Comments on: 10 Things I Wish I Had Never Believed http://www.steve-olson.com/10-things-i-wish-i-had-never-believed/ On a Quest for Personal Freedom Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:51:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Brad Spencer http://www.steve-olson.com/10-things-i-wish-i-had-never-believed/#comment-111876 Brad Spencer Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:56:38 +0000 http://www.steve-olson.com/10-things-i-wish-i-had-never-believed/#comment-111876 Steve- thanks for sending me this list as a 22.5 year old entrepreneur. Many of the things I saw, I knew however I believe they were reinforced. Doctors- I'm not one but usually what cures almost any ailment for me is water, sleep, bananas, and reducing soda intake for a while. School- I got a degree and I'm working on a blog. Wish I had started 2 years ago :) Politics- the influencers have all the power. Congress is useless a lot of the time and they are usually bought by influencers (sometimes tangibly and others intangibly due to being huge employers in their district). We have an electoral college for a reason...which, in my opinion, is the fact that the population hasn't been intended to make the choices. Emotion= Weakness...one of the dumbest things I've ever heard (I totally agree with your take). Sometimes I notice little things that turn into huge problems because the "rational" thing was chosen rather than looking at the ramifications of choices. This is why medicine is usually a scam (note doctor comment). I mean listen to any ad and you'll see "side effects include" followed by 10 different things! I mean I want a cure for my sniffles and now you're telling me to be careful driving b/c I took your medicine :). Overall, Steve I really appreciate your blog. It's enlightening and very fun to read. Cheers, Brad Spencer Steve- thanks for sending me this list as a 22.5 year old entrepreneur. Many of the things I saw, I knew however I believe they were reinforced.

Doctors- I’m not one but usually what cures almost any ailment for me is water, sleep, bananas, and reducing soda intake for a while.

School- I got a degree and I’m working on a blog. Wish I had started 2 years ago :)

Politics- the influencers have all the power. Congress is useless a lot of the time and they are usually bought by influencers (sometimes tangibly and others intangibly due to being huge employers in their district). We have an electoral college for a reason…which, in my opinion, is the fact that the population hasn’t been intended to make the choices.

Emotion= Weakness…one of the dumbest things I’ve ever heard (I totally agree with your take). Sometimes I notice little things that turn into huge problems because the “rational” thing was chosen rather than looking at the ramifications of choices. This is why medicine is usually a scam (note doctor comment). I mean listen to any ad and you’ll see “side effects include” followed by 10 different things! I mean I want a cure for my sniffles and now you’re telling me to be careful driving b/c I took your medicine :).

Overall, Steve I really appreciate your blog. It’s enlightening and very fun to read.

Cheers,

Brad Spencer

]]> By: BillinDetroit http://www.steve-olson.com/10-things-i-wish-i-had-never-believed/#comment-111300 BillinDetroit Mon, 28 Jul 2008 00:31:57 +0000 http://www.steve-olson.com/10-things-i-wish-i-had-never-believed/#comment-111300 I think that Drs. are a good first source of information. But they do not have final responsibility nor authority in regards to our health. I also think that we should listen to nutritionists and do our OWN Googling. A couple of years ago my Dr. treated me for pneumonia. It seemed to clear up and then struck again with a vengeance. Anyone ever hear of Legionnaires disease? MY WIFE made the diagnosis that we weren't fighting simple pneumonia days ahead of the Dr., who never did take even a simple chest x-ray until after I collapsed in a parking lot. I think that Drs. are a good first source of information. But they do not have final responsibility nor authority in regards to our health. I also think that we should listen to nutritionists and do our OWN Googling.

A couple of years ago my Dr. treated me for pneumonia. It seemed to clear up and then struck again with a vengeance.

Anyone ever hear of Legionnaires disease?

MY WIFE made the diagnosis that we weren’t fighting simple pneumonia days ahead of the Dr., who never did take even a simple chest x-ray until after I collapsed in a parking lot.

]]> By: Rose http://www.steve-olson.com/10-things-i-wish-i-had-never-believed/#comment-102619 Rose Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:41:37 +0000 http://www.steve-olson.com/10-things-i-wish-i-had-never-believed/#comment-102619 "Take for instance graduates from Almeda University. People have to prove what they have done to earn their degree. It is not simply mailing in a payment. If that was the case I could easily go down to the print shop and make my own Diploma, with name plate, and honors for a mere $25 US bucks, and save the rest without paying more to Almeda University." Yes, it is simply mailing in a payment and precisely why 'graduates' have been fired when it is found out their 'degrees' are from the diploma mill that is Almeda 'University.' You would do better to go to a print shop and make your own. If you're going to be a lying loser with a fake degree you might as well save your money and do it yourself. “Take for instance graduates from Almeda University. People have to prove what they have done to earn their degree. It is not simply mailing in a payment. If that was the case I could easily go down to the print shop and make my own Diploma, with name plate, and honors for a mere $25 US bucks, and save the rest without paying more to Almeda University.”

Yes, it is simply mailing in a payment and precisely why ‘graduates’ have been fired when it is found out their ‘degrees’ are from the diploma mill that is Almeda ‘University.’

You would do better to go to a print shop and make your own. If you’re going to be a lying loser with a fake degree you might as well save your money and do it yourself.

]]> By: Victor Scala http://www.steve-olson.com/10-things-i-wish-i-had-never-believed/#comment-101799 Victor Scala Mon, 09 Jun 2008 11:43:21 +0000 http://www.steve-olson.com/10-things-i-wish-i-had-never-believed/#comment-101799 I totally agree about the degree--I wasted my parents money. Don't get me wrong, studying/learning is extremely imporant but what they make you pay for in Universities now is hardly worth it. Math Science History Philosophy In that order! This is all you need to lead a great life--the rest is just fluff! I totally agree about the degree–I wasted my parents money. Don’t get me wrong, studying/learning is extremely imporant but what they make you pay for in Universities now is hardly worth it.

