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Don't investors realize that? How is it that they still get billions of dollars for implementing this AGI pipedream. This will get more apparent as some years go by, I think it's still relatively recent that AI penetrated into the culture, even grandmas use ChatGPT now. But I think people will develop higher expectations sooner or later, that these companies won't be able to live up to.

It really helps with nasal breathing techniques. That book has some very wierd techniques as well, one was about cleaning your internal organs with some cloth you stick through your mouth, I don't remember the exact technique but he was teaching you how to manage the gag reflex and stuff like that. I wonder what other crazy shit hardcore yogis to.

@Natasha Tori Maru He'd probably tell you to be like a rabbit No language, no thoughts, no (unnecessary) suffering. He loves his rabbit example so much.

@BlessedLion Halfway through it, great interview! It's amazing how we integrated a concept of a "subconscious mind" as culture, and think that there really is such a thing. History of psychology is worthy of research just to identify all the concepts that was invented in the last 100 years that we just take for granted. But the idea that we could just become conscious of stuff right now, in the middle of generating our state, and just stop it, sounds so simple but so complicated at the same time. But takes lots and lots of practice. It sounds like a superpower honestly.

@Lila9 Oh I have that one, it's super comprehensive and full of lots of really good techniques. It also gives a nice gradual approach to adding practices over some time. I purchased a neti pot because of that book, and I find it very useful.

@Lila9 Could you share book title and author?

@Leo Gura Did you resolve some of those in your initial trips? I remember Christopher M. Bache was describing in his book that initial big part of his trips was spent in resolving his personal issues, and only after that he accessed higher things and transcended his history. Was your experience similar?

@Natasha Tori Maru What's the longest you've run?

@Leo Gura AI video was very insightful, thanks for sharing. I liked the part when AI outputted "aha" token to indicate having an an actual aha moment, but in reality nothing new was added to the context except for that literal one token. It's so deceptive. It's crazy. These people who make AI tools on top of LLM's make it harder to notice that illusion of reason. One example, when you prompt something, some models show "Thinking..." label, instead of something like a generic "Loading". It tries to sell you the idea that LLM's do reason, but as they guy was saying, they rationalize instead of reason. LLM's are really helpful in many ways, we just have to not bullshit ourselves on what they really are and do. But since the topic is too technical to dive into deeply the maths of it, it stays unnoticed. ChatGPT is epistemically irresponsible I wonder if we'll see some entirely new AI based on a different technology. It's apparent that probabilistic search system won't do it. And this tech-bros make it seem like AGI is around the corner, when in reality the current technology just isn't in the same ballpark as it seems. He mentioned Emily Bender, and I found some of her videos YT interesting. Also there is this book that I'll check later: https://www.amazon.com/Surveillance-Capitalism-Artificial-Intelligence-Information/dp/0063418568 If anyone is interested.

Yes I think over time as this AI slop pollutes the web more and more, more people will value actual artist's craftmenship. Hopefully artists won't lose motivation to produce good work because if I was an animator and saw the above video and that dude says he made it in 48 hours under $100, I'd be bogged down because it would take weeks to manually do that. But at the moment, the art that's actually valuable isn't made with AI. Probably artists use AI in initial phases to test some ideas, and for all sorts of different valuable reasons in the process of making a product. Same as coding, LLM doesn't replace an engineer, just enhanses abilities. At least as of today. Hard to speak of the future.

Lately, after Seedance 2.0 came out, I've been seeing pretty cool AI short-movies on YT, wanted to share some of them here: Most of internet is filled with AI slop videos, but some of them are pretty cool. And just a reminder, this is the worst it will ever be, so 😂 Personally, I don't see much value in AI video, I think it will cause more harm then good. But the genie is out of the bottle, so we might as well embrace it.

@Ramasta9 Same, but the issue is that as months go by, it's getting harder and harder to distinguish what was made with AI vs not. Take this as an example. Would you recognize that this was done with AI? It looks like a nice regular animation with an interesting style.

What's your day-to-day diet like? Like for 80-90% of the times, what do you eat? I try to lose weight while building muscle and here's what I eat: protein pancakes (protein powder, banana, egg) chicken breast + rice / buckwheat eggs cottage cheese tuna salad some fruit That's it basically. 1900-2000 calories and 160g protein. And on the weekends I might switch and bring in some variety, but still stay in these caloric range. What about you?

