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@Raze Wow I think this may be exactly what I'm looking for. From my understanding, from the link you shared, this goes directly to those in need in these places? But how do you verify that campaigns like these are really legit? Isn't anyone able to just make a campaign like this with text and images?

@zazen but what is a good flow of that money, to where exactly are you referring? I agree though, I think the flow of money is a key avenue here for influence.

@PurpleTree Honestly I didn't even think about that, but now that makes a lot of sense. There's a lot of people from Ukraine looking for freelance work online. But a lot of what you are saying is being in that area. I go to Poland every now and then, and I can see these ideas being effective there for Ukrainian refugees. Nice ideas though.

@Alex4 I honestly know very little about our country politics. But honestly I should get into that. I know a lot more about geo-politics. But even then, are you suggesting that helps with effective policymaking?

@Lyubov Lol my mom said that when I brought up this idea to her. I thought about it for a while, and I realized what matters is for me to be filling my plate up in a gradual process. As long as I'm on the right path, I can make more time now for others mentally and emotionally.

yeah same, I didn't know he wasn't sure we liked it either lol @Leo Gura I end up reading it 3 to 5 times because there's a lot of nuance, depth, and angles. Text-based ones are very valuable.

@Leo Gura Yeah I see your point there. There are trade-offs from endlessly pursuing a solution. I recall this one person who spent decades, I believe, trying to decipher this Egyptian thing. He did it at the end after a long while, but he did sacrifice on a lot else.

Ironically, AI right now is not up to date properly at all with the latest developments in AI. For that you'd have to go watch latest videos and news and get newsletters and stuff. Even some books have. But if you're talking about just health solutions in general, I have used AI for that and have gotten a lot of benefit out of it. It's important to have nuanced conversations though.

@Leo Gura to say either of those "doesn't work" means you tried every solution out there, which is not possible. Doesn't increasing requisite variety apply here? Being more nuanced than the problem itself? I for example never thought tinnitus was curable from my research, until you found a solution. I also quit this business 5 years ago because I thought there was no solution to fix it. I restarted it 2 months ago with a solution to the problem 5 years ago, and its working. I too said there is no solution for years. Maybe in some cases there really is no solution but acceptance. I'm not sure though when that exactly applies though.

Also on a very side note, AI development is on an exponential rise, and healthcare is already transforming, so who knows what solutions will open up in a few years time or up to 5 years.

@Ramanujan yeah there really is no best answer, still input helps I guess

For years I've been trying to figure out how to master a lot of personal development principles: gaining more experience, making fine distinctions, visualizing more, becoming more fearless, pushing my comfort zone, etc. The one that really sticks is a life training program where I incorporate habitual activities that lead to automatically embodying these principles. Like I have an app I'm building that makes me more intelligent, socializing every week for pushing my comfort zone and being more bold, etc. Of course having a life training program is a meta technique that organizes it all together, which has allowed me to tap into all these personal development principles systematically. I've already sort of proven this in my own life, and Leo confirms it in his video "Valuable things require development over time". And like I jump rope Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and each session I add 10 seconds, and over time I try to reduce breaks, increase speed, etc. The typical mastery path. So I noticed that leads to a lot of personal development mastery like pushing comfort zone, mastery, confidence, health, etc. But there's another meta principle or skill I've been eyeing for some time now, that I'm not sure if it will work or not in mastering a lot of personal development principles. In the book mastery by George Leonard, he talks about going into finer and finer distinctions. Like when you're driving a car, rather than doing it unconsciously, first you adjust the seat, then the mirror, then maybe you notice your breathing is tense so you relax it, then maybe you see your emotions are in the past so you let that go, etc. And Leo even talks about this in his video "Learning = making fine distinctions". But I'm getting this feeling that this could be a sort of meta 24/7 practice, that you intend to do sort of all day every day, that can master a lot of personal development techniques. So like I'm taking a shower, and then notice (making a distinction) I'm overthinking, so I observe that, maybe let that go, then I notice the temperature of the water, and (make a distinction) and make it colder out of exploration of temperature and adventure and pushing comfort zone, and then I notice that my mind's eye is empty (another distinction) so I visualize my self-image out of choice. I don't know if I'm making sense or not. But I'm seeing that if I just live, operationally, in a manner where I'm making distinctions as a way of life, I can sort of accomplish a lot of personal development principles. I can push my comfort zone, visualize, be more in the moment, learn rapidly, develop masculinity, etc. Has anyone confirmed this in their own experience, or think along these lines? @Leo Gura do you have any input on this? Or perhaps does anyone else have an alternative way of mastering life, various personal development principles, inner game, outer game, etc.? Is there perhaps another meta skill out there? Leo mentioned a sort of "24/7 emotional mastery jiu jitsu" in the past where when say you're feeling anger you breathe deeper, or when you're feeling tense, then you let go of body tension, etc. I can see that being great for a 24/7 jiu jitsu on life principles, but I think making distinctions as a way of life feels more enjoyable and legit. There is also what Benjamin franklin did. (1 week he'd embody 1 new principle to make it a habit). There is that, if that has worked for anyone? Lastly, there is psycho-cybernetics. By visualizing daily, I can see a lot of personal development principles being integrated. I mostly want to get your input on the 24/7 meta practice of making distinctions as a way of life and mastering various personal development principles. But if you have input on these other techniques, I'm very open to that as well.