Math
Science
History
Philosophy

In that order!

This is all you need to lead a great life–the rest is just fluff!

]]> By: Jo http://www.steve-olson.com/10-things-i-wish-i-had-never-believed/#comment-99384 Jo Thu, 29 May 2008 19:43:58 +0000 http://www.steve-olson.com/10-things-i-wish-i-had-never-believed/#comment-99384 You can’t be successful without a college degree...nope. Universities are a money making business, nothing more. Did you know you DO NOT need a degree to be an engineer or architect? It's true. In Canada companies want you to have several degrees then pay you minimum wage. UNBSJ is the Educational Fallacy of New Brunswick You can’t be successful without a college degree…nope. Universities are a money making business, nothing more.

Did you know you DO NOT need a degree to be an engineer or architect? It’s true. In Canada companies want you to have several degrees then pay you minimum wage. UNBSJ is the Educational Fallacy of New Brunswick

]]> By: Neosapience http://www.steve-olson.com/10-things-i-wish-i-had-never-believed/#comment-86414 Neosapience Wed, 26 Mar 2008 03:39:52 +0000 http://www.steve-olson.com/10-things-i-wish-i-had-never-believed/#comment-86414 So long as you try to attain what others desire, you will always be under someone else's control. Only those that do not desire what you have can be trusted. In the end, our intentions determine how happy we are. So long as you try to attain what others desire, you will always be under someone else’s control.

Only those that do not desire what you have can be trusted.

In the end, our intentions determine how happy we are.

]]> By: Doug Rosbury http://www.steve-olson.com/10-things-i-wish-i-had-never-believed/#comment-82251 Doug Rosbury Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:55:25 +0000 http://www.steve-olson.com/10-things-i-wish-i-had-never-believed/#comment-82251 Please note my request for follow up comments. Thank you---Doug Rosbury Please note my request for follow up comments. Thank you—Doug Rosbury

]]> By: Doug Rosbury http://www.steve-olson.com/10-things-i-wish-i-had-never-believed/#comment-82250 Doug Rosbury Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:52:25 +0000 http://www.steve-olson.com/10-things-i-wish-i-had-never-believed/#comment-82250 The saying is/ "The love of money is the root of all evil", however, Evil comes from the mistaken perception of freedom being above all consequences and not subject to rules of conduct. It is a mistaken notion that money is power and that attachment to any material possesion brings security. However, When we pass on from earth life to the other side, all possesions disappear but our attachments do not. This creates the problem that we have the attachment without the possesion and have no way to resolve the issue of attachment in order to be allowed to progress to higher realms of consciousness. This makes it necessary to return to earth in order to repay the universe for our mistake of possesing it or part of it. Evil is ignorance of consequenses and a persistance in following a course of self gratification. Evil also is a perception that to seek power over others is power, however, what seems to be power is simply a lack of ability to see that such power is an illusion of superiority. In fact, no one is or can be superior to anyone else. Free agency sees to that.---Doug Rosbury The saying is/ “The love of money is the root of all evil”, however, Evil comes
from the mistaken perception of freedom being above all consequences and
not subject to rules of conduct. It is a mistaken notion that money is power and that attachment to any material possesion brings security. However,
When we pass on from earth life to the other side, all possesions disappear
but our attachments do not. This creates the problem that we have the attachment without the possesion and have no way to resolve the issue of
attachment in order to be allowed to progress to higher realms of consciousness. This makes it necessary to return to earth in order to repay
the universe for our mistake of possesing it or part of it. Evil is ignorance of consequenses and a persistance in following a course of self gratification. Evil also is a perception that to seek power over others is
power, however, what seems to be power is simply a lack of ability to
see that such power is an illusion of superiority. In fact, no one is or can be superior to anyone else. Free agency sees to that.—Doug Rosbury

]]> By: Jalaj http://www.steve-olson.com/10-things-i-wish-i-had-never-believed/#comment-60845 Jalaj Wed, 05 Dec 2007 06:11:43 +0000 http://www.steve-olson.com/10-things-i-wish-i-had-never-believed/#comment-60845 "questioning my doctor saved my life" I searched for it and found that your planned post on this topic didn't appear. Please do it as it may be beneficial for many others. I tend to take my son to doctor for every small problem, and the doctor knows that just changing brand names for paracetamol, ibuprofen, nimisuilide, amoxicillin medicines cannot misdirect me. But I am not sure about anything else (no questions!) and depend on him. “questioning my doctor saved my life”
I searched for it and found that your planned post on this topic didn’t appear. Please do it as it may be beneficial for many others. I tend to take my son to doctor for every small problem, and the doctor knows that just changing brand names for paracetamol, ibuprofen, nimisuilide, amoxicillin medicines cannot misdirect me. But I am not sure about anything else (no questions!) and depend on him.

]]> By: Gene http://www.steve-olson.com/10-things-i-wish-i-had-never-believed/#comment-60460 Gene Mon, 03 Dec 2007 08:16:55 +0000 http://www.steve-olson.com/10-things-i-wish-i-had-never-believed/#comment-60460 The first 9 are excellent, but you'd be better off leaving #10 off entirely rather than admit you changed it from something controversial (and therefore, no doubt, painfully truthful). I suspect before you neutered it, it was the greatest truth of all 10 and you offended a bunch of people who can't handle the truth and then you retracted it. The first 9 are excellent, but you’d be better off leaving #10 off entirely rather than admit you changed it from something controversial (and therefore, no doubt, painfully truthful). I suspect before you neutered it, it was the greatest truth of all 10 and you offended a bunch of people who can’t handle the truth and then you retracted it.

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