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Wow TS, it's sad what happened to Reckful. Suicide impacts someone's life esp at a young age, it isn't easy.

In spirituality, isn't what they say that your guide is telling you something? lol

Then I sent a compliment to someone, asking about their profile info. One person replied earlier with a generic "What's up, man!" and now I don't know how to respond. Lol From what I know, this app was made specifically for finding friends, but when I tried swiping, I saw some people who weren't looking for friendship (based on their profiles). I think it's safe to assume that regardless of the app, people in general don't know what they want, right? I know that might apply to me as well, since I'm more introverted and don't go out much.

Exactly

Congrats! I gradually unlearned this when I was solo traveling, Being in the moment and savoring every experience at that time feels refreshing.

I was acknowledged by Leo Gura. Seriously, thanks Leo for all that you do! I have Dan Koe's first book, and he acknowledges you as his inspiration. It makes sense why watching some of his videos before had a lingering Leo vibe. The grandfather!

Ehh everything is spirtual. 1) Doing dishes/chores/cleaning etc - mindfulness 2) meditation in the morning / Vipasssanas style 3) Yoga 4) Writing 5) Dance

What about Julien Blanc? JulienHimself on YT

Thanks for sharing the pdf! Here you go, from Gemini's lens: I. Introduction Life as a dungeon full of traps Traps are not just bad; they seem good but cost you greatly Focus on how your own mind traps you II. What are Traps? Something bad that seems good Enticing, offering large gain but costing greatly in the end Illusions, mirages in the desert Intellectual traps (e.g., ton of gold vs. ton of feathers) Fantasies that put you out of touch with reality Subverting assumptions Short-term thinking III. Who is Most Easily Trapped? Animals Children The immature The inexperienced The desperate IV. Domains of Life with Traps Business, employment, career Investing, money management Dating, relationships, sex, marriage Family, raising children Education, schooling, university Academia, science, philosophy Spirituality, religion Politics Creativity, art Health, medicine, nutrition Martial arts, sports Marketing, advertising, sales Buying a house Socializing Pursuit of happiness Spiral stages of development Emotions Psychedelics, drugs Geographic locations V. Examples of Traps Chasing money, sex, power, fame, etc. Trying to get the easy life Thinking you can get value for nothing Avoiding work, procrastination Avoiding responsibility, blaming others Ignoring or superficially addressing problems Being indecisive Scientific materialism, atheism Religion Consuming too much media Junk food Outsourcing crucial functions Too easily trusting experts Not diversifying information sources Sexual misconduct Joining or starting a cult Various relationship and dating traps Not learning to socialize Controlling or manipulating people Being destructive, seeking revenge Distracting yourself with social games Parenting traps (e.g., brainwashing children) Teaching traps (e.g., focusing on memorization) Political radicalization Single-issue voting Cheating, lying, stealing Focusing on physical appearance Not following passions or intuition Having unrealistic job expectations Criticism as a career Identifying with a limited group Partying too much Substance abuse Technological traps Cynicism, nihilism, skepticism Contrarianism, anti-mainstream views Debt Romantic infatuation Toxic relationships, self-sacrifice Verbal abuse, threats in relationships Relationships with mentally ill people Over-investing in a relationship Marrying or having children with the wrong person Criminal behavior, violence Unrealistic expectations of enlightenment Prematurely pursuing spirituality Expecting one set of teachings to be enough Binary thinking about awakening Making yourself too busy Arguing and debating online Not backing up data Trusting others to make you rich Being cheap Pretending to know things you don't Straw-manning, demonizing other perspectives Speaking on things you have no experience with Defending yourself too much Confusing success with truth, happiness, etc. New Age miracle cures Expecting God to solve your problems Get-rich-quick schemes Thinking you can get away with lying, etc. Arrogance, false humility False equivalency Dismissing imperfect teachings Not testing New Age claims Expecting love to always be sweet Giving unsolicited advice Pushing beliefs onto others Apocalyptic predictions Starting too many projects Thinking life is a dream Meditation without technique Working for empty promises Overpromising Being fake to get your way Not doing due diligence Thinking material things bring happiness Following popular trends Not getting health checkups Keeping all money in one bank Loaning money to family Resisting arrest Exotic pets Audience capture, chasing clicks Falling for charisma Taking credentials too seriously Studying for grades, not understanding Cutting corners Trusting salespeople and ads Falling for hype and FOMO Trying to impress others Violent communication Assumptions in communication Working too much or not enjoying work Freebies, giveaways, sales Trying to predict the future High ROI investments Talking or texting too much Losing your temper Scope creep in projects Underestimating projects Living by others' values Trying to be like others Survival traps Celebrity worship Believing in guarantees Self-improvement treadmill Profit maximization Legal contracts Backlash to terrorism Tragedy of the commons Selfish voting and lobbying Technological solutionism Imposing higher development on lower development societies Political polarization Never-ending growth mindset Groupthink, echo chambers Metrics fixation Nostalgia for the past Scapegoating Communism, Marxism, socialism Constant progress narratives VI. Psychological and Epistemological Traps Rosy retrospection Confirmation bias Denial Grounding happiness in others Ego defense mechanisms Repressing emotions Reductionist thinking Postmodernism, relativism Thinking truth is subjective Avoiding truth, emotional labor Giving away authority Projection Treating gender as entirely subjective Limiting beliefs Not taking self-reports seriously Passive-aggressiveness Not communicating Hearing what you want to hear Calling people crazy Judgment, moral righteousness Thinking you're good when you're evil Trying to save the world Armchair philosophy Always taking the centrist view Breaking integrity Excessive empathy Thinking everyone experiences reality like you Overgeneralizing, projecting Assuming others have the same abilities Assuming everyone has the same spiritual giftedness Ideology Stubbornness, closed-mindedness Taking your view as absolute truth Thinking you're always right Creating echo chambers VII. How to Avoid Traps Use the "traps" lens Expect traps in every domain Don't be a fool, don't expect free value Stop expecting things to be quick and easy Don't be desperate or needy Be a long-term thinker Get clear on your values Distinguish true value from temptation Beware when people tell you what you want to hear Contemplate traps Use the premortem technique Learn from your mistakes Ask experienced people about traps Gain massive experience Fail a lot (but not catastrophically) Read widely Face the truth Seek diverse perspectives Be context-aware Reach construct awareness Apply the principle of sustainability Stay conscious, intelligent, vigilant Live preemptively Avoid compromising positions Ask for help when desperate Reframe traps as gifts VIII. Exercises List 10 traps you've fallen into, analyze them List 5 traps others have fallen into, learn from them Identify traps you're susceptible to IX. Meta Traps Thinking you're immune to traps Thinking you've escaped a trap Criticizing others for falling into traps Denying you've fallen into a trap Worrying too much about traps Judging yourself for falling into traps X. AI and Traps AI can help identify traps and blind spots Use AI to play devil's advocate Be mindful of potential AI traps (e.g., laziness, cutting corners) XI. Conclusion Actualized.org can be a trap Leo's long break and future plans The ultimate trap in life is the self

