Growing The Self-Authored Mind
Imagine you are part of the ocean. You are part of one gigantic force - but you cannot see the extent of yourself, how far or wide you stretch. You can only see your section of the ocean, and so in your eyes, that is all that exists, and it is also all of you. But as you move you begin to head towards land And as you see yourself change position in relation to the land, you begin to notice that you are not everything you see. You suspect that you are the ocean, and that everything else is
The Nobel Prize For Anonymity
“Ego Is The Enemy” Ryan Holiday found this idea so important that he tattooed it onto his body and made it the title of a great book. Ego is not an enemy, it is the enemy. Not one of many enemies, but the one enemy behind every villainous mask. Any obstacle you are facing right now be it internally or out in the external world can be traced back to ego. Are you afraid of something right now… well what are you afraid of? Are you afraid of failing, being embarrassed, or letting others down? Ask then this; what do you stand to lose
Should we refer to ourselves in the Third Person?
Joe is sitting at one of his favourite coffee shops writing a blog post. He is writing a blog post exploring whether we should refer to ourselves in the third person. Joe is a promising young writer with great ideas, and this might be another one of them. Versus
What Does It Mean To Be Human?
What does it mean to be human? That was the question my young cousin asked me. It was for a school assignment of his - what an assignment. And what a question. First I reframed the question, but then I answered it below. To what extent do you agree with what I’ve written, and what is your answer? I think the proper question is, what does it mean TO ME to be human? My answer to that: TO ME it means to exist and realise our best possible form of ourselves. To truly express and accept who we are in the context of
What if you’re playing the game wrong?
Mary said she’d be happy when she had the perfect man. Joseph said he’d be happy when he could afford to live uptown, instead of noisy, smelly downtown. Angela said she’d be happy when she’d published her first book. Bruno said he’d be happy when he’d realised what his dream job was, what he wanted to do with his life. Everyone has a ‘when’. When I was young, my cousins and I used to play hide-and-seek. One of us would cover our eyes and begin counting downwards from 10. 3… 2… 1… “Ready or not, here I come!” And then the seeker would go on a manhunt
What would you do if you only had five years to live?
Dear Reader, I regret to inform you that you have a rare, albeit painless terminal illness. This terminal illness is silent and unsuspecting, with no noticeable symptoms but it will kill you. I estimate based on my medical opinion, that you have somewhere between five to ten years to live. I’m sorry if this is not what you were expecting - but I hope you take this news well. I hope you use your remaining time well. Luckily for you it’s not five minutes, five weeks or five months. You’ve still got time to do things. Unluckily for you it’s five years Unluckily for
Interest Mapping
Click www.facebook.com/ads/preferences If you have Facebook, then this link communicates what Facebook thinks your interests are! If you find them funny, feel free to post them and tag @with_joewehbe with #interestmapping. But the real question is, are you going to let others, be they friends, family or social media sites - tell you what your interests are? Or are you going to craft them for yourself? Interest Mapping https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RF1auVX6F1c Interest Mapping is a ten minute exercise that helps you unlock the potential of your life, by revealing to you the things you can most passionately and intrinsically work on. Credit for it goes to my good
The Answer To Your Question Is… IT DEPENDS
If you're reading this you've probably asked me, Joe, a very simple question. Well, at least it seems like a very simple question. But instead of a simple answer, I've sent you this instead. Questions Like
What do Charlie Munger and Socrates have in common? (They know NOTHING)
If you tell me I know nothing, I’ll suggest I know something. But if you tell me I know everything, I’ll insist that I know nothing. In the spirit of knowing nothing, here are some quotes by people who know nothing. Number One: “People couldn't believe that I suddenly made myself a subordinate partner
The Law of Ensuement – Direct vs. Incidental Goals
The greatest things in life cannot be pursued directly. They must happen incidentally. The greatest rewards in life cannot be pursued - they must ensue. I call this, ‘The Law of Ensuement’. The Thousand Doors Theory My central framework for journeys through life is understood as the Thousand Doors Theory. The theory suggests, we use the Thousand Doors System to reach the most remarkable places because the most remarkable places live in the unknown. When we turn down one ‘door’ or one opportunity in life, we so often fail to recognise that it is the First of a Thousand Doors - the other nine-hundred and