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How to Gain Freedom Through Strength

May 9, 2016 Dom 16 Comments

gain freedom strength

Readers asked me about the slogan freedom through strength. Does one have to be strong and muscular to be free? Have I never seen an old, skinny monk glowing with freedom? Strength is more than the exertion of force. Strength is triune: Strength is physical (body strength). Strength is psychological (mental strength). Strength is volitional (willpower). Freedom is not achieved. It is grown into and invigorated by the trinity of strength. To grow into freedom, strengthen your … [Read more...]

Blog freedom, philosophy

You Can’t Choose to Be Happy

May 7, 2016 Dom 9 Comments

you can't choose to be happy

You can't choose to be happy, except the sole reason you're not is that you've chosen so. Only if you've chosen to feel miserable can you change your decision and be happy instead. But how often do you choose to feel miserable? That's right. And that's why you usually can't choose to feel happy. In an important sense, happiness is a chemical state based on certain ranges of neurotransmitter levels in your central nervous system. You can't directly control this system by choice. Yet, there are … [Read more...]

Mastery emotions, mindfulness, psychology

Scientific Guidelines for Effective Motivation

April 27, 2016 Dom 11 Comments

science effective motivation

How can you motivate your employees, clients, teammates, coworkers, and friends? You need to inspire, exude passion, infect them with your own motivational force, and lead by example, right? This article is not about passive or indirect approaches. Rather, it's about taking direct action and concrete principles to guide these actions. Since behavioral anthropology was the focal point of my academic studies, I will ground my guidelines in the current state of the art of research on human … [Read more...]

Mastery discipline, psychology, success

Willpower: Lessons in Self-Discipline #6

April 23, 2016 Dom 9 Comments

procrastination must end now

The sixth principle in my willpower series states: Procrastination must end now! Don't even finish reading this post. No information on this planet is worth your procrastination. Passive consumption comes from weakness, and whatever springs from weakness is bad. As soon as you have one reason to not follow your True Will at this very instant, you might as well tear your entire plan apart; for this one reason alone has rendered it worthless. You want to start on Monday? This means not … [Read more...]

Mastery discipline, masculinity, procrastination, self-discipline

No, You Can’t Achieve Anything You Want

April 20, 2016 Dom 7 Comments

achieve anything you want in life

The entire Internet seems to uniformly endorse an optimistic, feel-good-about-yourself philosophy of life: If you put in the effort, you can achieve anything you want and be the best. Although that's a great philosophy to adopt, I feel like spitting all of you in the face today with a little bit of truth: You can't achieve anything you want in life Don't worry, I won't criticize your life philosophy by pointing out the platitude that even an infinite amount of focused training won't be enough … [Read more...]

Theory discipline, masculinity, success

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Dom is a European man keenly devoted to the gods of sylvan wisdom. He is also a cognitive scientist and philosopher by training, a data scientist by trade, and a strength athlete and martial artist at heart. [Read more…]

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Key Definitions

1. A man’s True Will is what he would want to do if he had perfect knowledge of himself.

2. Mindcoolness is, positively, gratitude for one’s own and other people’s will; negatively, absence of rumination and worry.

3. Freedom is the degree to which a man does what he truly wants with a cool mind.

4. Rationality is the most effective way for a man to grow free and do his True Will.

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