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>I never understood the mentality that unchecked power is only unacceptable when wielded by a government.

That's not really the libertarian mentality. It's closer to something like, any power (or just about any power) in the hands of a state with a legitimate monopoly on violence is unacceptable.

That mentality then manifests itself in policy proposals in a number of ways including decentralized military and police power (states rights, militias, second amendment, etc) as well as limited powers within jurisdictions, especially federal.

Re:Create systems that make it easy for you to succeed on Monday January 23, 2017 @05:50PM (#13466934)
Add: Here is an example of values-first, since it's missing from this discussion of mostly systems vs. goals. It comes from Leo Babauta at zenhabits.net, and he refers to values as intentions:

Focus on intentions rather than goals. As you might know, I experimented with giving up goals after being very focused on goals for years. It was liberating, and it turns out, you don’t just do nothing if you don’t have a goal. You get up and focus on what you care about. Read more here. Instead, I’ve found it useful to focus less on the destination (goal) and instead focus on what your intention for each activity is. If you’re going to write something … instead of worrying about what the book will be like when you’re done, focus on why you want to write in the first place. If you are doing something out of love or to help others , for example, then you are freed from it needing to turn out a certain way (a goal) and instead can let it turn out however it turns out. I’ve found this way of working and living to be freeing and less prone to anxiety or procrastination.

Re:Create systems that make it easy for you to succeed on Monday January 23, 2017 @11:46AM (#13463493)
Goals vs. systems is one of those classic debates. There is also a third way: values.

For an excellent summary visualization and long-form discussion, check out Venkatesh Rao's post http://www.ribbonfarm.com/2014/09/03/how-to-fall-off-the-wag...