giants/marcus-aurelius/
  • https://fs.blog/intellectual-giants/peter-bevelin/
  • https://fs.blog/intellectual-giants/robert-cialdini/
  • https://fs.blog/intellectual-giants/richard-feynman/
  • https://fs.blog/intellectual-giants/garrett-hardin/
  • https://fs.blog/intellectual-giants/charlie-munger/
  • https://fs.blog/intellectual-giants/seneca/
  • https://fs.blog/intellectual-giants/nassim-taleb/

• What it means to be a good human
• What it means to be an adult
• What it means to be a man
• What it means to be a woman

“SNS vs PNS Dominance”

SNS Dominance/fight or flight

• Selfish behavior to ensure immediate safety
• Short-term thinking
• Victims, villains, heroes
• Monotheistic gods (separation from the world)
• Focused vision
• Irratic, anxious, fear, aggressive, action orientated. Kill or be killed.
• Blind to the periphery
• Lonely, misunderstood
• Fear of the unknown, fear of failure, fear of rejection, fear of reality, fear of losing face/identity, fear of pain/sacrifice, fear of commitment, fear of making the wrong choice, fear of not being in control, fear that it will never work (zen and the art of making a living)

PNS Dominance

• Passive, perception of abundance
• Open, emotional, little threat to vulnerability
• Lack of immediate focus and little substance
• Altruistic, community minded
• Forward thinking
• Grand scale thought
• Airy fairy belief in models that shelter from fear. Acceptance and trust in what is and what will be. 

Integration

• For the sake of peace, it seems better to transition more people into a more PNS dominant state, but that’s coming from a desire to reduce personal threat levels for the everyday person. There is more at risk for the public as they have little control or power. Being given “power” to control the internet and all the information the comes with it is bad enough for our mental capacity, and leaves us vulnerable to threat. For those who have never learned how to channel their focus or to utilize power for true autonomy, it is likely their decision-making abilities are hindered by diffuse dominance. Flaky, not grounded in reality, and easily dragged around with slightly relatable fear-driven media.  
• Those who live in the SNS domain, who have learned to adapt, take advantage of the “focus draught” and assume control while promoting passivity in the public. Taking as much as possible but never being fulfilled without achieving their tribal needs and acceptance. 

   Crossover

• When SNS adapted people realise the benefit of communal power. 
• By limiting their trust to a few other people (possibly bound by the threat of shared vulnerability) they can collaborate, allowing deeper focus without the fear of being ostrasized, as they’ve created their own tribe. Supporting the “in-group” with the skills gained from SNS adaptation, but from a diffuse mindset. Safety in group power. As long as they can appear to be part of the greater community, they can do whatever they want by skirting around the normal social rules and group expectations. They are only held accountable by those who have made the pact. The people are no better than pets to them. A sort of psychopathic tendency reinforced by group cohesion of standard unsocial behavior. 
• The PNS group who can understand the power of the group and mobilize with a common goal can use the power of SNS focus at a greater quantity. However, it is less easy to control and can be destabilized by those well-versed in SNS activity. Weakening the structure with saboteurs. The SNS “trained” are wilier and don’t bend to societal norms. This means the PNS collective must be resolute and prepared for the signs of poison within its ranks.