It's 06:30 in the morning, just woke up, I think I finally fixed a sleep schedule after months of trying. This time I put a real effort though. Before I was just bullshitting. Yesterday was an okay day. Weight loss progress: -0.1kg (in total -0.4kg in 2 days) What I did: No addiction relapses 1900 calories, 170g protein 20m run 10k steps 20m TMI (The Mind Illuminated) meditation, 12 pranayamas 1.5h read, finished Yeonmi Park's book Cooked for the next day What I didn't do: Work. It was a holiday Study. I procrastinated till the evening, and then I was too tired / lazy to do it. What worked and I need to change: Morning spiritual practices worked, definitely gonna continue those first thing in the morning (after this post) Followed up with exercise Followed up with study session So I need to move study session before reading, because reading is a relatively low-effort activity and it's fun as well, I can do it in the evening, for the study there is some resistance and friction so I have to get it over with in the morning hours before work to be consistent. Some random insights: Patience is super important in developing skills over time, and really, in accomplishing anything meaningful. I lost 0.1kg today, that's like 0.3% of a total weight that I need to lose. So, yeah, this will take some real patience. Also, this relates to spiritual practices because I suck at them, and I know I'll suck at them for many months and I just have to keep showing up every day, because in the past I didn't, and because of that I sucked for years, instead of months. That's it, good luck for me today

For the past few years, I’ve been struggling to stay consistent with myself — with the promises I make to myself, with integrity, and with discipline. I’ve examined this many times and identified some fundamental issues that I’m working to fix. This journal will serve as public accountability while I build the foundation for the next phase of my life. I’ve just turned 30, and I now realize how little time I have and how easy it is to waste most of it. I need to take much more action than I did in my 20s. Currently, I’m struggling with addiction, I’m overweight, I do the bare minimum at my job as a software developer, I don’t exercise much, and I deal with some anxiety. I know how to fix all of it — and more. I know what to do to make my life unrecognizably better (at least to try my best), and inaction only makes me resent myself more. I know what to do. I just have to do it. This thread will help me stay accountable. I’ll be posting every Saturday with a report on the previous week. This is how it will go. Phase 1: 3 Months I’ve been overconsuming pornography and engaging in compulsive masturbation. Since I’m single and somewhat isolated, I need to control this habit. I will abstain from both to reset my dopamine reward cycle. I’ve been slacking off at work, so I need to refocus and concentrate more. I currently work in 45-minute blocks, then rest for a few minutes, repeating this 2–3 times a day. I want to increase this to at least 6 blocks. Work inconsistency has caused me to sleep very late or work late into the night. As I fix my work habits, my sleep habits should improve as well. My goal is to sleep at least 7 hours, from 12:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. I’ve gained a lot of weight. I’m currently around 105 kg and eat a lot of junk food. The plan is to build muscle and lose fat simultaneously until I reach 72–75 kg. Eat 1,800–2,000 calories with at least 160 g of protein Weight train at least 3 times per week Jog for 30 minutes at least 3 times per week Cut out junk food at least 90% of the time I work as a software developer, and the industry is changing rapidly. I need to keep up. I will invest at least 1–2 hours per day in studying, building side projects, or diving deeper into AI. Read books for at least 1 hour per day. Summary of Phase 1 No porn or masturbation No social media Limited YouTube/Reddit for recreation 6–8 daily 45-minute work blocks 1–2 hours of study 1 hour of reading Fixing sleep routine Weight loss: 1,800–2,000 calories 3x weightlifting, 3x cardio weekly Cut out junk food Phase 2: 3 Months On top of the foundation built in Phase 1: Add spiritual practices: Mindfulness meditation (breath-focused) and Kriya Yoga pranayama Add therapeutic practices such as shamanic breathwork, TRE (Trauma Release Exercises), and self-therapy journaling to work through unresolved trauma and issues from the past few years Continue weight loss and exercise — likely reaching target weight by the end of Phase 2 Continue reading and studying Allow masturbation at most once per week after the first 90 days, since more than that negatively affects my life Phases 3 and 4 I can’t say much about these yet. I imagine strengthening spiritual practices, making them more focused and prioritized, socializing more, and possibly starting to date — though dating may be too distracting at the moment, and I don't want it honestly since I've recently got out of a LTR. Phases 4+ Getting involved with psychedelics More socializing More dating experience Starting to work on additional income streams aside from my job Working on creative projects Traveling Meeting new people Exciting things — but first, the foundation. That’s the plan. I won’t plan further than this because planning is a trap for me. Planning gives me a false sense of accomplishment, but it isn’t real progress. Real accomplishment comes from daily execution — day in and day out. It’s that simple. I’ll update every Saturday. 52 updates total. Let’s see how far I go. See you next week.

