You can sometimes simply make the choice to be Good, no matter how selfish or ugly or narcissistic it might seem from the inside, because it really doesn’t matter what it feels like from the inside, because the inside is yours and yours alone

The fall of every great civilization comes from the disillusionment of its populace from whatever ideals the civilization seems to inhabit aka it’s vibe. Vibe is just the 21st century makeover of the Hegelian world spirit. Society can only exist as long as it aligns with the prevailing Vibe of the era

All good managers seem to be eternally anguished between their responsibility to the ones they are in charge off and their own instinct to create. All bad managers seem to make managing their sole priority. Maybe this tension is where goodness comes from