HesAGoodfella Archive

Upvotes	Title	Category	Author	Subreddit	Date (UTC)
859	A Stoic's Career and Life Advice	Off Topic	HesAGoodfella	/r/TheRedPill	10/10/16 12:20 PM

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10	Money Will Make You Happy Well said. Attaining peace of mind can be immensely challenging when you're stuck playing a specific role that conflicts with your nature (passions and inclinations) on a daily basis. While being forced to stick to a set job schedule and list of requirements often does wonders for cultivating discipline, true and lasting power is found only in possessing complete autonomy over your every decision. Determining what is and is not important in your life opens results in the ability to find contentm…	/r/TheRedPill	26/01/17 11:44 PM
1	A Stoic's Career and Life Advice You've raised great points, and I see how it could be interpreted that way. This write up was directed at new hires who might be quick to express discontent during the more difficult of days, and I wasn't alluding that one should walk around cheerfully dealing with any bullshit thrown their way. The main intention was to convey that co-workers don't want to deal with negative emotions on a daily basis, and will find an excuse to remove you from their team at the first available moment if you're …	/r/TheRedPill	11/10/16 08:43 PM
2	A Stoic's Career and Life Advice I'm glad you've seen most of this before, and hopefully it did some good for you! However, it appears many haven't been browsing this subreddit as long as you have, and it made an impact on them.	/r/TheRedPill	11/10/16 02:28 PM
3	A Stoic's Career and Life Advice What about my writing do you believe was poor quality? It's always a work in progress so I'd appreciate the constructive criticism. This document was designed so I could print it on a single page (front and back), but I'll definitely consider typing up a full-length post specifically on anti-fragility. While financial security makes the process much easier, one can be anti-fragile regardless of their circumstances. Also, while not the most lucrative lifestyle, working in corporate for a few year…	/r/TheRedPill	11/10/16 12:40 AM
1	A Stoic's Career and Life Advice Please enlighten me so I can create less-cringeworthy material.	/r/TheRedPill	11/10/16 12:28 AM
6	A Stoic's Career and Life Advice Here's a few: -Meditations by Marcus Aurelius has had the largest overall impact on my life by far. Study it, understand the implications of each maxim if properly harnessed, and write your own versions of your favorite lessons to instill them into your daily habits. -Siddhartha by Herman Hesse and The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho for finding contentment in wherever the river of life takes you -The Prince by Niccollo Machiavelli and The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene for elevating your strategic…	/r/TheRedPill	10/10/16 10:18 PM
8	A Stoic's Career and Life Advice I really appreciate your comment since seeing the impact spreading the knowledge I've been fortunate enough to acquire has on others is about as rewarding as any of my accomplishments as an individual. Do you believe yours is derived from a lack of purpose? I ask because I became depressed rather heavily a few years back after going through the first stages of comprehending the absurdity of our existence (I'm an existentialist in the sense that I believe nothing matters unless I, as a subjective…	/r/TheRedPill	10/10/16 09:08 PM
11	A Stoic's Career and Life Advice Of course! I didn't enter a "monk mode" after the breakup (if that's what you're asking), but I did become a lot more picky with how I used my time. The main two changes were: -I cut back on all of the passive activities I previously wasted my days away doing, and directed that time towards value producing activities (reading, writing, lifting, refining my social skills by establishing strong connections with people, learning transferable skills that made me better at my job, studying for profes…	/r/TheRedPill	10/10/16 08:22 PM
18	A Stoic's Career and Life Advice I haven't spoken about this to many people, but porn was a huge driver of my apathy in the early years of college. I was about as addicted as you really can be (watching on a daily basis and eventually coming down with a severe case of porn-induced ED for a bit, which was fucking terrifying to find out after failing to get hard with a girl from one of my classes). I failed a few times at cutting it out, but forgave myself with each failure because I was giving it my best effort. With patience an…	/r/TheRedPill	10/10/16 06:34 PM
17	A Stoic's Career and Life Advice I'm confident my "awakening" sparked from the same reason that brought a lot of the guys here; a bad relationship. I had already begun acknowledging a few of the flaws I had previously shied away from, but the relationship is what opened my my eyes entirely. I was dating a girl back in college that I thought at the time was a pretty great chick (intelligent, great sense of humor, decently attractive, etc.). I realized after about a month that there were hints she didn't respect me, and I started…	/r/TheRedPill	10/10/16 06:20 PM
20	A Stoic's Career and Life Advice Exactly. And then many tell themselves it's too late to start, which is bogus. I posted this as a comment on this subreddit awhile back and think it might be of some use here as well: "I wake every morning and attempt to look at my life from the perspective of myself 10 years in the future. I don't remember what I was doing on May 22nd, 2006, but I'm damn glad that child put the effort forth he had to at that time so I could reap the rewards I do today. That younger version of me is dead now, as…	/r/TheRedPill	10/10/16 05:18 PM
21	A Stoic's Career and Life Advice Seeing the amount of employees on the bottom of the totem pole that fall prey to believing HR gives a damn about them is...amusing. While I work alongside several brilliant women, those in HR are incompetent, selfish, and have surprisingly low emotional intelligence. I try to stay in their good graces since they love getting off on their small power trips whenever possible, but diligently avoid relying on them for anything.	/r/TheRedPill	10/10/16 04:57 PM
30	A Stoic's Career and Life Advice Plato's version is more eloquent than Socrate's version ("I know that I know nothing"), but you're correct. Thankfully, when one shows admiration for Plato, they are also directing a portion of it towards Socrates since he was his mentor. The same for Aristotle or Alexander the Great.	/r/TheRedPill	10/10/16 04:36 PM
30	A Stoic's Career and Life Advice Aaaaand now I have an idea of how I want to go about writing-up the satirical version to shock new hires with. "The first step in achieving greatness: Divert blame at all costs! If your boss (or anyone else for that matter) criticizes you or your work, immediately file a complaint with HR and escalate your concerns to their manager."	/r/TheRedPill	10/10/16 04:21 PM
27	A Stoic's Career and Life Advice Thank you! Just remember, not caring only applies to OUTCOMES because you know you'll be fine, no matter what result arises. Your ACTIONS should be of upmost importance as it is through meticulously scrutinizing each that we are able to most effectively mold ourselves into stronger, more valuable individuals. This process requires throwing your ego aside (fuck self-pity) and embracing equanimity as being overly critical of yourself can bring insecurity with it, but only in the beginning. Seek wh…	/r/TheRedPill	10/10/16 03:36 PM
55	A Stoic's Career and Life Advice "I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing." -Plato	/r/TheRedPill	10/10/16 03:25 PM
12	A Stoic's Career and Life Advice I added it mostly for humorous effect, but this post likely wasn't created for you if that's the case. Either way, I'm glad to see you took the time to read through it anyways.	/r/TheRedPill	10/10/16 03:24 PM
92	Become Obsessed With Your Goals I wake every morning and attempt to look at my life from the perspective of myself 10 years in the future. I don't remember what I was doing on May 22nd, 2006, but I'm damn glad that child put the effort forth he had to at that time so I could reap the rewards I do today. That younger version of me is dead now, as is every other version of myself that has woken since, and the guy who woke up today will be dead tomorrow. All that I will care about in 2026 regarding this year is whether or not eac…	/r/TheRedPill	23/05/16 02:34 AM