@Scholar @Leo Gura I remember reading Sarah Rose's book on Ayurvedic recipes, and in the first chapter she talks about how she was eating healthy and doing everything but when she met with this ayurvedic indian doctor in India the doc is like you're completely out of balance (doshas). What if you tried turning to some eastern medicine masters in India or china? I know people who have been able to connect with some experts in India with successful results, maybe you can consider that. They might be able to see from certain paradigms of your health that you're not seeing perhaps. You could probably connect via zoom or something online. Like Leo I remember you said you saw a psychic once I think, and that person predicted stuff to your surprise, so maybe one of these eastern medicine masters would surprise you. Maybe if western solutions aren't working, you can try those. I don't know if it'll work but it's worth a shot. But I wouldn't give up, I know it can be hard. I and you guys have had countless times where we think there is no solution, but some time later we are surprised to find a solution.

@Leo Gura No worries, your health comes first to us.

@Leo Gura if you care to share, do you have any updates on the reprogramming mind course?

@Leo Gura Like I noticed a pattern where you'd sometimes talk about video games or movies related to monsters (If I recall correctly). And I saw that movie "a quiet place" and thought it was good, not like amazing, but pretty nice. But you seemed to really love it. I think maybe the idea of "value" is just biased based on how we grew up. I don't resonate much with things like monsters or stuff like that, so I don't see much value in those movies. I guess from one perspective the idea of something being underrated or overrated could largely be related to our perceptions, biases, what we resonate with, etc. I'm not comparing it to superhero movies. I just resonated with it tremendously, which allowed me to really dig deeper into its depth and distinctions more than most people would, allowing me to see more of its genius. But at the same time, that can probably be done for many films.

@Leo Gura I think you're undervaluing "well-made" though. It really is well-made, and I think that alone makes it not overrated. It's hard to find movies of that quality, creativity, film, acting, emotions, the amazing acting, music (the great Hans Zimmer), etc. Just like how you think the skill of humor is underrated (your valuable things require development over time video), I think you're looking at the value here from certain angles (possibly biased). Also I would say they are profound, but maybe not as profound as your videos, which of course would be the case as these are big budget hollywood films targeted towards the masses.

@Staples All this is so new to me lol I never made these connections to the movie. I'll look into all this yeah.

@Leo Gura Yeah I didn't want to call anyone out, but you've called them out in the past so I guess its already on your mind.

@Leo Gura While you're at it, and respectfully saying, what about cracking down on overly negative, non-sense posts and all that? I noticed quite a bit of that. I often notice some people going on long rants that make absolutely no sense, for example.

@Staples oh thats really interesting, but how does that make the movie's meaning change? Like so you're saying that based on his other books, the meaning of the movie changes, but to what? He's trying to say what exactly? I have to rewatch fight club because its been a while but from that I didnt get the message that "there's beauty in human suffering". Or are you saying that the movie doesnt even communicate it properly and the real meaning is in the books? And yeah I can see what you mean about the red pill stuff, it probably is mostly projection, people using it for their agenda kind of thing.

@Ero yeah man literally, there is no one making movies on the level of intelligence as christopher nolan.

I would add Fight Club to this list. I actually love fight club because Im able to pick and choose elements for my purposes of thinking of life. But a lot of guys use it for their red pill ideology, and whats funny is Tyler Durden thinks he's not materialistic. But the amount of work he put to get that certain look is definitely materialistic lol .. though the look is awesome.

You guys gotta rethink Interstellar if you think thats overrated. It very much deserves the praise. The ending may be off a bit, but overall phenomenal movie. Also Matthew's acting is unmatched in that.

@Buck Edwards haven't tried gemini, but also google, Meta, etc. is considered to be behind in terms of LLM development compared to ChatGPT, which is why Apple incorporated it, and why it has a deal with Microsoft. OpenAI is currently leading the LLM space by far. So in terms of now and future, OpenAI seems to be the lead. Of course this space imo is super competitive so who knows who swoops in in the future, but right now I see ChatGPT as the key leader (and from tons of usage and comparison)