Just some stuff about me.
Taken from The Art Of Manliness.
Everything in war is very simple, but the simplest thing is difficult. The difficulties accumulate and end by producing a kind of friction that is inconceivable unless one has experienced war.
Friction isn’t just one thing. It’s the accumulation of a bunch of little things.
Anger and frustration largely arise from a mismatch of expectations. You thought things would go one — wholly smooth — way, but instead run into unforeseen obstacles.
To keep friction from throwing you for a loop, you have to manage your expectations; you have to account for friction in assessing what you’re realistically going to be able to accomplish.
Staunchness is the ability to not get rattled by a single setback or failure.
Endurance is the ability to face a whole series of setbacks without wavering.
Strength of mind is “the ability to keep one’s head at times of exceptional stress and violent emotion.”
The combination of these attributes gives a man the strength of will to power through friction. And it is only by powering through friction, that he gains this strength of will.
“of course [this effort] wears down the machine as well.” Save yourself steps where you can. Simplify every aspect of your life