Stephen Fry - Getting out of the I-Mode

Sometimes we are so focused on ourselves, we overlook everything else.

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[digitalintent]

I agree with everything... except the Apple t-shirt

[bolius1]

He can preach to people all he wants but sometimes he's not credible."Other people are always more interesting than oneself" oh really Mr Fry. Then he criticises"unsuccessful people"i.e -not him-. And why are they unsuccessful? They talk about themselves all the time!What arrogance of Stephen Fry.He even did a biographical program about his Manic Depression. And a program digging into his family tree.But no he doesn't talk to himself and he thinks everybody else is more interesting than him BULL

[grimtage]

@bolius1 "Nothing is more unjust, however common, than to charge with hypocrisy him that expresses zeal for those virtues which he neglects to practice; since he may be sincerely convinced of the advantages of conquering his passions, without having yet obtained the victory, as a man may be confident of the advantages of a voyage, or a journey, without having courage or industry to undertake it, and may honestly recommend to others, those attempts which he neglects himself." - Samuel Johnson

[bboybram]

@bolius1

I think you misunderstood him a bit. Anyway they say you only hate things in other people. That you yourself do more often then them.

Besides that peepz wanted to read about him. It's probably, because of that reason that he wrote both books. [I haven't read them. I only want to give some open minded]

You get better in what you do daily. So if talk about yourself in a negative way EVERY single DAY. You are re-writing and growing your brain LITERRALY to do so.

But he shouldn't be th

[kyle2point]

@bolius1 i think he's talking in terms of navigation thru one goal to the other, rather than the creation of the goal itself. naturally, something one creates would resolve in some way around the creator because it's all they have to reference from. so as much as alot of stephens works are about himself (autobigraphys, documentarys..) i think you'll find that 'in person,' he is a very selfless man, which gives him the power to create such things.

[chrisose]

@digitalintent

It is a bit of an irony to put forth this subject, however correct, while wearing the logo for the iCompany.

[4duff5]

excellent advice Mr Fry!

[oleanderbrew]

@livinglegend1187

What other stereotypes do you believe are true?

[livinglegend1187]

@oleanderbrew Stereotypes don't spontaneously appear from the aether.  Often they capture a statistically significant pattern.

[oleanderbrew]

@livinglegend1187

I was more unaware of how much you believed in them.

[livinglegend1187]

@oleanderbrew Not really.

Apparently you're unaware of stereotypes.

[oleanderbrew]

@livinglegend1187

Please tell me your comment was made in jest.