How To Live -27 conflicting answers and one weird conclusion - Derek Sivers - Let Randomness Rule 8 Insights
1. What you think is free will might actually be your DNA.
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The curriculum has already been decided but you have the free will to decide when you enroll and begin taking the classes.
2. You are less random than you seem.
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All of the evidence is in, you're not random at all.
3. You can't predict, so you see clearly.
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Aren't you delighted? Most of my predictions have been wrong.
4. You can't blame karma, astrology, demons, saints, anyone or anything else.
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Blaming yourself or another is a fool's game and has no redeeming qualities whatsoever.
5. When talking with people, ask deep open-ended questions - like "What's your forgiveness story?" - that will lead to unexpected stories.
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6. You can't regret what you didn't cause.
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What you believe happened, never did.
7. Stoics and Buddhist work hard to feel indifferent to outcomes.
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You are the one who's giving this situation all the meaning it has.
Greet all situations with a healthy indifference.
8. Random stuff happens.
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What you label as random, in truth, is divine providence.
God is working all things for good.
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