Hello!
I have several questions regarding Leo's video.
1) Self-Worth Does Not Exist
a) How does valuing your health play a role?
b) If self-worth does not exist, can I be an asshole? Punching people, lying to them, breaking stuff
Or does it mean I have to place everyone with the same amount of respect? " Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself?
I find it hard to give respect to mass murderers such as Hitler or the slut at my school.
2) Human Beings are Too Complex to Care
a) There are people out there that are much better then me in every possible single way. Looks, income, power, prestige, hot wife, many awards, Harvard summa cum laude, etc
Is it it illogical to compare yourself to these people? Or should I not because Leo said that for every great aspect about a person, there's a terrible flaw. (Hmm...when I think about it now. Every single successful person who did seem to have it all also had very terrible if not several terrible flaws)
3) Competition
From what I got out of that point is that we should be creators that build stuff that are bigger than ourselves. Someone like Bill Gates or Elon Musk
4) Yes, I Have Handicaps
I can kinda understand focusing your strengths and not your weaknesses. What if you're obese and have been a procrastinator your entire life?
5) Fake vs Authentic Uniqueness
I kinda understand that. What if your authentic self is a psychopathic killer or a pervert that likes to make sexual jokes and jerk off everyday?
6) Scarcity
What if you major in worthless degree such as Janitorial Philosophy?
7) Adding Lists
Kinda understand this.
If you see something you want from another successful person, you add it to your list, right?
What if you add all of those things on your list and then you find out the hard way that the stuff you've acquired never made you happy in the first place? (He talks about that we are never satisfied and always hungry)
8) Productivity
Leo says that we can also be as productive as the most productive person we know. Unfortunately, the most productive person that I've read about is Elon Musk. With his 100 hour week trying to run Tesla, SpaceX, SolarCity, and other ventures, how is that sustainable? I mean the man is practically married to his career, and marriages are like affairs with him. Also, how about Nikola Tesla who only slept on average 2 hours a night? I've read a lot of articles online stating that working more than 40 hours of week drops your productivity DRASTICALLY. Additionally, sleeping less than 7 hours is like very, very bad.
And finally,
I'm interested in learning more about this topic and the other things he's talked about in this video, what are some books I can read into that would help give me a deeper understanding?
That's all for now. I apologize for the somewhat messy format. I like asking a lot of questions. Btw, I'm 16 years old, so I don't have much life wisdom, yet.
I'm really hoping someone can answer these questions in a somewhat indepeth format. I really want to improve my life and am already making progress in doing so. Again, thank you.
