Mike Book

I guess you can’t do speaking tours rn but maybe in the future? Would be interesting to hear live

24, living at home, no college, working at Lowe's. Fantastic childhood, everything I could ask for. Dropped out of college 5 years ago because I'm a lazy stubborn boy. Letting my parents baby me through adulthood has robbed me of so much. I'm wrestling with whether I should A: live at home until I'm 30 and finish university, or B: move out and work like hell to survive. The worst part is everyone said this would happen

Encountering massive resistance to growing yourself and using your mind is not fun

@innerchild Yes! I have the same issues with letting my parents coddle me. Although I’ve been luckier than you for the fact that they don’t give me free money. What you’re describing, tone-of-voice manipulation, also had me by the balls. Until it clicked that they were just doing the only thing they knew how to do to raise their children. @leo gura I would finish university in under 4 years but it’s a matter of working full-time for a couple years to be able to afford it. Maybe my efforts are better spent elsewhere

Oh shit... I like that

I’ve had some of the exact same concerns but didn’t feel it was right to bring them up. I just get the sense that only he can understand what’s going on with him. What scared me the most was when he was talking about leaving life and letting the universe be destroyed. I can’t begin to imagine what that’s like

Finally my chance to be a narcissist has come

I'm familiarizing myself with a few of the native plant species in my area (Eastern Missouri). I also planted a few pepper and tomato plants and am finding great joy in helping them grow. It's different than just the standard gardening process of like following a 5-step to do list. I call it conscious gardening where you get a sense for how the plants navigate their environment and "feel" their surroundings. Way better than just gardening for efficiency and high yield.

Does anyone have any good reads or documentaries about govt and society in places like Denmark, Sweden, Canada, etc.? I'm trying to understand what all the hype is about. All the documentaries I can find are so dumb. They only talk about shallow stuff like culture differences. Thanks in advance

I love it this is awesome. This is what "Fair and Balanced" means not Fox News' propaganda.

Part 4 of Leo's Conscious Politics. I agree with almost every point he brings up.

Oh my god Awaken with JP is perfect to describe spiritual ego haha

I don't want to be enlightened, not yet. I follow Leo's content because his style suits me and it has helped me break free of a LOT of neuroses. I might be mildly hardwired for spirituality but really I just want to date hot girls and get involved with stage Green business.

I know Leo has mentioned multiple times that growing your business or career doesn't have to rely on a booming economy. Which I agree with. But when a deep recession actually hits (thanks 2020) you gotta wonder just how much you can do. I've got a few interesting business ideas I want to test out on a small scale. I would certainly be better off if I had started this earlier but here we are. I'm extremely new to this work, probably what you would call a Total Noob. 3 months ago I was playing Modern Warfare 10 hours a day and shooting cocaine up my ass. Now I'm strategizing for the future and finally becoming friends with my family again. I don't have any infrastructure in my life to rapidly change course when it comes to business and career. Thanks to Coronavirus, my goals have to evolve. Any input you guys have about dealing with economic uncertainty would be much appreciated. Maybe I would be a good candidate for helping people get onboard with being contact-traced or helping educate possible infected people where to seek treatment. Let me know how you have shifted priorities when faced with disaster.

Ok I’m not ready to start a business then What I really wanted to say is that I think this will be the end of America being the #1 world power. I don’t see the economy being back to normal ever again.

I did it... but only for a second. I like being in my room alone.

You keep reverting because that's how you were raised and that is what your mind likes to think. If reverting is a problem for you, ask yourself why you want to stop reverting. I was also raised Christian but I think I got lucky because my family isn't very devout. Also, notice if you're telling yourself that you shouldn't be reverting back to your Christianity. This could be an example of using "should" statements which can be tricky sometimes to break free from. (see these two videos: "A Rant Against Morality" and "How To Stop Moralizing - Removing The SHOULDs From Your Life")

Thanks for the advice I would say I'm dealing with a fair bit of fear. And I can see how that's holding me back

I've been getting some really profound results lately after several months of implementing leo's insights. One thing I will mention here is that I've realized how short I've been selling myself my whole life, and just how huge my potential is. I'm kind of on a high from it and it feels great. I've been considering purchasing the life purpose course and working through it for some time now. I'm just scared that I will realize how much I can contribute to the world and won't have the courage to go through and actually do it. Has anyone else been scared by how much potential they have?

I like that, not easy but simple. There was a great TED talk about a southeast Asian guy saying why do we make life so complicated? Life is simple.

I've noticed a trend in myself to get absolutely lost in the lofty spiritual theory and I'm afraid this is happening all across the board with a lot of people too. Spirituality is NOT some escape from life, it's the polar opposite. My new mission these days is to forget most of the theory and work on building up the skeleton for my future life. Focus on the things I've been avoiding for years and years and man is it difficult. Also I want to share how much I appreciate the dedication that Leo puts into this. I have NEVER come across someone so committed to TRUTH and UNDERSTANDING these are not terms to be taken lightly. You have to appreciate just how much of the intellectual labor Leo has saved us with this content it's absolutely fucking unreal. The challenge now is to not succumb to my lazy mind and to try to do something real with this. That's all, much love and wish you guys the best!

Self-observation is the ONLY tool you have for learning how the mind works. This is the true definition of psychology. I think you know the answer to your meditation question. I absolutely loved the life advice for young people video. I've come to realize that the mind is a lot more capable than you give it credit for. Especially when you're thinking for yourself, strategizing, and paying attention to reality above all else.

Holy fuck dude thank you for this post this is what I'm missing. I love the idea of planning out your day beforehand. I don't have a lot to contribute to the conversation rn I need to make my own commonplace book. I'll keep in touch

Weed can definitely be used to increase awareness and realization of consciousness. I had a pretty profound awakening this past weekend on it. Obviously nothing even close to any DMT derivatives, but still. I had a mini-awakening and spent the next 30 minutes in the freezing cold meditating, noticing how it's actually okay to be a little cold. I will add that I hadn't smoked weed for a couple weeks before this, and this all happened after I had been contemplating life for the past couple months. So yeah don't discount weed it can definitely be a good tool!

Yoooo that's bonkers dude. Maybe he's been watching leo's videos? I've heard of supernaturally talented young prodigies before but a stage Yellow 16 year old? Holy fuck. That's awesome