Natasha Tori Maru

There's some big implications and inferences with this statement. For clarity; you believe in God, and that she/he/it is something outside you, that is an arbitrator of morality or truth?

@WonderSeeker even though the topic you posted could be seen as negative, I think it is extremely positive in that it lets users express their feelings in a place without directing it at a single person. Or turning it into a witch hunt. Just general issues being aired in a contained space. Thank you for the topic 🙏❤️

Not to derail but I am watching LOTR rn - wot! @Carl-Richard I'm channelling Leo now 😈😈😈

https://youtu.be/UqWJ6uf8AGE?si=9cyGL04Vggo-JXxs

I never thought about this, but it would lead me to think we may notice rhythm first. It might be the 'hook', so to speak. My interest is piqued by rhythm, but I often stay for the melody. Your playlists, Leo, often emphasize melody. So I am not surprised by your preference as elicited above ｡⁠◕⁠‿⁠◕⁠｡

The question is what we notice first - not so much which is more important 🙂 Melody/rhythm is codependent arising.

How are you framing harmony here? I see it as the structure support behind rhythm/melody and how the notes stack. Sort of like the atmosphere behind the notes of the harmony. I think they can be separate. But when they mesh together I am taken away to another dimension through the music! I am not a musician so I do not know all concepts as they are defined through that frame. I am just a lover of music 🎵 🎶 ❤️

@Jacob Morres I can see that in some of her posts. I think she had a personal dislike of PUA and it crept in to other valid points she raised. @Basman I saw that flaw in her style also. She really drove at points until it verged on being rediculous. I would contrast my style with hers and raise I pick my battles; I quickly see when others are closed off to an idea or alternate perspective. I just exit the conversation now. Occasionally I stick around if I think I am raising a point that is relevant for the forum and not the individual. But mostly I don't enjoy debating. Because really? Who's opinion is ever actually changed? Some users here are amazing and shift based on new points, others come in with so much 'knowing' there is not room for anything new. I will say this forum is great for users who are willing to look at topics from all angles. Emerald love to 'win'. I don't see conversation or debate that way. My version of 'win' is... Hehehe when I successfully troll someone 😈 @Joseph Maynor I miss her conversation. I really enjoyed how she always looked at mechanisms that worked behind the scenes, rather than focus on the surface manifestation of an issue.

I wonder when today is... In Aussieland, I am a day ahead. The day has just begun... Leo releasing videos in the future own here in the southern hemisphere 🫠

@bazera love the friction principle - it is the same way I look at it in different words 'lowering the barrier for entry'. Making doing the thing as easy as possible because my slinky mind will try anything to get out of it while building the habit. Once the habit is built through repetition, discipline isn't as needed because everything becomes reflexive. I think this is the video you reference: https://youtu.be/TwuutU9yUGE?si=l6UahE6cUXErVJ1G

I've noticed that all the successful people I have worked with have 3 things: observation, communication & self mastery.

Another tip I have: you want to be taking action with your future self in mind. This might be something as simple as preparing the coffee pot that night. So when you get up - turn it on and done. Lay out your clothes for the next day, so morning you can move through your routine with the lowest barrier to entry to begin and execute the task. Set all clocks 5 minutes fast. Plan ahead so when the time arrives to execute the routine you can be mindful and calm. This 'future me' is the 'pre-routine'. If you take action in the now to benefit the future you, it also enables you to look back on the past with gratitude. This will increase your overall enjoyment of the present and will stop remuneration over the past (regrets). The more you prepare for future you, the more you will be totally present, calm and confident in the moment. Again dovetails into enjoyment and gratitude for your own actions. Your effectiveness will increase because you aren't burdened by your own mind scrambling to catch up or remember (or beat yourself up for not doing xxx). Very very powerful technique. I employ this through the weekdays so I can deal with the stress and pressure of working in construction, as well as eating well, daily exercise, daily meditation, walking the dog etc. Most of my tasks are just setting up for future Tash 🙂

This 'eating itself' analogy has gone far enough lol - the visuals are traumatizing me! 💀😂

I empathise 🙏 The real issue is there is a lot of good advice mixed in with really unhealthy stuff. Mature people who have good critical thinking and experience will have an easier time sorting the shit from the good. Wisdom. Overall I think the younger generations are really scared to go out and put their balls on the line. That shit really does build resilience. But it isn't just gen alpha or z - growing up out of youth, into dating and the world? It's always been hard. Character building. Nothing worth it comes easy, in my experience. What we invest in and work for we value more inherently. Just how the human organism works. I do think the internet and social media has increased fear and risk aversion. More than earlier generations who weren't swamped with information and comparison syndrome.

Yes, absolutely. I tend to view it like this also - young men with less experience simply looking for a solution. Action steps to get there and a clean map that gives them duration/path/outcome. Logical to search for a solution. I can't even get angry or upset at them when they fall into red pill or misogynistic thinking. The moment you begin searching online for a solution to dating or women, you are flooded with it. Then algorithms begin to really cement it all in place over and over. Many of these younger guys are encountering dating advice aimed at 30+ or coming from emotionally jaded, damaged adults. Some of the advice is crazy for younger men to adopt! Experience and growing up will wash it all away (we can only hope!).