People often ask me to recommend them books to read on the subjects that I bring up here. For the life of me, I can’t think of a single book (except for my own, of course) that is worth the investment of time and energy that it takes to read and understand it relative to the insight that one gains into these topics. Besides, most of the insights that I share on the blog I stumbled across or synthesized myself. I’m not saying that there haven’t been writers and thinkers smarter than myself who beat me to the punch, just that most of the conclusions seem to have been arrived at by multiple people coming from different backgrounds and using different means. This indicates to me that these ideas are perennial.
Every time I have to engage in some sort of group thing that is not work-related, like a bbq, I try to stay as detached as possible and avoid to meddle into organizing things and so on.
This is because I'd feel like a baboon: I have taken the redpill on this one and can tell you that all the meddling, and petty squabbling that follows, is just done to upset or confirm the pecking order in the group. The internal hierarchies are for the use of females to pick their mate. Once that is accomplished you can opt out. Groups are viable for work-related purposes, or for hobbyists to get together around pursuing their interest. Other than that you are best served with a circle of selected friends with whom you can just shoot the crap without having to engage in any specific activity.
Big family meetings and occasions can be tricky because of status-related frictions between individuals or couples. The group may make individuals stronger and safer, but at the cost of life satisfaction, that's for sure.
“One of the most educational experiences for me was running a Russian-language podcast and engaging in the wider Russian-speaking right-o-sphere. During the course of this project, I picked up most of the insights that I share now.”>
Well that solves the riddle ‘how did Rolo come up with this stuff.’ Thanks for that.
But I homeschool my sons. Homeschoolers love book lists, book suggestions in general,really :)
A book I would recommend regarding the Orthodox religion in Russia is Everyday Saints. It's primarily about the Pskov monastery but there are several chapters covering their relationship with the Metropolitans. The book is very uplifting and can be appreciated by anybody regardless of religious affiliation
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Good insight and shared in a humorous way. A winning combo.
Every time I have to engage in some sort of group thing that is not work-related, like a bbq, I try to stay as detached as possible and avoid to meddle into organizing things and so on.
This is because I'd feel like a baboon: I have taken the redpill on this one and can tell you that all the meddling, and petty squabbling that follows, is just done to upset or confirm the pecking order in the group. The internal hierarchies are for the use of females to pick their mate. Once that is accomplished you can opt out. Groups are viable for work-related purposes, or for hobbyists to get together around pursuing their interest. Other than that you are best served with a circle of selected friends with whom you can just shoot the crap without having to engage in any specific activity.
Big family meetings and occasions can be tricky because of status-related frictions between individuals or couples. The group may make individuals stronger and safer, but at the cost of life satisfaction, that's for sure.
“One of the most educational experiences for me was running a Russian-language podcast and engaging in the wider Russian-speaking right-o-sphere. During the course of this project, I picked up most of the insights that I share now.”>
Well that solves the riddle ‘how did Rolo come up with this stuff.’ Thanks for that.
But I homeschool my sons. Homeschoolers love book lists, book suggestions in general,really :)
A book I would recommend regarding the Orthodox religion in Russia is Everyday Saints. It's primarily about the Pskov monastery but there are several chapters covering their relationship with the Metropolitans. The book is very uplifting and can be appreciated by anybody regardless of religious affiliation