> So what _should_ one do? One should help people, and take care of the world. Those two are obvious. But is there anything else? When I ask that, the answer that pops up is _Make good new things_. > -- Paul Graham ## how to be --> what to do 传统智慧（如西塞罗、孔子）关注的是“如何为人”（美德），未提及关爱世界或创造新事物。 创造新事物是近期才出现的意识；传统受众（地主、政治阶层）的职责已然预定，没有选择创造性工作的自由 east:: [[It's more about who I want to be instead of what I want to do]]