{"id":8902,"date":"2015-07-01T02:34:47","date_gmt":"2015-06-30T23:34:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ozdeyis.net\/?p=8902"},"modified":"2026-02-28T07:09:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T07:09:18","slug":"ortalama-bir-insan-ozgur-olmayi-degil-guvende-olmayi-ister-h-l-mencken","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e-motivasyon.net\/en\/ortalama-bir-insan-ozgur-olmayi-degil-guvende-olmayi-ister-h-l-mencken.html","title":{"rendered":"\u201cThe average person wants to be safe, not free.\u201d HL Mencken"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cThe average person wants to be safe, not free.\u201d HL Mencken<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

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\u201cOrtalama bir insan \u00f6zg\u00fcr olmay\u0131 de\u011fil, g\u00fcvende olmay\u0131 ister.\u201d s\u00f6z\u00fcyle H. L. Mencken<\/span><\/span>, insan do\u011fas\u0131n\u0131n konfor alan\u0131na olan e\u011filimini \u00e7arp\u0131c\u0131 bi\u00e7imde ortaya koyar. \u00d6zg\u00fcrl\u00fck; se\u00e7im yapma cesareti, sorumluluk alma iradesi ve belirsizli\u011fi g\u00f6ze alma g\u00fcc\u00fc ister. G\u00fcvenlik ise daha tan\u0131d\u0131k, daha risksiz ve daha \u00f6ng\u00f6r\u00fclebilirdir. Bu y\u00fczden \u00e7o\u011fumuz, fark\u0131nda olmadan \u00f6zg\u00fcrl\u00fckten \u00e7ok g\u00fcvenli\u011fi se\u00e7eriz. \u00c7\u00fcnk\u00fc \u00f6zg\u00fcrl\u00fck b\u00fcy\u00fct\u00fcr; g\u00fcvenlik ise korur.<\/strong> Ancak b\u00fcy\u00fcme, korunman\u0131n \u00f6tesine ge\u00e7meyi gerektirir. Ki\u015fisel geli\u015fim ve motivasyon yolculu\u011funda as\u0131l s\u0131\u00e7rama, g\u00fcvenli limandan ayr\u0131labildi\u011fimiz anda ba\u015flar.<\/p>\n

Bu s\u00f6zden ilhamla g\u00fcnl\u00fck hayatta uygulayabilece\u011fimiz pratik \u00f6neri \u015fudur: Her hafta sizi hafif\u00e7e tedirgin eden ama geli\u015fiminize katk\u0131 sa\u011flayacak bir ad\u0131m at\u0131n. Bu bir toplant\u0131da fikrinizi a\u00e7\u0131k\u00e7a ifade etmek, yeni bir projeye g\u00f6n\u00fcll\u00fc olmak ya da uzun s\u00fcredir erteledi\u011finiz bir karar\u0131 vermek olabilir. Geli\u015fim, kontroll\u00fc riskle ba\u015flar.<\/strong> K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck ama bilin\u00e7li \u00f6zg\u00fcrl\u00fck ad\u0131mlar\u0131, zihninize \u201cBen sorumluluk alabilirim\u201d mesaj\u0131 verir. \u0130\u015fte o noktada \u00f6zg\u00fcven ve i\u00e7sel g\u00fc\u00e7 ger\u00e7ek anlamda in\u015fa edilir.<\/p>\n

Diyelim ki y\u0131llard\u0131r ayn\u0131 i\u015fte \u00e7al\u0131\u015f\u0131yor, i\u00e7inizde ba\u015fka bir alana y\u00f6nelme iste\u011fi ta\u015f\u0131yorsunuz. G\u00fcvende kalmak kolayd\u0131r; maa\u015f d\u00fczenlidir, rutin bellidir. Fakat i\u00e7inizdeki potansiyel sessizce sizi \u00e7a\u011f\u0131r\u0131r. O \u00e7a\u011fr\u0131y\u0131 duymazdan gelmek g\u00fcvenli olabilir; ama uzun vadede tatminsizlik \u00fcretir. Ger\u00e7ek \u00f6zg\u00fcrl\u00fck, g\u00fcvenli olan\u0131 terk etme cesaretini g\u00f6sterdi\u011fimiz anda ba\u015flar.<\/strong><\/em> H. L. Mencken<\/span><\/span>\u2019in bu s\u00f6z\u00fc; \u00f6zg\u00fcrl\u00fck, konfor alan\u0131, risk alma ve ki\u015fisel geli\u015fim \u00fczerine g\u00fc\u00e7l\u00fc bir y\u00fczle\u015fme davetidir.<\/p>\n

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H. L. Mencken Kimdir?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

H. L. Mencken<\/span><\/span> (1880-1956) Amerikal\u0131 gazeteci, denemeci ve k\u00fclt\u00fcr ele\u015ftirmenidir. 20. y\u00fczy\u0131l\u0131n ba\u015flar\u0131nda \u00f6zellikle toplumsal ele\u015ftirileri ve sivri diliyle tan\u0131nm\u0131\u015ft\u0131r. Amerikan k\u00fclt\u00fcr\u00fc, siyaset ve insan do\u011fas\u0131 \u00fczerine yazd\u0131\u011f\u0131 yaz\u0131larla geni\u015f yank\u0131 uyand\u0131rm\u0131\u015f; bireysel \u00f6zg\u00fcrl\u00fck ve d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnce ba\u011f\u0131ms\u0131zl\u0131\u011f\u0131 konular\u0131nda etkili bir entelekt\u00fcel fig\u00fcr olmu\u015ftur.<\/p>\n

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\u0130nsanlara Dair \u00d6zl\u00fc S\u00f6zler ve \u00d6zdeyi\u015fler<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n