“Your most stable beliefs, the ones that actually modulate your behavior, aren’t about life purposes; they are about momentum management. You are more likely to switch religions than to switch from an impatient to a patient temperament.” — Venkatesh G. Rao Copy Share Image
“So endgames are naturally messy. They may not be very dynamic, but when an active war is shutting down, there is still a lot of cleaning up to do. It may sound grim, but that's what it looks like. There are broken things everywhere, wounds and corpses, general messiness. Things collapsing due to zemblanity forces that have been set in… — Venkatesh G. Rao Copy Share
“The reason this works is that under normal circumstances, employers and employees alike conspire to maintain the fiction that a corporation is a set of defined, rational roles that are filled by people with acceptable levels of skill, executing rational policies and procedures that are sufficient to get things done and turn a profit. In practice, nothing would ever get… — Venkatesh G. Rao Copy Share
“So revenge is obviously a deeply messed-up expression of vindictiveness. It is hard to even call it "evil." It is just plain insanity. A… — Venkatesh G. Rao Copy Share Image
“I’ll call you a thoughtful critic if you agree to call me a fascinating blogger.” — Venkatesh G. Rao Copy Share Image
“Your most stable beliefs, the ones that actually modulate your behavior, aren’t about life purposes; they are about momentum management. You are more likely… — Venkatesh G. Rao Copy Share Image
“Most people recognize that many blue-collar jobs pay more than white-collar jobs. Few act on that recognition.” — Venkatesh G. Rao Copy Share Image
