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2. There's a crucial scene in the Matrix,
where Neo is presented two choices.

3. One, a red pill, and another, a blue pill.

4. The red pill will remove the scales
from his eyes, so he sees things the
way they really are.

5. The blue pill is so he goes back to
sleep, blissfully unaware of the evil
around him.

6. The red pill / blue pill dichotomy was
"borrowed" from Lewis Carroll (Alice in
Wonderland) who no doubt
"borrowed" it from many stories from
before, in various forms.

7. When they say that "ignorance is
bliss," what to do they mean?

8. By taking the "blue pill," and staying
safely unaware of what's going on, you
don't have to worry about too much.

9. Now, this is fine if you happen to be in
safe place, with enough resources to
survive, and enjoy some free time
once in a while.

10. Showing up to work on time, doing
what you're told, in order to collect a
paycheck that's just enough to cover
monthly expenses.

11. To be certain, the blue pill life ain't
exciting, it's not glamorous, but it's
safe.

12. Right?

13. This is the great paradox of risk.

14. We "think" we're "playing it safe," but
we're really not.

15. Sure, in the short term, it might feel
safer to do what the boss says without
much question, not rock the boat too
much, not mess up a good thing.

16. But in the long term, playing it "safe"
might be the riskiest thing you'll ever
do.

17. Why?

18. If something happens, and somebody
"pulls the plug" on your comfy
lifestyle, what then?

19. Being able to stay safely on auto pilot
without rocking the boat isn't a very
marketable skill.

20. It's not something you can proudly
show off after a lifetime of
"achievement."

21. The good news is you can start to take
control, even if you don't think you
need to.

22. Meaning if you just spent a little bit of
time working on some translatable
skills, things that you could take with
you ANYWHERE, you'd be much better
off.

23. I'm talking about the deep "meta
skills" that most people tend to lack.

24. Public speaking ability, decent social
skills, persuasive skills, and having the
confidence that you can learn
anything, to get anything.

25. Most people have a couple of skills.

26. Even better would be to have several
skills

27. But even better would be to have the
deeper confidence that you could
LEARN any skill.

28. That way, no matter WHAT happened,
you'd be able to step back a couple
paces, take a look at the situation, and
figure out what to do.

29. And not merely survive, but THRIVE.

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