Blogging Tips from Nietzsche
I keep Human, All Too Human on my desk. The aphorism format makes it easy to pick up and read for a few minutes. I don’t know that he intended this for bloggers, but here are some words from Nietzsche that bloggers might ponder.
Collective spirit. - A good write possesses not only his own spirit but also the spirit of his friends.
Fundamental insight. - There is no pre-established harmony between the furtherance of truth and the well-being of mankind.
Adherents out of the contradictoriness. - He who has raised men up in rage against him has always gained a party in his favour too.
The length of the day. - When one has a great deal to put into it a day has a hundred pockets.
To become a thinker. - How can anyone become a thinker if he does not spend at least a third of the day without passions, people and books?
Why we contradict. - We often contradict an opinion for no other reason than that we do not like the tone in which it is expressed.
In favour of critics. - Insects sting, not out of malice, but because they want to live: likewise our critics; they want, not to hurt us, but to take our blood.
Those who create and those who enjoy. - Everyone who enjoys believes the tree as concerned about the fruit; but it was, in fact, concerned about the seed. - It is in this that there lies the difference between all those who create and those who enjoy.
Danger in admiration. - Admiration for a quality or an art can be so great it can hinder us from striving to possess it.
In the antechamber of favour. - People whom we keep standing a long time in the antechamber of our favour start to ferment and turn sour.
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Posted: November 7th, 2007.
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Time: November 7, 2007, 6:50 am
Wicked cool article. Anybody who ties Nietzsche to blogging gets and “A++” in my grade book. My only criticism is where’s the tip of the hat to Kurt Cobain and Nirvana’s Nietzsche-esque play on the “Love myself better than you” philosophy? All bloggers are vain, blogging is the essence of vanity !!!
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Time: November 7, 2007, 6:35 pm
Impressive post!!!, really. Well, I`d never read Nietzsche before, but I know who is him (obviosuly) and I read some short texts about him and his thoughts. (I should read Nietzsche, I would like to learn a bit more abot him….I should read books :P).
I like this “adaptation” I love the “In favour of critics” and “Collective spirit” points. You must know too much about Nietzsche to write an awesome post like this.
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Time: November 8, 2007, 12:40 am
Wow, that was really profound!
Great post you have got here.
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Time: November 10, 2007, 11:19 am
Hi Danielle,
I’ve given you Mark from Me and My Drum’s, new award (and it even comes in pink) ~ you’ll find it on my Writer’s Reviews blog. Have a great weekend:)
Comment from Danielle
Time: November 10, 2007, 3:47 pm
As much as I hate Nietzsche’s misogyny, I do love the way he thinks. Plus, I know that his thoughts on women are entirely based on their rejection of him.
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Time: November 11, 2007, 12:07 am
Now you’ve given me something to think about while I deal with my time wasters haha. Very nice.
Comment from
Time: November 21, 2007, 4:23 am
Hi,
Good blogging tips.I really liked that explanation of “Those who create and those who enjoy”.
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Time: December 12, 2007, 3:19 pm
GENIUS!!
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