generally speaking i find that the only way i know how to arrive at balanced moderation is to careen wildly first to one side and then the other, possibly multiple times. i like it that way. i get to really scope out the territory
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people careening to the left looking at people careening to the right like "you're going the wrong way!" nah man they're just literally out of phase with you, it's fine, you might even switch positions later
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sometimes you careen to the left and people are like "you're careening too far to the left that's not where balance is!" but honestly i feel like it's a coin toss whether you should actually be careening even further to the left until you really get what it's like there
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overlearning 💪💪💪
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I kind of feel like id rather take a theory too seriously at first, overlearn the shit out of it, then slowly painfully come to a mature balanced relationship with it after facing opposing evidence and perspectives
rather than starting with a cautious mature frame?
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I fully believe in going too far and springing back as the better way to truth. Trying to carefully sneak up on it from one side never gets there.
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One of the most constructive metaphors I ever heard was that everything tends to hold its form, like a paperclip. If you want to reshape something into a different shape, you have to bend it a bit past where you want it to end up for it to settle in the right place.
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When devices and instruments calibrate, they often do this too, to map out the full range.
Applied to personal life, I get the sense that “seeking balance” is for people who don’t have a good feel for the space and where they want to be in it at that point in time
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Whether you're cycling, driving, or flying, or just living, there’s a time to be stable and balanced and there’s a time to be unstable and/or unbalanced.
It's more useful to know how to get into/out of balance, and when
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ay nice. about anything in particular?
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