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Congrats !

Love the post bro! This year I finally escaped out of a place of my life having fallen apart. I am very grateful to no longer be non-functional, and finally able to pursue my goals more confidently. Emotional issues still there seriously, but I have positive momentum. Currently coming to the end of an 'Intro to political philosophy' Yale lecture series I've taken fall notes on. And I'm currently in my third part of an 8 part cybersecurity course. Which is a career path i'm committing to for awhile.

I like the skunk analogy

I disagree that it is magnetic. I think sometimes it is and sometimes it is not. In many dysfunctional families, being authentic will get you punished, and can bring upon abuse. For example, expressing anger towards a tyrannical father, or being open about being gay in high school. But in more mature communities, authenticity is more welcomed and doesn't get punished so much. For example, AA meeting.

I see most of the issue here as you and I having different conceptions of what is meant by intellectual. I see it more as someone who is a humanities academic or self-publishes humanities academic work. Seems you see an intellectual as someone who is a philosopher.

grrrr okay

How is that a strawman when the first line of the post is: "Any intellectual who doesn't meditate or do meditative yoga isn't serious"

I get you mate. But the quoted claim leo made is: "Any intellectual who doesn't meditate or do meditative yoga isn't serious" That is a distinct claim from "there are levels to being an intellect"

Nah i disagree with the meditation blog post. If that were true then that would mean if Timothy Snyder doesn't meditate then you shouldn't take him seriously on politics.

Goodbye bro. All best!

Last few years, I've seen quite a few recommendations for IFS therapy, and have made some recommendations for it myself. I'd be curious to hear experiences, good or bad, from anyone who has engaged with IFS therapy.

Wingman is v helpful to stop you tilting, and to help you not give up. Also, can make it more fun and a sense of joint adventure.

Hahahaha agreed!

I think similarly to you re the selfless reasons