Neil Strauss
@neilstrauss
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author of 10 NYT best-selling books, most of which people put another cover on when reading in public. *Note: Reducing device time, so DMs not checked here*
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It is useless to waste your life on one path, especially if that path has no heart. —Carlos Castaneda
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While we’re talking about respect, anytime someone says “with all due respect,” you can be fairly certain that what follows will not be respectful. But perhaps they think that is the respect you are due.
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If “respect” means you can’t question or doubt me, it’s control If it means don’t demean me, it’s dignity And if someone thinks disagreement *is* demeaning them, run
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When some people are demanding respect from others, what they’re really demanding is control
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Happiness is…your current situation minus expectations —Jimmy Carr
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Anyone who needs to remind you that they’re always right is wrong about that
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If anyone knows anyone who knows, let us know https://t.co/JPyMn3341Q
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a great way to make more enemies is to see everyone as enemies
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Good news: Anyone can make almost any video instantly now. Bad news: Almost any video anyone makes has little value anymore.
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There is an old saying….”They blame the man who is silent, they blame the man who speaks too much, and they blame the man who speaks too little.” No one can escape blame in this world. —The Dhammapada, ~500 BCE
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When someone tells you to “go with the flow,” what they usually mean is “go with my flow, not yours.”
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He who for the sake of happiness hurts others who also want happiness, shall not hereafter find happiness. —The Dhammapada
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So I explained @OpenAI’s Sora app to my father and sent him this video as an example of what I can make with AI with a single prompt. His response: “Who or what is playing Ronald McDonald?” I worry about the next level of scams that will be unleashed against the elderly. My
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The looser you hold on to your ideas about who you are, the easier it’ll be to find out.
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Questions you cannot answer are usually far better for you than answers you cannot question. —Yuval Noah Harari
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