tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276445672326268310.post7589690601148269174..comments2023-09-06T04:18:43.283-07:00Comments on Eighty-Eight Days In My Veins: Flimsy Film CriticEightyeightdayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10368407830767617807noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276445672326268310.post-30695591197394034222011-10-12T10:38:23.519-07:002011-10-12T10:38:23.519-07:00You seem to take things quite literally. I give yo...You seem to take things quite literally. I give you parameters in my argument and you replace it with your own (preserving humility without becoming arrogant was stated in the context of being confident. You must have confidence and preserve your humility). I am Ok with this. I'm not going to tell you how free will relates to fate and finiteness cause your not open to anything, but your own argumentative parameters (even though my idea is based on the parameters of physics) and beliefs. We may never understand each other because we've never had a shared experience or developed an understanding with one another through communication. I talk about CEOs on an assumptive basis, so you could either look at the overarching idea or concentrate on the specifics. Confidence can be dangerous because in extremes people will view your confidence as fake. Have you ever disliked someone because there cocky? People need a social aspect in their life and need to care what others think of them. With out this a person would be a sociopath. Thank you for providing your own views and criticism on my comments.Stats Programminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18160138007848354827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276445672326268310.post-41520523868046507042011-10-12T09:06:13.422-07:002011-10-12T09:06:13.422-07:00I wrote a post because it relates to what you have...I wrote a post because it relates to what you have said, and it contains other elements I have also wanted to write about. <br /><br />http://eightyeightdaysinmyveins.blogspot.com/2011/10/inevitabilitys-child.html<br /><br />In response to your other comments:<br /><br />How would ‘freewill’ be a part of fate, and why do you see that as being related to finiteness?<br /><br />I think I take a simplistic view of confidence in that I see it as something that arises out of familiarity, practise, repetition, and habit. The main variation would be in the carry-over effects of one habit, skill or area of expertise to another. This is very apparent when it comes to physical training and conditioning, and the way that some attributes like muscular strength for example will translate very well across a wide range of sporting activities. Similarly, I think that confidence can sometimes be general with a wide cross-over, and other times it can be absolutely specific and have no noticeable effect in another area of your life.<br /><br />I believe that the confidence I have gained through being physically active and engaged in a number of different disciplines over the years has given me at least some cross-over confidence when it comes to trying a new sport for instance.<br /><br />Furthermore, I believe that I have conditioned myself to be somewhat comfortable with standing out or ‘being myself’ as some might call it. Being around like-minded but different people also helped boost my self-assurance when going against the grain and pursuing the odd things that I really wanted. It became the norm so to speak.<br /><br />I’ve never met a CEO, let alone the majority of them, so it would be difficult for me to agree with your statement.<br /><br />What do you mean when you talk of the ability to ‘construct the world’ around one’s self?<br /><br />Why do you think narcissists put all their efforts into winning? This is a characteristic that seems separate from narcissism, and not a necessary part of it. <br /><br />Trying not to fail seems to be subtly different from focussing exclusively on winning, although the opposites are obviously linked. One would appear to be driven by avoidance, while the other is driven by a desire to succeed. <br /><br />If you are constantly attempting to avoid failure then it’s likely that you will be often disappointed, whereas if your focus is on improvement or forward movement then you’ll most likely see failure as inevitable, but not let it deter you or affect you in the same way as it might do if you were trying solely to prevent it from ever happening.<br /><br />Statistically speaking narcissists may be more susceptible to depression than non-narcissists, but that doesn’t imply anything about the source of their depression.<br /><br />What makes you say that confidence is dangerous? I think that if your confidence is calibrated well (that your map is an accurate reflection of the specific territory) then it need not be dangerous like you say. Overconfidence or poor calibration is what I would be more concerned about.<br /><br />I found a recent post that talks about just that - Calibrating self-assessments. http://lesswrong.com/lw/7o7/calibrate_your_selfassessments/<br /><br />“You want to preserve your humility without becoming arrogant or self-righteous.” <br /><br />By definition humility is only preserved by not becoming either arrogant or self-righteous.<br /><br />With how I described confidence at the start in mind, I think that the choices we make are perhaps wholly determined by conditioning in one form or another. I’m not sure what else it could be! I think even your desire or ability to change is determined by factors that are largely out of your control.Eightyeightdayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10368407830767617807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276445672326268310.post-26944570799544177152011-09-20T23:55:19.535-07:002011-09-20T23:55:19.535-07:00First off, I'd like to tell you that I'm a...First off, I'd like to tell you that I'm a huge fan. I love psychology and philosophy. More specifically, I like to read jung and james cambell. I feel more of a connection to the creativity you show on your youtube posts and blog posts than anything else. If your interested, my blog is at the url www.spaceofvoid.blogspot.com and my e-mail is Max2445004@gmail.com. Some of the beliefs I have relating to your post is you are your past. I've always believed in freewill built into the structure of fate, I guess stemming from my belief in finiteness and how time and space had to start somewhere. Another idea that seems to relate to what your talking about is ones ability to construct or modify the reality around him/her. If you've read murikami's A Wild Sheep Chase it depicts that same idea. Recently, I've noticed confidence is something that consolidates your beliefs, emotions, and principles. I would have never thought I'd taken the route I had without the confidence that consolidated who I am (dictated by my past)and taking that leap of faith. If you look at CEO of major companies the majority of them are narcissists. They clearly have the ability to construct the world around them. The down side to all this is narcissists put all their efforts into winning and never failing, so depression usually ensues. Confidence is dangerous and must be taken sparingly. You want to preserve your humility without becoming arrogant or self-righteous. I know this is a bit of a tangent, but I think there's a point to be made about this concept and reality. Do you belief confidence plays a large part in the choices we make or is it another mechanism?Stats Programminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18160138007848354827noreply@blogger.com