I personally loved Role Playing Games(RPG) growing up.

Interesting turn of event.

Do your own research if you want to be vegan or not. As for me, I tried Veganism early last year and the profound effect to my body is amazing! Although I realize making such big jump was hard. I did go into being a vegetarian then flexitarian. But as much as possible no meat products.

The Alchemist. A very simple yet profound book for me.

Not so surprising. Now, January 20 is near, I wonder what will happened next.

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I just watched some Conspiracy theory a couple of days ago about the CABAL, Adenochrome, pedophiles, The Elites etc., What do you guys think about this? Is this what Leo refers to as Ideologies? Like this one dude who confess about celebs that are pedophiles, a week later shot dead. I always take information with a grain of salt, so yeah, seeing both siders of the coin.

Oh Thoughty2!. I missed watching his channel. I also missed watching Black Mirror. Wonder if the creator will create something of a COVID19 episode =)).

I don't like violence and gore as well, esp for sensitives. But yeah, its one of those reason why I also went vegan after Health is concern.

Hi! Wanted to share mine too! I just started with YT a couple of months ago. Here's my channel: Got busy as I went to my hometown, currently can't record properly with distractions and such lol. But it's an inspiration to see others having dedication cause I know you really have to put so much videos out there. My current niche is mostly traveling. But overtime, I will transition to self-development, new life's perspective and paradigm. So many things to learn with marketing, business, and stuffs

The nearest movie I watch similar to this is Earthlings. It was a nice movie for those carnivores going vegan =))

How's your journey? @Shin

I was backreading and I'm around pages 27 lol. Never thought the entire thread is 60+.

^ Exactly. I rely more on my personal experience in regards to this matter. I tried No-Fap for a month and I broke it just because of a wet-dream that lead me to rub my pee-pee early in the morning. However, those 1 month experience gave me tremendous energy, concentration, and productivity. I was able to create things etc. I heard so many ideologies about masturbation and stuffs, but what works for me is moderation. I also did this 'Male Deer' exercise from Taoism few years ago. It's like channeling your sexual energy up to your crown and imagine things you want to create. It's like youre orgasm but no semenal fluid. This way not much of a loss of energy, in fact when done right you can have more energy. @Danioover9000 I can totally relate to what your saying. Can you expand more about this sex karma?

Following this thread for now.

Yeah, it was my aunt that's why I don't really like expanding the topic. I think I was brought up to handle every situation that's why I am asking for some advices. I believe I need to develop a skill to talk people out through about their own beliefs and such. Thanks for sharing! I know someone from the office before giving me some isoteric stuffs about the Bible's accuracy and the pages that was torn out. I have this idea, but it's not really well-built fact while my relative has a solid foundation on their conviction so it felt like it's one of the discussion that I have a small chance of a debate. Yeah, I have similar notions as well. Thanks!