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Nothing else.

That makes sense. If you could link me a source for this that'd be great. I am collecting examples.

What causes a desire to convert into an intention?

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Everything has its pros and cons, depends on what you consider 'bad'. I live in India where most of the parenting you'll see is the traditional kind. I think the major shift is from believing you know what's best for your kid vs. believing your kid will figure it out. Reality is nuanced and sometimes you know best while sometimes it is best to let your kid figure it out. Both extremes are bad and make dysfunctional human beings.

I think success also depends on you ability to leverage resources in ways others can't. I am interested in reading your insights on success as and when you post them.

I think true friendship is born out of shared experience and hardships. I think exposing yourself to many people should get you a few acquaintances to crack jokes with or share some time with. To convert them into friends you should plan hangouts and things to do together away from uni. Some people you click with instantly, those are the best.

Aside from the Wikipedia article, can you tell me any good resources to learn more about causality?

If there's enough influence, you won't have a choice

Hm. I was under the impression that 'Cause' denotes a factor that the effect is dependent upon while 'Influence' being a factor that may not be the sole determinant. Which is why I used the word Influence and not Cause. I do think these things will be important in developing a framework for effectively engineering influences or predicting outcomes in the context of cognition and behavior and I am sure a lot of the specific research is already conducted in fields of psychology and such. However for now I am trying to thaw out the definitions, goals and philosophy of Plasmism. Thing is Plasmism is something that unexpectedly popped into my head during Upasana as an insight and I am trying to thaw it out since then. I can see it but can't quite put it into words. Until I can properly define what Plasmism really is I can't decide on whether it should be given a separate name instead of something like 'Determinism with a focus on personal development'. I think it is worth it, at least personally, to see this through.

Not really. Realigning your values is only a part of it. If you do that you are helping yourself out by modifying your internal influences (more motivation, finding more meaning in the work, etc.). Plasmism is wider in that where it accepts the fact that external influences play a major role in shaping your actions as well. The goal with Plasmism, at least for personal development, is to create a system of influences in one's life that pushes one towards their goals. I am not suggesting complete effortlessness but what I am suggesting should be the difference between success and failure. In my experience this is what successful people do naturally anyways. They either are lucky enough to have those influences or build those influences themselves. What I have noticed in people, regarding internal influences, who are considered 'Great' throughout history is this: There are two cases, they are either born with certain influences already active within or develop them in childhood/later in life. I heard Professor Jiang once say that Ivy League universities require you to write an essay not really to judge your character but to judge whether you have any underlying trauma that can push you towards success, ultimately benefiting the university having you as their alumini. (His point is more nuanced than just this statement but I paraphrase.) This makes sense from the perspective of Plasmism. If you developed a compulsion towards achievement and perfectionism, due to your poor upbringing, you are more likely to attain success given the opportunity than somebody who is satisfied in themselves and their conditions. After all, you have this 24/7 internal influence within you influencing you constantly to achieve or be perfect. Now I am not suggesting developing trauma within, internal influences and internal strength can be built in healthier ways. I was thinking of a new term for this called 'Internal Anchors'. Internal Influences like perfectionism that pervade most aspects of your life. I haven't really defined what I mean by external or internal influences yet as I am still working on it so it would be foolish to talk extensively on the topic just yet. Also, it's important to note that you'd need supporting influences to even be successful at getting really clear on your values and whys.

I think there are various ways to approach this. However when it comes to procrastination you hardly have to do anything about your internal influences(although it could be that your internal influences such as your trauma do not sit well with your external circumstances which cause you to procrastinate, in which case you can try to solve your trauma or you could change your external circumstances). You don't really need to find a way to remove your internal need for comfort. That influence, I feel, will always be there. What matters is when that influence really triggers and calls upon you to seek comfort. When it comes to procrastination you can remove influences, or add new ones. It depends on why you are procrastinating. The thing is, if you are a user of Plasmism your first instinct is to look for influences that cause your procrastination instead of blaming yourself. Nobody just wakes up one day actively looking to avoid what they want to do. Depending on why you are procrastinating, you can remedy it accordingly. Here are two types of examples: -- External Influences example: a person who is stressed due to bickering at home cannot focus as well on his/her studies. Strategy: remove influence Influence to remove: Home Environment i.e. find a library or any other place to study. -- Internal Influences Maybe some person procrastinates on learning about a subject because they have been at it for very long but have made little progress. Maybe each step forward feels like two step backwards in whatever process they are pursuing. Strat: introduce influence Influence to introduce: a community that is trying to learn the same subject (just one example of a solution) Explanation: In these cases you seek comfort because you perceive each step more as pain than progress. Each time you head out to do that thing you have been procrastinating on, it's like setting out to hit yourself with a hammer. The problem here lies in your perception of what you are doing. A common solution I have seen is joining a community who is doing the same thing as you. To see others do it gives you hope. To see others rant makes you feel you are not alone. This is in line with Plasmism because you introduced an influence, the community, in your life to mold you into a person who perceives their task more realistically. It influences you into seeing reality again and realizing it's not that hard to take small steps each time. "As they say when climbing a mountain, only focus on the immediately next hold to grab onto instead of looking at the peak." This quote right here can influence you to feel inspired. So if you're procrastination is related to creative pursuits you can look for things that give you inspiration. Reading your favorite authors, looking at painting, traveling. Maybe there are things influencing you didn't even know were influencing you. Judges could have never guessed who goes first can influence their decision making. There are many such examples, I have only written a way to think about it from the perspective of Plasmism. What Plasmism offers for now is not anything new, you already know the stuff I wrote above. It just influences you to think in terms of influences instead of waste time feeling guilty.

Nothing's at stake calm your heart don't be silly the ego's really smart the world permeates your being yet on a ghost you cling the flower in your heart yearns to bloom pour the mind water it with your tomb one day your heart shall spring up high it's canopy covering the sky

Yeah I think for now it is best to call Plasmism a behavioral interface over causality. I intuit there is something to discover here which may make it a distinct model, which is why I am so interested. I can't really figure out what that intuition is yet.

Yes. I think that's how reality works. I think Plasmism takes the pressure off the individual to beat themselves up into wondering why they do not wanting something badly enough, or why their willpower isn't strong enough.