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Exercise and diet are always Nr.1 in these situations, remember that. If you're doing those things, maybe try waking up early, go for a run, read, etc. Quit caffeine. I'm on day 28 and it's absolutely amazing! Take cold showers every day to get used to being uncomfortable. These are the most actionable practical steps you can take, and remember, life unfolds in chapters and phases.

5:00 AM Run-5 km Awesome clarity of mind in these runs, it's just like meditating, especially when it's so quiet and still outside. Uphill sprints are becoming my favorite thing to do again, your body can really run like a Ferrari if you push it hard enough, beyond mind. I think meditation would be more crucial than ever for me right now. Yesterday I noticed how frustrated I was throughout the day and it was clearly out of desperation for caffeine. It's weird, its like I've got too much energy that needs to be let out, else it turns into frustration and annoyance. I'm in no way an angry person, most would label me the opposite, quiet, introverted, etc, but maybe this is just a phase in the withdrawal effects. It's incredible how noticeably my sleep has changed after quitting caffeine. I thought I slept well before, but now I see. The duration of the sleep has not changed rather than the quality of it. It has become super easy to wake up and fall asleep, and I feel well-rested even after 5-6 hours, although I still prioritize 7.5-8 hours. Been really pushing my workout limits with these David Goggins workouts last week or two. Been sore in my legs since last Friday and barely able to walk, but still pushed through the morning runs and afternoon workouts. When you push your body and mind beyond comfort, you start to feel so amazing it's like you forget how it felt when you're not in a workout routine, so the mind can justify being lazy and comfortable. If your body is not following your spiritual progression by breathwork or exercise, you're missing out big time on more rapid and steady growth.

5:00 AM Woke up and went straight out to run. Ran about 5 km and man was it soul cleansing, did some uphill sprints as well which completely finished me off. The weather was incredible but cold, so a little rough on the lungs. Currently on day 26 without caffeine. Feels incredible, I fall asleep much easier and sleep is overall way better. I don't wake up tired and groggy even though I've been waking up way earlier than I usually do. Energy is steady throughout the day and my focus is at a steady pace. Been taking cold showers every day for about 2 weeks as well. That's probably one of the most important things one can do I've come to find. Forces you out of your comfort zone and it SUCKS but feels incredibly rewarding afterwards. It's been almost a year or two since I was taking daily cold showers and I've been meaning to get back to it for the longest time. When I work out, they become mandatory. Also been thinking about giving nofap another go. The longest streak I've been on is probably no more than 30 days, but it was never done out of desperation, it kinda just happened on its own without me forcing it. I've found that to work best for me. But I'm not sold on doing it, I'll see how well I do without thinking about being on nofap. I really like starting a lot of challenges like these at once. I feel I stick to them better if I've got more to focus on, so one single challenge doesn't become isolated and all my focus goes to not caving in on that one. I don't have time to complain when I've got all of it going at once.

Something happening is the illusion. From the illusion, it appears to be happening, which makes it true from the relative standpoint. When the illusion fades, it appears to have never happened at all.

@Consilience It was very interesting to read over this journal, so thanks for starting it in the first place. I too find it good to let go of all these ideas the mind likes to come up with. Sometimes they work well, sometimes they restrict you, that's life. Hope you find your clear vision back. I feel this video may apply to you.

You realized your own authority...tada! But it doesn't make you "better" than him, just shows you you don't need any external validation to find truth.

6:30 AM Easing back into it. I find it too difficult to wake up all of the sudden at 5, so I'll slowly reduce it by 30 min each night as I did in the beginning.

I know that all too well.

@Zigzag Idiot Happy birthday my friend! Can't think of a better way to spend a birthday than with good ol' Lucy. Also highly recommend trying a cold shower during trips, the after-effects really put you in a relaxed and comfortable state.

7:00 AM Tried waking up at 5, didn't manage to do so and I feel extremely disappointed. We try again another day.

You won't understand and appreciate how great this system is unless you've lived in it for years.

