Rush More

This reminds me of that time I went to Peru, and got to see all aspects of life, rich and poor, in all the different meanings of those words, splayed across the outer edges and the desolate interiors of the nation. I'm not well-travelled, nor erudite, but my worldliness stems from a deep knowledge of human psychology from my experiences. I perceive deeply.

Today I spent the vast majority of the day listening to John McAfee podcasts, listened to Bully - Ye while working out (pull-ups and lateral raises), and indulging in private affairs. No reading today, unless you count the <5 min. skimming Kapil's Atmamun.

McAfee has been added to my "Mount Rushmore" list of wacky individuals who have impressed me with their lack of fear, and control they had over their lives. I would add Onassis, but if it's him vs Agnelli, the Italian dressed better. Von Neumann / Franklin were both fantastic polymaths, but for science, there's only one character that I'd like to delve into more, due to his "not-give-a-fuck" nature, and that is Feynman (not sure if another scientist even comes close). Tony Stark / Bruce Wayne have tasteful supercar collections, plus they're rich which moves them up the list for me, but even they pale to the historically-rooted and even more tasteful James Bond, whose creator led a life as opaque as the myth himself. Fleming, Feynman, Agnelli, & McAfee.

John McAfee was likely murdered. He had as good a run as any, and to my knowledge, was as much a truth-seeker as any of my living heroes. Taking religiosity seriously, taking nobody's word for anything (being a security nut, this made sense), I have but one... improvement I would recommend on a soul that free, that he would surely balk at. A rebel into and after death, he found himself increasingly isolated while stalked by the law. It was never clear to me, that he ever wanted to maximize his "circle of usefulness." Buffett & Munger have what they call their "circle of competency" that they adamently stick to. Knowledge is a set of things understood, which can entail competency in skills, or as McAfee may have lacked, a moral obligation to help as many people as possible. Did he not start all these businesses though? This will be a tough argument to make, and it's getting closer to bedtime. Shit, I'm in bed right now dozing off, it's just that it's so fun to write bullshit that I may never stop.

Ah well, at least I did something today...

the next day...

Werner Herzog recommends to walk and read.

I'd like to become a digital nomad. That way I can experiment being on my own, and maximize personal responsibility with regards to iterating on shelter/sustenance-acquisition constantly. I would like to feel out the skill of survivorship in different environments so that I can gain a wider perspective of humankind. However, this goes against my current skillset of music creation / improvement. I suppose I could see-saw between the two. Gain real-world experience through travelling / business, and express it creatively through music. To create my own label a-la-Mac-DeMarco would be sweet.