No Problems/No Surprises

Think how to govern/manage. Your staff’s responsible is to not leave you in dark. King of No Surprises.

I’m surprised should be rare.

I’m surprised I’m surprised should be exceedingly rare. When this happens, reflect.

The Wise Don’t Have Problems.

THE DAILY STOICJune 25th THE WISE DON’T HAVE “PROBLEMS”

“This is why we say that nothing happens to the wise person contrary to their expectations.” -SENECA, ON TRANQUILITY OF MIND, 13.3b Why do the wise have so few problems compared with the rest of us? There are a few simple reasons. First, the wise seem to manage expectations as much as possible. They rarely expect what isn’t possible in the first place. Second, the wise always consider both the best and worst case scenarios. They don’t just think about what they wish to happen, but also what very realistically can happen if things were to suddenly turn. Third, the wise act with a reverse clause—meaning that they not Only consider what might go wrong, but they are prepared for that to be exactly what they want to happen- it is an opportunity for excellence and virtue. And if you follow it today, you too will find that nothing surprises You or happens contrary to your expectations.

Hope and fear are illusions.

Zen about the farmer and his son.

The business of philosophy is to teach man to live in uncertainty, not to reassure him, but to upset him. – Lev Shestov