Came across this small channel that reignited my fire for waking up early again. This challenge has been as hard as I anticipated really, just not in the ways I expected. The most difficult thing by far has been getting to bed early; if I don't get my 7.5-8 hours of sleep at least, I function at 70% the next day. Also not having much to do in the mornings has been the absolute killer of this. I have to go out for a run as soon as I wake up for this to work. I've kinda been avoiding doing it cause I hate having to start running again lol, but once I've gotten used to it then I love it. Youtube has been the largest distraction at nights when I should be in bed, I need to be more strict on just going to sleep around 21:30. Quitting caffeine alongside this challenge has also been very tough. Lost all motivation really in that phase, but I'm like 18 days in and feel like I'm getting some of that motivation I had in the beginning back. I'm forgiving myself that I've not done better, but will keep pushing for this. Developing a night routine has really worked well, I drink night-time Pukka tea and take a magnesium supplement, I'm dead tired after I finish the tea but force myself often to stay awake, I'll work on it. Let's do this!

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9:00 AM In the upcoming week, I'll start waking up at 6 more often to work my way to 5. I'm thinking of going on runs since no gym near me opens up until 6.

I've been losing the motivation to wake up at 5 slowly because I don't really have anything to do so early in the morning. I really need to figure something out like going for a run or maybe read. It will be necessary to find something before the momentum is lost. I've also been going to bed way too late; really need to be in there before 9:30 for this to work, been hitting the snooze button as well every morning due to not getting enough sleep. Also not eating anything before dinner is important. Overate last night and slept terribly, but it was a cheat day of sorts so it's not an occurring problem.

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8:00 AM I woke up at 6:00 and hit the snooze, woke up at 8, and went out of bed. Went to bed around 23:00, got stuck in watching some Bob Lazar body language video, lol. Felt super tired yesterday which felt like a caffeine withdrawal. It's been the only noticeable day that I've felt tired. But it could've also been a meal crash, I doubt it because it was after eggs and protein bread. It's currently day 12 and being without cacao is certainly making this less enjoyable. I just got an email back from the cacao manufacturer and it informed me that there's 300mg caffeine in 100g of powder. Which ain't too bad. I'll definitely go back to it (not daily) once I've gone through the full reset. Otherwise, I definitely notice how much more dispersed my energy levels have become. The only thing I've been drinking is caffeine-free tea.

I've come to find that if the person you're trying to convince respects you, they will try to understand it. It also depends on your skill of explaining the model and teaching it without being pushy.

Being raised in an orange/green society. I probably left blue around the age of 8. Looking up to people in stage orange helped pull me out of there.

I wouldn't support that guy. Saw a live stream with him a couple of months ago and he was incredibly narcissistic and was attacking some great lucid dreaming YouTubers. Check out Stephen LaBerge's books or Andrew Holecek's dream yoga.

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Time for a trip. I'll be taking one potent edible in the 85-100mg range alongside 50mg of Ketamine. Last time I mixed Ket and edibles I was pleasantly surprised at how good of a consciousness combo it was. I really got to the depths of reality and had an amazingly dissolvent ego death. I haven't been focusing on "spiritual work" at all the last month or two. Just been enjoying reality for what it is and all the excitements it has to offer, ways to create money and start businesses. I've been listening to a lot of Aubrey Marcus which I find has a nice balance on work-life and spiritual practices. I still haven't really found some one purpose I could see myself doing and mastering. It scattered all across the board with many semi interests. So in short, I have no idea what I want out of this trip. I'll set no intentions and just see where the stream takes me.

I can't believe I didn't watch out for this. I've been drinking cacao powder daily since quitting caffeine, and only just now noticed that it contains caffeine. It's supposed to be in the minimum range though, around 49mg/per cup. I find that to be too much, but it has likely made cutting it out a lot easier than cold turkey. I just sent an email to the brand I buy from and asked them about the caffeine content. I'm awaiting their answer to decide whether I'll continue to drink it. I have no problem drinking it even if it has a little caffeine, but only once I've really flushed my system of it and gone through a full reset, at least 1-2 months. I don't want to lose the health benefits of cacao due to a little caffeine.