21 Quotes by Vizi Andrei

When people praise someone for ‘thinking for herself’, you should laugh.You can‘t think for yourself. No one can. We cannot think independently of other human beings.Our thinking process is the product of what we read, watch, experience and whom we socialize and hang out with.

The human mind doesn’t seek truth and accuracy; it seeks meaning.Our minds didn’t evolve to be scientific tools; they evolved to be survival tools.In other words, nature didn’t design them to be truth-seekers – it designed them to be useful for our emotional, mental, and social fitness.It’s a shame no one dares to develop a criterion for rationality based on meaning, since that’s what our intellectual diet is fundamentally based on.

To win an argument, rely on logic. To win in life, question logic.If you’re not willing to often take actions that don’t make much sense, having a mediocre life will make perfect sense.

If fame is a curse, successful people―by definition―can’t be seen.Almost every person I admire has a quiet life at home with someone they love, working on projects they love―designing their life as they love.

If you can’t appreciate science and religion at the same time, your life must be scary.

Kindness without truth comes across as flattery.Truth without kindness comes across as disrespect.Those who manage to find the sweet spot are the most persuasive.

Show your anger when needed. People need to know what irritates you and what doesn’t.But, crucially, remain internally calm.Your anger is only a tool. Don’t become its puppet.

Men are not to be judged so much by what they know, but rather by what they know they do not know.Judge a man not by his knowledge, but by his level of awareness of its limits.

The man who’s gathering knowledge for the sake of it is like the sailor who's dying of thirst on the ocean. No matter how much he drinks, he will always be thirsty.