Simplifying learning and living. Some of you will share this heuristic already and can attest to the expedience of the "values/science/action" (VSA) system. So what do they mean and how to apply it.

Values - These are the things that have importance; Family, strength, money, etc. Values can emerge commonly (With regularity for some to conclude moral philosophies) but the decision to value them is personal and subjective. Often these are inherited without questioning or challenge from family, friends and culture alike.

There is a time and place for challenging our values; these are frequently done in periods of hormonal and environmental changes. I advise to embrace this. If these values are important, they will survive the test and become clearer. If they are inherited bullshit, discard them with ruthlessness. Then in time, accept them and move on to science.

Science - The systematic study of the structure and behaviour of the physical and natural world through observation, experiment and reading. Science is value free, this cannot be stressed enough. To make judgements of right and wrong about the underlying structures of reality is a bastardization of science and inquiry; the ultimate blue pill. This is one of the reasons magazines, reddit and other pop commentators distort the essence of science. Let us take the redpill; here we have a group of men and women trying to understand the mechanics behind society and sexual relationships. The only thing that exists “IS”. We do not derive any conclusion (yet) on how to act or value this reality, all science does it acknowledge its existence and attempts to figure out the causes. That is it; end of story. It is from science we learn intelligent ways to act, based on the values we have.

Action – Combining our values to science and circumstance. Now that we have some understanding of our values; have generated an interest behind the science of particular fields; we now come to action. It is here the saying, don’t let perfect be the enemy of the good, becomes very relevant. At a certain point the depth, complexity and scope loses application to your reality. To be honest, this is the redpills saving grace, yes we choose to study the science of many facets of human action but the true changes in our character come from the hardship of personal change through action. We never have perfect information and circumstances thus one would be wise to find what is useful through science, based on their values and then dive in. Rinse and repeat.

This is the VSA system I’ve devised to help me navigate the world, I hope this helps you too.