#on action

[aymar-lounox]

rare pics of @neon-pulze on action !! GrAB THE BOoTy EaT the BooTY BE THE BOOTY!

[stargir1z]

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[pn3um6]

We used to say, 'actions > words' but, oh boy, how wrong we were.

They're the pretty damn same thing, because words ARE an action.

[histrionicenlightenment]

Just something I read on RookieMag that I liked. On Action and fun.

But aside from all that SERIOUS STUFF, action is just FUN. And fun is important! Especially, I would argue, for people who spend a lot of time being considered and careful and attentive and thoughtful. I had a music teacher in college, Bill Dixon, who was real real serious in class and who didn’t suffer fools. He was pretty intimidating. One time I asked him what he listened to when he wasn’t listening to jazz (which is what he taught), and he goes, “BARBRA STREISAND.” When I looked surprised, he said, “You can’t be HEAVY 24 hours a day!” I have obviously never forgotten that. It taught me that even the most genius-y people (no, especially the most genius-y people) need a break sometimes from DEEP RUMINATIONS to just ENJOY shit. (I’m not saying that Barbra Streisand isn’t deep or worthy of penetrating analysis, but this dude was so erudite about jazz that probably listening to any other kind of music would have been a nice li’l vacation for his brain.) Speaking of vacation! There’s a reason we have them—from school or from work. I just googled “the importance of vacation” and found a study that concluded that vacations’ “personal benefits have been found to include: rest and recuperation from work; provision of new experiences leading to a broadening of horizons and the opportunity for learning and intercultural communication; promotion of peace and understanding; personal and social development; visiting friends and relatives; religious pilgrimage and health; and, subjective wellbeing.” FUN IS IMPORTANT. It’s good for your brain, your body, your spirit. It can make you HAPPY, and what’s more profound than that? And isn’t that what summer’s all about?

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Excerpt - On Action

In The Art of War Sun Tzu says

…while we have heard of blundering swiftness in war, we have not yet seen a clever operation that was prolonged. For there has never been a protracted war from which a country has benefited.

Such wisdom loses no truth nor value at the present time than it did in the second century BC. The utmost swiftness is necessary when one is to advance, irrespective of whichever aspect of life is being considered.

However, this does not negate the equally as wise and necessary element of thoughtful and rational planning. Master Sun discusses the importance of thorough and dedicated planning throughout The Art of War.

Thus, it is of great utility to establish a distinction between prolonged failure and well-planned success. Furthermore, it is also of great utility to know how to maximise both the efficiency and the effectiveness of such swiftness.

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