The Renaissance Man

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@JimMorrison Hey, I know there are already similar tools around. I think Notion AI does this. It's available for $8 a month or something like that. I don't have direct experience with it. Keep in mind most people already have their favorite knowledge management system in place, so asking them to migrate to a new tool entirely is tough. It needs to be something extraordinary, and if it is, the competition will try his best to replicate it in their own software. Just so you know what you're getting into. Anyway, to be honest I don't see how it would be useful to me. The functions you mentioned (quote below) are not a current issue of mine. Organization when you have tons of notes and resources has been a problem for many, but I've found my own solution. So I don't need to "find" information. I almost always know where it is, and I find it easily. It's not perfect, obviously, but it's low maintenance and good enough. Also, I always take notes with the purpose of understanding and learning, and never of just "capturing" interesting stuff. If I need an AI to pull up my knowledge, that's a problem for me, because it's a sign that info is not in my head. So unless I am missing some function, I would not find it useful, for the way I like to manage my notes. But that's how I use my PKM system. Maybe I'm the exception.

@Davino Great share, I didn't know this channel. Some of their other videos are tough to watch. In the case of Daniel, it's also a phenomenal example of above average IQ and introspection, while at the same time suffering from mental disorders. I always find the dynamic between independent traits fascinating.

Good luck! @Leo Gura a holistic video on meditation would be sooo good. How to structure week long retreats, even technique-wise (I'm assuming you don't do labeling 24/7? Maybe there's some contemplation mixed in there, or other techniques), for example when and why you shift between techniques, favorite techniques, pro-tips for enduring it, etc. And on the theory side, how meditation works, the difference between 1 vs 10 vs 100 vs 1000 hours of consecutive meditation, what to expect, even the different mechanics explaining why different techniques work, etc. I never really understood how meditation works. Even after watching your older videos, I can't draw the connection between the practice and the result. I can't see how labeling would lead to God or any awakening. Am overcomplicating it? Is meditation just about doing nothing for countless hours, and that just automatically raises your consciousness, regardless of how you do it?

You're doing 5 reps, it's normal. Lactic acid starts at 1+ minutes or continued effort or something. It's just initial muscle damage from training because you're not used to it. Your legs don't get larger in 5 days, they're just a bit swollen.

Thanks also proof that referrals are something else. Always worth it to make killer product/service.

@Emerald Can I ask you what the conversion rates for a $2800 coaching program are? In particular: Response rate Appointment rate Close rate

Oh shit!

This is just from typing notes, no dedicated practice (besides the very beginning), no gaming. I learned how to type with all 10 fingers a few years ago. One of the best things I've ever done.

@integral It's not dangerous, don't worry. It can be healthy if you're untrained, because you'll put on some muscle (it will eventually get easy, unless you add weight to the pistols). It's not dangerous because you can only overload pistol squats so much, between them being one-legged and unbalanced. So it's hard to get hurt (if your knees hurt stop though). You can do 5 pull ups or 10 push ups if pistol squats give you problems, I guess. Until they don't, you're good though. And they may never give you problems, even if you were to do this for 30 years.

@LambdaDelta makes total sense now I see it

@integral why didn't the black queen eat Leo's bishop at move 10? It makes no sense to me. Seems like an irrational move a beginner wouldn't make. Shouldn't the bot be pretty damn good at 2000 elo?