To be honest if I had constant access to psychedelics, I'd do it slowly and methodically instead of Holotropic Breathwork. Maybe it works in different ways idk but still. Stan Groff invented that hopotropic thing after LSD was outlawd and he coudn't practice his therapy with it, so... Hey man, just remembered, I found this book last week: https://www.amazon.com/Psychedelic-Therapy-Revolutionary-Restoring-Reclaiming/dp/1645476049/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0 It will come out at the end of March, you should check it out it could be helpful.

@Judy2 I think it's more of an individual thing. For example for me, I have no problem working out fasted except for the lowerbody exercises. For some reason I get very dizzy and nauseous on leg day on an empty stomach to the point that workout becomes impossible. So I eat a banana and 1-2 egg before it. It also depends on the intensity of the workout. As guys said above, loading up with carbs prior evening or in the morning is a good idea if the intensity is high enough. It all depends. It's irritating, yeah. For me it depends on current priorities. Is that situation going to last for month / years? If so, then I'd go for a version that's more sustainable. Which is more sustainable, eating at home or at work? Do you bring home-prepped food to your workspace? If eating at work means eating out daily, I'd go with the home version. What would be the ideal schedule for you if work wasn't interrupting?

Sure, but I was referring to people who struggle to find food and safe shelter, like a lower class North Korean people for example. Not sure how resourceful would be to lecture them on epistemology.

What I like about this is that it not only makes truth-seeking more accessible, it also frames survival nicely. It creates a context for it, so instead of blind survival, now you have an overarching vision of developing proper epistemology, and properly handling a survival serves that overarching vision. So now working on survival aspect of life becomes more exciting because it has that extra meaning and proper context.

If you struggle to survive, or barely do so, truth will be the least of your priorities, even if you don't literally die. I think people underestimate how powerful the survival force is.

I found him through Rogan's James Fox podcast, it has some interesting interviews like the one with a Brazilian neurosurgeon from Varginha case. But there's a lot of wacky shit as well, like a guy claiming that he's a time travaler.

Hey, I'm working as a software developer (mostly web) for 8-9 years now, and for the last couple years, the industry is being reshaped in front of my eyes due to AI. At the moment, it's like, if you don't use some sort of AI agent in your workflow, you're getting behind, and you feel that each month. Managers push us to use AI more and more, and expect productivity gains due to it, and for the last 2-3 months, AI agents have improved to such a degree that me and most developers around me don't actually type code manually, the process has morphed into talking with an agent, or multiple agents at once, and basically orchestrating them, reviewing code, making sure they do the job correctly, and if an agent isn't able to do something, then we switch back to an old school way and do things manually. These agents affected the industry so much that many of us have anxiety over losing our jobs in the long term. That's why now I'm switching more and more into roles and projects that require more architectural and big-picture thinking skills. If not at the current job, I try to advance those skills with my own toy projects in my free time. So, I was wondering if any of you guys experience similar changes due to AI in your induestries. Would be interesting to hear your thoughts.

The Next Two Years of Software Engineering: https://addyosmani.com/blog/next-two-years/ This was a good read

I've just finished reading Yeonmi Park's "In Order to Live". She is North Korean defector, who escaped with her mother. She just described unimaginable things, seeing dead bodies was an everyday normal thing for her growing up, she didn't meant what it was to not feel hungry all the time, she ate grasshoppers and fireflies to survive. She was trafficed and sold multiple times in her teenage years. She escaped North Korea 2 weeks after appendix surgery, where she woke up in the middle of surgery because the anesthetic wasn't proper dose. She saw her mother getting raped in China in front of her, and later she was raped as well. She nearly killed herself multiple times. She was ridiculed and told that she won't achieve anything. And so much more. I can't watch this without tearing up myself. Such a brave girl. Her story made me so grateful for everything I've got, the fact that I have food everyday is really a privilage if I think about it. It's not something to be taken for granted. But I forget that often. I want to remember and appriciate my life and circumstances much more. And not be complaisant. There is so much opportunity around us that we take for granted. I will continue researching North Korea, it's such a great example of the cruelty and deception that humans can do to each other. Great example of when you don't have basic survival handled, you don't care about anything higher. These people were motivated by hunger and safe shelter. To that little girl, freedom meant she could ate food.

@HopefulMan Hey man, sorry to hear that. I don't have much experience with serious trauma, but when I did Holotropic Breathwork many pent up emotions came up via crying, laughing, shaking, screaming, etc. I still plan to do more of it weekly, maybe you should try that as well. Also, I've been researching some other ways of trauma release, and I've found Trauma Release Exercises (TRE). It's couple somatic exercises with your body that causes shaking and trauma release, you could also do that, you can find instructions on YouTube.