Recently I did a post on why do people follow the rules which is tightly linked with this one. One could say that the external motivators may be the rules and the internal motivators the discipline. But in my opinion it does not work like that. External motivation comes from others cheering you but also […]
Author Archives: Roc Reguant
We follow the rules
We follow all the rules is the sentence that rises a big red flag. If a company has to advertise that they follow the law that means that there is something sketchy about it. If a person says that he or she follows the rules be wary that they may be playing on a thin […]
Hell yes or no
Most of the time we roam around earth without a clear direction. We let the winds guide us, we accept everything, we take up activities because some friend asked. Just because we don’t dislike something it does not mean that we like it. Yeah, I could read this book, but it’s an ok book. Wouldn’t […]
We live in a society where we put each other’s genitals in our mouth but we don’t like the black spots on the bananas
We are full of contradictions. You think you’re smart because you are able to point out the contradictions of the others but you don’t escape them either. Some examples: Work so we have money for our retirement vs. Be with our families and enjoy them now. We need to do both. Democracy vs. People making […]
Being on the majority side
“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.” ― Mark Twain
Chaos
“Introduce a little anarchy, upset the established order, and everything becomes chaos, I’m an agent of chaos , and you know the thing about chaos? It’s fair.” -Jocker
Life
“Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride!” Hunter S. Thompson
Theory and practice of programming
Theory is when you know something, but it doesn’t work. Practice is when something works, but you don’t know why. Programmers combine theory and practice: Nothing works and they don’t know why.
The Man in the Arena – April 23, 1910
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who […]
Self worth
As long as you try to impress others, you are not convinced of your own strength. As long as you strive to be better than others, you are doubting your own worth. As long as you try to elevate yourself by lowering others, you are doubting your own greatness. Who is in peace with oneself […]