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Cool! - BuddhaAtTheGasPump - Living 4D with Paul Check - Joe Rogan obviously ?

What I rarely hear people talking about that the capitalistic system actually puts people in a predicament that leads to a very low efficiency. For a human being in this system to actually provide value to society, is made unnecessary hard. The total amount of energy someone at work actually spends on creating value is relatively low. What do I mean by this? Imagine an entrepreneur in this current system. What percentage of the time is focussed on actually improving the lives of clients? So much time is spend holding up masks, meeting selfish needs, creating appearances, playing games. Some things in the category: - Marketing - A large part of finances - Social media - Large parts of communication - A large part of sales - And the list could go on, also in many subtle ways that are hard to describe. If we go even deeper: what are the thoughts of the entrepreneur on an average day? Very little time is spent thinking about serving others. And can we blame the individual? It is quite a challenge to meet your needs and survive. Being creative is a luxury many can't afford. There are all these forces put on the individuals that make them occupied with meeting those low-consciousness needs. Of course in the end the average level of consciousness is in the end creating this whole system... but still. For example, I work at a company that provides trainings to corporate to leaders from corporate organisations. We are expanding on a project that is called "Next Generation Leadership". The intention is to help the leaders of tomorrow to put themselves in the position where they can become conscious creators. I just came out of a team meeting where we were discussing the main pillars for expanding on the existing product. Three main subjects came about: - External relations/sales. Figuring out ways to get in contact with the right people so we can gather clients. - Branding. Things on the website, good-looking sign-up forms, etc. - Community: Making sure that people stay in contact after the programme. Yes, also to provide some value to them, but a big undertone is sales related. In the end, I managed to squeeze in a fourth pillar: content creation. Improving the actual quality and impact of the programme. It is simply relatively low on the list. This is quite ironic because the values underlying capitalism are very focussed around providing value. At least that is the story that is told. But if we would trust each other more, cooperate better, throw in some genuine care as well. There could be systems that are way more efficient. Even if merely pursuing the very values capitalism tries to fulfil. But surely to whilst trying to create the biggest beauty on this earth as we can. Hmm what stage of development would this analysis be... green/yellow?

Am I tripping, or is it actually visible when people have opened their third eye? I’ve noticed with a bunch of people. Look at this selfie for example

@Tim R All right, there is probably more that we agree on than disagree. Think it’s time to let this hypothesis go. Enjoy your evening ??

@seeking_brilliance Hahaha ? Not sure if that is a roast or not, but funny either way.

@Tim R Hmm, don’t think I agree with that. There seem to be clear linkages between energetic systems and physical systems. Think about psychosomatic illnesses and all that type of stuff. Think about how one’s posture changed as they open up chakras. Maybe this whole third eye thing is bs, but I would pose that there are linkages between different levels of being, from energetic to physical. Together forming one interconnected system.

@AdamR95 Agreed, that’s the most important part. Yet consciously shaping these kinds of structures can help to make that easier as well I think. It’s kind of a chicken or egg problem; unconscious system creates unconscious individuals, unconscious individuals create unconscious systems. If we tackle the problem on both sides, we can inch our way up quicker.

@seeking_brilliance Could not keep a straight face trying to take this selfie ??? With this lighting it’s not visible..

@Tim R You are telling me that there is nothing going on here on Leo’s forehead? ?

@artcastle Thanks, Ill take a look at it over the weekend ??

@datamonster Agreed, let’s create a better system together! ?

Funny story. a couple years back I had a book club with some friends. One by one we could choose a personal development book. When it was my turn, I choose the spiral dynamics book. We didn’t make it more than a couple chapters in before the book club fell apart. ???

Thought this comedy sketch about stage blue was pretty hilarious:

@Nahm All kind of "stiff" like this? I like what you did there.

The concept of personal development gets thrown around a lot. Different people attach completely different meanings to this concept. This interesting phrase just came to me that I wanted to share: "Real personal development is changing what you see as personal development." To unpack this a bit further, when we are pursuing a certain interpretation of personal development, we are creating superficial changes. Ultimately, we still operate from the same paradigm, cognitive structure, worldview. It's just that we are pursuing a life that is more in line with what that worldview sees as beneficial. When we change our definition of personal development, that is when we really start to see ourselves and the world in a different way. New doors start to open from which we were previously unaware that they even existed. We could see it as two directions, horizontal and verticle. That's how the spiral dynamics model describes it if I remember correctly. In the end, both are important. However, it is rare to find someone who understands this meta-level of personal development. What is your definition of personal development currently?

@Rilles Loved part 1 too! Relatable stuff @Recursoinominado I'll keep the abundance mindset in mind next time some of these thoughts appear, thanks! @Leo Gura High value and rising, hehe.

Just had an interesting reflection I want to share. a few years back I did a bunch of pick-up. To be effective at fulfilling my desires, I “downloaded” a bunch of cognitive structures; beliefs, thought patterns, world views. The views helped me at the time to get what I wanted. However, they were low-conscious, partial, selfish. Like a devil I trumped around wrecking havoc on my environment. Not acting in the interest of the people around me. Now, those structures are still active in my mind. However, I have a girlfriend. Now those same structures are causing fearful thoughts and feelings. Because I have been a devil, I see devils. The world is colored by that perspective. It just turned out the lens is quite dark.

Good stuff ??

@Rilles Oh haha, still a cool song!

@Rilles Thank you! Is that you in the song you have the YouTube link to? It's dope, going to listen to it again

@Leo Gura Yes, it's hard to see the full dynamic of it.. and hard to let go..

@Recursoinominado Fear that someone comes along and scoops my girlfriend. Fear that if we don't have good sex, she will go have sex with someone else. Projecting my own behaviours onto others. Thinking they will not take responsibility for their actions either. Believing in a world where humans are mostly animals. This kind of evolutionary biology pick-up ideology. Which creates this kind of self-fulfilling prophesy by which I create a world wherein that is true. Limiting the possibilities I see for shaping relationships. This is only part of my psyche, but it is there. ps. Thanks for digging

Mostly programming from the pick-up world, such as RSD. looking at the people in a quite shallow way. Especially looking at girls as objects that can be manipulated. And how they can be manipulated. Believing things such as “it’s not my responsibility to not hit on het, and continue to seduce her, when she has a boyfriend. That’s her responsibility”. Not really seeing people as whole human beings with their own unique expressions and desires. Rather as something to satisfy my needs. It’s hard to exactly put into words. It’s like the world is this huge collection of data, and the perspective you look at the world with selects, ordens and interprets that data. The perspective I am trying to release, or at least expand upon, takes merely a small slice of all that data available, and makes sense of it in a self-serving way. Denying responsibility. Not seeing the best in people. Mostly seeing animalistic, low-consciousness dynamics. Not saying they are totally false. Just saying they are limited and limiting.

Congrats Leo, great work!

Is engineering truly what your heart wants to do? What I hear is not someone who is following his life purpose, but someone who is trying to justify an unconscious decision made in the past. What do you really want to do?