Yavuz Ertuğrul Robotics · AI
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Mind.

Thinking about thinking — patience, purpose and the long game. — 24 entries.

2025

Phases Phases Unknown Unknown Everything that you fear, that you think you cannot know, becomes easier and clearer when the time comes. Those who create some... Purpose Purpose You need to find an ultimate goal, you need to find a cause to work day and night for, whether it is for your family to prosper... The Search The Search Not all seekers find, but those who find are seekers

2024

Who Is Really Free? A thought visits me often: are we really free? Sometimes, yes. Sometimes, no. If we have all the money but no time, are we trul... After Storm After Storm After enduring the relentless storm that had ripped his crew away, leaving him battered and grief-stricken, the captain sought ... Some Thought You need to conquer what lies beyond work to truly conquer what lies within it. Work I once felt that I had gone from working intensely to feeling incapable of working at all. However, I’ve realized that when you... Find or Make Find or Make I will either find a way or make one. Alone Alone Aren’t we all alone? We are born alone and we die alone. We eat alone, we travel alone, we cry alone and we find happiness alon... Guidance The soul and mind alone without any guidance, lead to the imperfection and restlessness of the person. Adaptability Adaptability Man is born soft and flexible, stiff and rigid when they die. Plants are born soft and pliable, they’re brittle and dry when th... Problem Problem If there is a problem, you can do two things: you can either solve the problem at its root or you can manage it/control it. The... Patience and Unpredictability Patience and Unpredictability The unknown frightens and excites us at the same time. If we knew with certainty that something we desire or fear would happen ... Routine Routine Only a small proportion of the work that people do is truly routine. Most jobs require problem-solving skills. When faced with ... Learning Curve Learning Curve Learning is a journey, not just an end goal. By designing and enjoying the process, you can ultimately achieve what you want be... What to Want and Do Everybody wants to eat but not everbody wants to hunt. Priority In life, one chooses not what to do but what not to do Opportunities When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the o... Forever The aim is not to live forever but to create something that will live forever. Prepared Mind Opportunities come to prepared minds or as I recently discovered lady luck favours those who try (Law of Serendipity), so there... Pain Pain is inevitable, but suffering is optional. Therefore, after a certain point, I accepted the pain and realised that the resu... Thought Zero Thought zero [TR] Atomik Alışkanlıklar — Kitap İncelemesi [TR] Atomik Alışkanlıklar — Kitap İncelemesi [TR] James Clear'ın Atomic Habits kitabı üzerine notlar: küçük değişimlerin bileşik etkisi ve sistem kurmak.