@BojackHorseman The numbers are rough guidelines (very very rough). Different individuals have very different metabolisms. Two skinny 40 year old men doing the same job, same height, same weight, may need to eat 2000 calories more or less than the other, just because... genetics. If you're overweight, you're eating too much. If you're extremely skinny, you're eating too little. That's really it. Think about it! Science has got this figured out, and has been for a few decades. Look at yourself in the mirror. Is there fat that shouldn't be there? You're eating too much. The right amount of food to eat is the one that makes you maintain a healthy level (low) of body fat. Depending on your metabolism, sex, height, daily activity, etc, this number will be higher or lower. Nonetheless the only thing that matters for the quantity of food is how fat or skinny you are. PS - If you read @Michael569's great recommendations above, you'll see that the answer to the question "eating too much?" is in just two points: The other points are more about what to eat, and less about how much which is what you were asking. So, it's really that simple. Hopefully this gives you some solid ground to work with

Thanks for the distinction. Can't wait to realize this for myself in a few years

Would be as productive as a debate with a wall. Same level of openmindedness. Maybe it would be interesting to see the mental gymnastics in action. But even that is nothing new, just looking at his profiles and how he deals with criticism says it all.

Now that you make me think about it this search for "meaning" is just the search for the answer to "what the hell is all this???". So the search for meaning and for truth may not be that different when you look into it.

At a certain point I went through a Andrew Huberman style hyper-rigid phase where I demonized all this "dopamine" stuff. I was much better off taking a more chill approach. The "enemy" frame wasn't good for me. It added guilt to the problem. Double problem. Since then I haven't taken anything related to dopamine too seriously. I saw it mostly as something that everybody talked about, yet in their daily lives nobody was actually able to control it in the long-run. AT THE SAME TIME, reading your post made me wonder once again about what life was like before the things you mentioned (quoted below), and how much it may be worth it to cut some more aggressively. A 3-month experiment would be a good test. Maybe I'll be crazy enough to do it. Thanks for the inspiration, I guess!

Solid! And this too, seems really great advice that goes to the core of the problem. I don't know how feasible this is or how much work this could take though. @UnbornTao

Good luck brother

Wouldn't the lack of meaning of life crush you? The fear of death? That when you think about the future, and a big part of wisdom is long-term thinking, being constantly reminded of the meaninglessness of everything you're doing? Maybe Awakening won't satisfy that need for meaning. I don't know, I haven't taken the spiritual path yet. But even just the pursuit of meaning and truth feels (only feels, I don't know) better than this constant and crushing lack of meaning. But maybe with some effort I could just suppress it like 99% of people, and it would be less effort than dealing with spirituality. You did your math after all. PS - I now get what you mean by the word suffering, thanks for the clarification

@Nivsch The problem is that people can be developed in one line and under-developed in another. So unless you address both with those people you're guaranteed to be wrong.

@Leo Gura you said many times pick-up was atrocious for you. Was that really a bee sting compared to the cost of awakening and meditating for two weeks straight? Would you call going to the gym and training until you're almost throwing up suffering? Suffering as a word in this context doesn't resonate at all with me. Because I'm the one choosing to do it. If it's not worth it I can always stop. Also there's an undeniable pleasure in the pursuit, in the focus and drive that gets you to practice in the first place.

@Nilsi think about it, if genetically we're identical to 100,000 years ago, it means people 100,000 years ago had the same IQ as us today. Where was their development at? Or even, think about a 14 year old. His IQ is likely 100% the same as him as an adult. But where is his development? Or let's imagine a person who can easily understand others, but with zero empathy. Can be a ruthless persuading force. This means that a person can become extremely skilled at something, even if extremely narcissistic. Can still be closed-minded, believe the earth is flat, be an antisemite and a serial killer, yet be an incredibly effective strategist and persuader. Using a single label like a spiral stage and assuming that it encompasses more than 30% of the actual full picture is almost guaranteed to lead to confusion and misunderstanding.

You may be referring to "EQ", or ability to enter the other's POV. I don't know if Emotional Quotient is the correct term, but entering the other's POV doesn't equate to respecting it or having empathy. Again, another distinction that creates confusion if not made.

@Nilsi that's why a single label like a single SD stage is often very imprecise in describing individuals. The norm should be to assess people along the main lines of development. Morality, worldview, spirituality, IQ even, values, needs, etc. At least moral development and ego development/worldview should be separated. They always create unnecessary confusion when mixed together.