Quotes About Balance

too high a rate of mutation prevents locking in the benefits of previous changes: evolution (and progress) requires some, but not too frequent, variation.

Too much success is the enemy (think of the punishment meted out on the rich and famous); too much failure is demoralizing. I would like the option of having neither.

occasional starvation produces some health benefits and

So to have a pleasant life you should spread these small "affects" across time as evenly as possible.

Plenty of mildly good news is preferable to one single lump of great news.

Instead of having medium risk, you have high risk on one side and no risk on the other.

as he can carry a library on his device and "optimize" his time between golf outings.

the richer we become, the harder it gets to live within our means. Abundance is harder for us to handle than scarcity.

Or, if I have to work, I find it preferable (and less painful) to work intensely for very short hours, then do nothing for the rest of the time (assuming doing nothing is really doing nothing), until I recover completely and look forward to a repetition, rather than being subjected to the tedium of Japanese style low-intensity interminable office hours with sleep deprivation. Main course and dessert are separate.

true wealth consists in worriless sleeping, clear conscience, reciprocal gratitude, absence of envy, good appetite, muscle strength, physical energy, frequent laughs, no meals alone, no gym class, some physical labor (or hobby), good bowel movements, no meeting rooms, and periodic surprises, then it is largely subtractive (elimination of iatrogenics).

Decentralization reduces large structural asymmetries.

their intention was to bring a critical "balance" and use me as a counter to the numerous imaginative forecasts

sometimes life requires compromises:

Now being lazy, considering laziness as an asset, and eager to free up the maximum amount of time in my day to meditate and read

when done right, the job allows considerable free time.

Thou shalt not become antifragile at the expense of others.

Again, limited, low-dose poisoning triggers healthy benefits.

If your anger decreases with time, you did injustice; if it increases, you suffered injustice.

Remember from the logic of the barbell that it is necessary to first remove fragilities.

Breaking a fast feels like the exact opposite of a hangover.*

Fruit should be consumed alone, or with raw leafy greens such as spinach or lettuce, and always on an empty stomach.

You can't have living without dying.

You can't have living without dying. So you can't call it living, what we got. We just are, we just be, like rocks beside the road.

Fixed points they are, and best left undisturbed, for without them, nothing holds together. But sometimes people find this out too late.