# 3 ## skills * fast * wait * think ## treasures * simplicity - in actions and thoughts * patience - with both friends and enemies * compassion - towards yourself ## way * creating without possessing * acting without expecting * guiding without interfering ## actions * love * serve * remember ## doings * effortless * easy * enjoyable ## dharma * love * serve * believe ## character * deportment * countenance * speech ## attainment * wealth * health * peace ## mental * resilience * creativity * focus ## being * goodwill * forgiveness * lovingness ## soul-encasing * causal * astral * physical ## imagination * conceive * believe * achieve ## meaning * creativity * connection * contribution ## self-realization * sankhya * yoga * vedanta ## gunas * darkening - tamo * activating - rajo * elevating - sattwa *** ## beneficial friendship * those who are upright * those whom you can trust * those of broad learning ## harmful friendship * those with practiced manners * an affected sweetness * a glib tongue ## beneficial pleasure * hitting the right measure in your practice of rites and music * of celebrating the goodness of others * of having many worthy friends ## harmful pleasure * being self-important * of being a slacker and a loafer * of drinking and feasting to excess ## mistakes when attending a gentleman * to speak when it is not one's turn to speak - impetuous * not to speak when it is one's turn to speak - evasive * to speak without taking notice of other person's expression - being blind ## guard against * young - sensuous temptations * prime - being combative * waned - being grasping ## in awe of * Heaven's mandate * great men * the words of sages ## no's * do not raise the important of anything - nothing is as important as it looks * do not create idols - in fact they are much more earthly than they present themselves * do not beautify reality - everything is much more prosaic *** ## career * don't sell anything you wouldn't buy yourself * don't work for anyone you don't respect and admire * work only with people you enjoy ## motivation * desire to be useful * desire to tell stories * desire to collect stuff ## work * excellent * necessary * trustworthy ## success * circle of competence * focus * patience ## learning * imitate * assimilate * innovate ## great delusions * sex * wine * money ## keys to success * knowledge * intuition * energy ## game theory * be nice * be forgiving * don't be a push-over ## hero's journey * separation * initiation * return ## aspects of reality * pain * uncertainty * constant work ## equipment * wool * titanium * carbon fiber --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://um.fz.ax/self/3.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.