The best way to bond with someone isn’t doing a favor, it’s asking for one.
Catalog
Adam R. Perlman
Allwealthy (1)Limits of Knowledge (1)Don't Trust You (1)Your Identity Is Stronger Than Any Constraint (1)Moral Superiority (1)Getting What Is Owed To You (1)Reality (1)Reality Is Dim (1)Pushing Things Beyond Limits (1)Letting Go (1)Moving On (1)Law Won't Stop You (1)Bad Prayers (1)Mushrooms (1)Taking Control of Fate (1)
You know your shopper isn't your friend, personal trainer doesn't think you're actually making progress, and all the charities you give money to don't actually honor you when they honor you.
Legal trouble does not mean you can't fulfill your teleological purpose.
You can't have it appear you're illegally meddling, especially when you're illegally meddling.
Why should I trust you to do anything other than point me to the nearest avocado toast?
Impose your will on him until he does what he needs to and repays the debt.
Get good at letting go, which is a different kind of freedom.
Oliver: That is tampering. Chuck: No. It's finesse.
Venture Capitalists are just hedge fund managers who can quote the Tibetan Book Of The Dead.
Inside the government there is no risk. Every action, every moment is backed by the full power and credit suspect as that may be of the United States of America. Everything is all fucking covered by Big State. But for us and for you too now everything is on the line. We don't feel like coming into…
They would never admit this, but when they first met, when Chuck and I first started dating, they liked each other plenty. More than that, smartest guys in the room. They saw themselves in each other.
The fact that you can't fully understand that doesn't mean he's wrong. It just means you haven't gone beyond your own limits.
Calculation is not something to be scoffed at. It's a tool. A tactic. And I use it proudly and often.
Self-righteousness is an indulgence I cannot afford.