Richard Feynman – From the desk of Adam Thomas

One goal means avoiding sophistry to one’s self

What is sophistry?

soph·ist·ryˈsäfəstrē/noun

the use of fallacious arguments, especially with the intention of deceiving.

When we make one goal, it is all too easy to come up with an excuse to ourselves.

Yes, ourselves.

What do I mean?

The internal chatter that screams:

Often we are our own worst enemy. Multitasking slows you down, TV takes your attention, and “later” doesn’t exist.

Don’t fall for your bag of tricks.

” The first principle is that you must not fool yourself – and you are the easiest person to fool.”

Richard Feynman

.A reminder from Life as Usual Patron Saint Richard Feynman –

The first principle is that you must not fool yourself — and you are the easiest person to fool.

Jeopardy Knowledge is dangerous because it causes us to forget the hard truths of our ignorance. We’re not facing up to what we don’t know. We

Instead of dealing with our ignorance, we use “facts.” The right phrase protects our ego.

We must remind ourselves that the only thing we hurt is our ego.

The ego loves to protect itself. We have to watch out for it by reminding ourselves that “knowing” is incredibly easy to fake.

Don’t forget that you are always the easiest person to trick, especially when you are trying to fool yourself.