Just live your life

Sunday, September 29, 2024 Francisco 0 Comments

Ronald Reagan: As government expands, liberty contracts. Around the world, constitutions tell the people what they can do. In our constitution, WE THE PEOPLE tell the government what it cannot do.”


Government  is way out messing in everything and touching all aspects of your life. The best is to ignore news and government, lay low and live your life. There is always some emergency that justifies the government intervention. Ignore everything , there is nothing new , read , learn a new language, do a puzzle, do some sports & yoga, take care of your garden,  and don't forget you don't lose anything for not being in tik-tok or watching the news. Nothing.




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I am middle class

Wednesday, September 25, 2024 Francisco 0 Comments

A person who is content is rich.- Zen proverb


Naval | You want to be rich and anonymous, not poor and famous.



 Where Americans say they are by income class:

Lower class: 12% Middle class: 85% Upper class: 2% Where they actually are: Lower class: 28% Middle class: 52% Upper class: 19%










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Instead of rebelling just leave

Tuesday, September 24, 2024 Francisco 0 Comments

Instead of rebelling just leave. Go where intelligence and reason are welcomed.


Most people these days don't care about politics , they just move to another Country or State. People are flocking to US, Canada, Europe and Australia and leavings countries where there is too much state. My position has always been that I should not care about politics ; I must adapt and run if those rules are too stupid.


 



The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary. H. L. Mencken


If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal.

Emma Goldman

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Don't be a slave

Monday, September 23, 2024 Francisco 0 Comments

There is scarcely anything that drags a person down like debt.

P. T. Barnum


A man in debt is so far a slave.

Ralph Waldo Emerson


To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness

Bertrand Russell


It is great wealth to a soul to live frugally with a contented mind. - Lucretius

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The so-called “good old days.”

Saturday, September 21, 2024 Francisco 0 Comments

As you know, I don’t believe in the so-called “good old days.” Things have improved so much that some people are even paid to do nothing. Sometimes, these individuals complain and protest about issues that seem trivial. While you are free to have relationships with whomever you choose, please keep it private. No one needs to know your personal details. What is your title and what is your sexual preference? 



I copy this from  @HayekAndKeynes, 



I don’t understand how anyone can look at what the private sector has done in the last 15-20 years and want to interfere with what’s happening. Life is so much better  


Every single gadget you could imagine from heart rate monitor to compass to camera in your pocket 


Cab rides by pressing a button 


Groceries at your doorstep with auto-reorder 


Self driving electric cars cars


Affordable satellite internet 


Civilian space flights 


Controlling and monitoring devices in your house with your voice 


Every song or video ever made at your fingertips with a few clicks 


Really good artificial intelligence for free 


Free online marketplaces 


Pills for obesity, cured hepatitis C, stopped HIV in its tracks





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The secret of getting ahead is

Thursday, September 19, 2024 Francisco 0 Comments

My perspective is to always move in the right direction. There’s no need to rush; we can achieve a lot by progressing slowly but surely.

My grandfather used to do daily exercises in front of the mirror before taking a bath. This routine kept him fit and independent well into his 90s. He also practiced moderation, drinking just one glass of wine. For him, frugality and the ability to say no were virtues.


The secret of getting ahead is getting started. Mark Twain


Abraham Lincoln: “I am a slow walker, but I never walk back.


Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished. Lao Tzu








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Misfortune nobly born is good fortune

Tuesday, September 17, 2024 Francisco 0 Comments

“Misfortune nobly born is good fortune.”
― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations


Stoicism teaches how to keep a calm and rational mind no matter what happens to you and it helps you live 

“Don't be overheard complaining ... not even to yourself.”
― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations by Marcus Aurelius


I work with someone who keep saying It is what it is.... I could not say better, it has the same message  and content of the famous book , "Who moved my Cheese" that I highly recommend. 


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Accept the things to which fate binds you

Monday, September 16, 2024 Francisco 0 Comments

 “Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together, but do so with all your heart.”

― Marcus Aurelius

“Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself in your way of thinking.”
― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

“How ridiculous and how strange to be surprised at anything which happens in life”
― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

Anything is possible, enjoy what you have, accept and fight with a good face.





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Why AAPLE is great

Thursday, September 12, 2024 Francisco 0 Comments

Today I had a test about  Microsoft 365 Fundamentals. I have to have some hours of training every year. 


I book the test with an organization called PersonVue, I paid the invoice in advance.


On the day of the test I could not start the test, I took pictures, I closed applications, I put my phone on mute, I had to book a meeting room without anyone , I had to have a clear desk but they said I add an application open TEAM viewer and so they did not let me take the test.


Of course the test for me was taking the test. I failed.


I can do everything with APPLE and it's very difficult Microsoft , everything Microsoft. 


Of course this company Person Vue has no one to  help, no chat that could answer anything.

It's good that they want to Pearson VUE's goal is to make your exam experience a pleasant one

Microsoft is for young people and Apple for older, of course todays younger people will be older one day, good for Microsoft.


Pearson VUE's goal is to make your exam experience a pleasant one. We want to thank you for selecting Pearson VUE as your exam service provider, and we look forward to serving you again. Please feel free to contact us with your comments or questions. Our contact information can be found on our website: pearsonvue.com/contact.




The more successful the corporation, the more likely it is to be unique in some of its policies.” – Philip Fisher


Most companies service sucks , they don't have anyone answering the phone, they redirect you to a web site or they just hope that you let it pass... I had a problem with AAPLE, I called customer service , it was a person so efficient that I asked where did she worked from and she said I am here in Portugal, I asked if she wanted to work for me and she said she was with Apple for 10 years making good money!





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The only thing we have to tell our kids

Sunday, September 08, 2024 Francisco 0 Comments

 

"You’ve got what it takes. This is the best advice we can give our kids.

Today, they have more opportunities than ever before. Even those who start with nothing often have the ambition that levels the playing field




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If you're early on in your career and they give you a choice between

Thursday, September 05, 2024 Francisco 0 Comments

The start is very very important, if you start in a huge organization and you report to some minor minor guy it's a big disadvantage, if like Leonardo Da Vinci you  go to work as an apprentice in Verrocchio atelier/shop for more than 10 years, you learn from the master. 

I started in a very small bank with less than 150 people and reported to the top people all my life including the CEO,  I think that was key. 



Well begun is half done.

Aristotle


It is easier to prevent bad habits than to break them. 
Benjamin Franklin


If you're early on in your career and they give you a choice between a great mentor or higher pay, take the mentor every time. It's not even close. And don't even think about leaving that mentor until your learning curve peaks.

Stanley Druckenmiller



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