Yosho's Xanga

Mental attractiveness

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:15:18 GMT

One of my biggest complaints about girls is that so few of them are able to stimulate me intellectually. Often times, the more physically attractive the female, the less she invests in her mental abilities. Other times, girls will think that they are intellectually superior even though the evidence suggests only passable mediocrity.

Mental attractiveness is not just about IQ, (I know a lot of smart girls who bore me to death) mental attractive is about curiosity, the ability to question convention, the urge to explore the unanswered, and the self awareness that comes with it all. I appreciate girls who not only like to think, but can encourage others to think as well. It is very rare that I meet a girl who will cause hours of contemplation in between heated discussion, and believe me, those girls are ALWAYS in high demand.

If i were to give advice on how to be the type of girl that sparks remarkable conversations, I'd say acquire as much knowledge as possible on every subject imaginable. I personally, love learning about new things. I'm always asking questions and digging deeper not only in areas that interest me, but in different areas that others may be passionate about. I love hearing passionate people speak, many times, it is absolutely amazing and often invigorates deep thinking long after.

One of my pet peeves is when people only care about what immediately interests them. Knowledge should not be a linear path. Knowledge should be full of branches and divergences, it should be well rounded with a solid base and contain many footnotes scattered about. I wish I could say that everyone was mentally attractive, but I know that is far from true. In fact, I think mental attractiveness is much rarer than physical attractiveness. The ability to be smart, educated, curious, and stimulating all in one package is truly a remarkable thing... and yet, so few possess these qualities.

I <3 NY too!

The Law of Large Numbers

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:09:38 GMT

LoLz

Ladies I'll make you a deal

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:48:53 GMT

I'll be the rich mother fucker you want

But you'll have to provide me with less than 10% body fat and an ultra tight vagina, I also like home cooked meals and my laundry folded.

Ok? Ok good.

Gender Equality Explained

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:22:39 GMT

How to predict success

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:29:58 GMT

What is the number one indicator of whether a child is going to be successful?

It's not the obvious things you would expect such as IQ or social abilities, in fact, success is predicted by testing for the child's ability to partake in delayed gratification.

It's simple really, you present a child with candy and tell him that he can either eat the candy now, or wait 5 minutes and get 3 pieces of candy. The children who waited the 5 minutes usually ended up doing better in school, doing well on standardized tests, and entering good colleges.

Delayed gratification means that instead of doing what immediately satisfies our wants, we delay the rewards and put in the hard work so that even bigger rewards can come in the future.

So instead of partying so much, socializing with friends, and wasting away our time... maybe it's better if we all just worked a little harder on achieving our goals.

(which also means stop spending so much time on Xanga)

Further reading here

Sleepless Nights

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:17:21 GMT

the product of insomnia and a little bit of alcohol

How to tell if the GF is a gold digger

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:22:08 GMT

(5:16:21 PM) GF: ugh i just ate a lot of soy chips and drank a lot of money
(5:16:34 PM) GF: *water
(5:18:37 PM) Yosho: lol money?
(5:18:42 PM) Yosho: how do u confuse money with water
(5:18:43 PM) Yosho: hahahah
(5:19:23 PM) GF: hahaha i have no idea

I think she's trying to tell me something...

The 80 / 20 Rule

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:17:23 GMT

The 80 / 20 rule is an awesome concept in business that basically states that 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes. For example, 80% of my sales come from 20% of my customers, so instead of focusing on all the customers, we're only going to focus on the high spending 20%.

Business concepts are interesting because they can be applied to so many different areas of life. Thus I began to think about how the 80 / 20 rule applied in my own life.

80% of your mother's vagina wraps around 20% of my dick

80% of my best orgasms come from 20% of the girl's I've banged

80% of wuwu's penis, fills up 20% of his snug fit condoms

80% of Xanga is filled with 20% of Theolgian's writing

80% of my ass hair resides on 20% of my ass

80% of my staring goes to 20% of her body

80% of my productivity comes from 20% of the time spent at work

goddamn

The problem with ambition

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:38:00 GMT

I question whether ambitious people are happier than non-ambitious people. The problem with ambition is that there is always room for improvement and therefore, it is almost impossible to reach the absolute pinnacle of anything.

For example, you could always be earning more money, or working at a better job, or getting a hotter body, or finding a prettier girlfriend. You could always be learning a new language, or excelling at a sport, or refining your creative abilities. The level of ambition and determination a person has is a good measure of how much they will accomplish in their lifetimes... however, in the end, is it really worth it?

The sacrifices we make along the way in order to satisfy our ambition sometimes makes me question if we're missing out on life. Working till 1AM every night might help my future career, but what about all the things I'm missing out on, like hanging out with friends, enjoying a good book, or simply taking a stroll outside.

Also, if we keep striving for the top, the problem is that we may never get there, so we'll simply spend our whole lives trying. Maybe it's better to just slow down and be content with what we have. Is that settling or being practical? Idealism vs Pragmatism?

Balance vs focus

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:55:24 GMT

We can't be everything at once. It is incredibly hard to have a great social life, complete control over our health and fitness, awesome dating and sex life while still being ambitious and successful. Something has to give.

Einstein didn't discover the theory of relativity by partying all day. On the other hand, Paris Hilton didn't become famous by studying physics all day. We can be great at what we do, but often times, it is at the expense of something else.

Many people say balance is the key to happiness, but do great results really come from balance? Or rather an unwavering focus?

I often find it incredibly hard to maintain balance in my life. Sometimes, I will party like there's no tomorrow, other times, I will become a hermit and focus on completing my projects. I find that trying to juggle two or more things at once simply weakens the results of all the endeavors.

Do you strive for balance in your life? Or complete focus? Is it possible to really have both?