Phil King

I had this plan to be super productive today but then I woke up to myself pissing the bed. Like literally waking up whilst I was in the middle of pissing my sheets. Definitely the worst way to wake up and soured my whole morning. I dont know why but this happens like once or twice a year. I think it happens when I dont pee after jerking off. Anyways. Tomorrow will be better

Started reading DotCom Secrets today. Also recorded a video I hate when I come back to florida and my body has to readjust to the heat. I literally got heat hives last night and am constantly itching whenever Im in the sun.

How have the Life Purpose course and booklist been able to keep you afloat financially for close to a decade? It would seem that you would need to sell close to 1000 courses per year to be successful. Do you have other sources of income? Am I allowed to ask how many courses you have sold? Im asking cause I want to sell infoproducts and im wondering if one good product with good marketing can last for a decade+

^^ Watched this documentary about life of Ingmar Bergman today. He was a prolific creator, wrote and directed over 50 movies + also directed stageplays. His films were always super personal and authentic because he used his real life as inspiration. All his films are about him in one way or another. I flew back to florida yesterday. Solid work this weekend, made about $500.

Dan Kennedy, Russell Brunson, Alex Hormozi, Seth Godin, Eben Pagan

Ive been doing quite a bit of practice recently and I can reach about 750-1000WPM/100-150 pages per hour with about 60-70% comprehension, though this is difficult to define. I recently read Walter Isaacsons 500+ page biography on Da Vinci in about 5 hours. I also had a pen to quickly mark stuff i thought was important and then folded the corner of the page so i could find it later. But yeah it does feel much more like work Yeah i definitely notice the fatigue, but I feel like its a brain workout of sorts. I honestly think it could be a trainable skill and that anyone could reach 1000WPM with above average comprehension and if you have crazy genetics, you could be someone like Harold Bloom and read 400+ pages per hour with 95% retention https://fs.blog/why-read/ https://www.reddit.com/r/haroldbloom/comments/4qibl5/question_was_bloom_seriously_capable_of_reading/

What is the fastest possible reading speed while still being able to have high comprehension rates. The guys above claim to have 25,000+ WPM or about 80 pages per minute with the use of speed reading techniques. Ive also heard of mystics like Osho and Krishnamurti who were able to scan books quickly and be able to read hundreds of pages in an hour. Is this possible? Have any of you guys achieved super fast reading speeds. I cap out at around 500WPM or 2 pages per minute max. Part of the reason im asking is because I hate the fact that there are hundreds of thousands of books that I know I will love and will provide me with great information, but theres just not enough time in this life to read everything I want. I probably have a To Be Read list of like 1000+ books and it will take like 10-20 years to finish them all. Not to mention how when you finish one book and read the bibliography, you find a few more books that seem interesting and then your list just grows exponentially. How do I come to terms with the fact that there is so many great books, movies, music, and more that I will never experience because of my finite time here?

Yes. I imagine it would be like this

I like this guys youtube channel. Im back in New York for the weekend for a job. Should make solid money. I also have the rough draft for my final essay due on sunday. Im probably gonna have to ask for an extension cause im too busy this weekend. Finished Expert Secrets and read more of Dan Kennedy. I feel like I say every book I read is a 8+/10, but its true. After I read these, every piece of content that I consumed from alex hormozi, owen cook, hamza, and other youtube entrepreneurs got recontextualized and i could see the tactics and semi manipulative sales methods that they use in literally every video.

Very timely considering Leos recent blog post. I very much agree with the article and Vaushs take mentioned. The Mr beastification and tiktokification of the internet is rotting the minds of the youth. I despise every thumbnail of his and even though he seems like a well intentioned person, I just think of the potential hes squandering. He has the largest audience on the planet and chooses to produce slop content and sell candy bars. He has this obsession with just being the biggest. In this interview, he talks about his new gameshow where he explicitly says that his main goal is to make it the most viewed gameshow of all time, with the most contestants, and biggest prizepool. No emphasis on it being actually good, because to him having a shit ton of view must mean its objectively good (With this metric, McDonalds would be the best restaurant because it feeds the most people everyday). Do you think he'll be able to do this type of stuff for the forseeable future (10-20+ years) or do you think people will grow tired of this type of stuff and seek out media with more authenticity and personality? If the YouTube algorithm or content landscape changes, do you think Mr. Beast will be able to adapt? Are you guys fans of Mr Beast?

^^^ Very influential early film that introduced new editing techniques in 1920's ^^ Also watched this. Limited location movie. 8/10.

This movie was pretty crazy. Its about social class and capitalism 8.5+/10. This movie won oscar for best picture in 2019 ^^^I also watched this one. Had some profound moments but ending spoiled it. 7ish/10. This movie won the oscar for best picture in 1957. I want to watch the best films and art ever made so I have grist for the inspiration mill when I embark on my career. I have a list of over 2000 books that I eventually want to read as well. Ive thought of setting aside one whole day every week and doing nothing but watch movies, not sure how practical it will be.

Yeah I usually am reading 3-5 books at a time. In terms of time per day, it fluxuates a lot. Ill have some weeks where I dont read at all, but this past week Ive been reading like 4+ hours a day. Ive also been working on speed reading A good way Ive found to get out of reading slumps is to read some really short books under like 100 pages just to get momentum. I also like to read books revolving around the same topic so it helps stick in my mind better. I recently read 4 books on developmental/evolutionary psychology and the books get signifigantly easier to read as your mental model of the information gets better.

Finally watched The Godfather. It was free on YT. 8.5+/10, i get the hype. Still, in terms of mafia movies, I think GoodFellas is the best. Ive been reading a lot of marketing books. Expert Secrets and No BS Series by Russel Brunson and Dan Kennedy. Very valuable insights

Thinking about death recently. What if you were to be dead in 10 years? What if you had 1 year? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4yXBIigZbg <--- Watched this movie today

Ive been reading a lot of books. I finished Nonzero by Robert Wright and The Holy Science. Also started reading biography of Leonardo Da Vinci and The Selfish Gene. Im going to work a lot on speed reading, I plan on reading for like 6+ hours a day for the next month. I have received direct insight into a great business plan

I have jacked off basically everyday for the past like 8 years, yet I am able to astral project

^^^ Was shocked how good this was Did LSD yesterday. OMG! Major awakening

Neither did I. I was simply showing how an aversion to psychedelics is not an indicator of someone being stage blue. You were being black and white by saying that "orange is athiest"

@StarStruck There are many stage orange people who are averse to psychedelics, Like richard dawkins and neil degrasse tyson. Owen pays his staff incredibly well, there was a time when like all of the RSD instructors were making near a million per year. If you actually listen to Owen and try to discern his values, he does not align at all with stage blue. Also the current Pope is pretty progressive and pisses a lot of his stage blue followers off. It takes a very developed ego to become a leader of one billion people. Dont just assume stage blue when you hear someone talking about christianity

@Vajra hmmm it seems we are running into paradox and the limits of communication.

in my opinion this is a stupid statement because to God, there are no distinctions of individuals.

lol Im not sure what you mean by this. Is it God being stupid or your ego being stupid?