GigaWiser78

@brovakhiin I can still remember when I first started my meditation, it really helped my mind overcome something painful for me; overthinking that is. I used to overthink so much that it was irritable Aside from meditation, I've just now realized that always searching for the "perfect" trick for whatever it is you do is really just a very sneaky form of procrastination Lately iv'e started to realize the amazing importance of raising one's awareness of himself, and I start to understand more and more that your self control is only equal to your awareness times your ability to act appropriately to that awareness even if the solution is painful

@abrakamowse It's funny, after watching the video, I started to actually get a taste for the importance of being in control rather than being pulled by puppet strings all the time I'll try to detach myself from this "oh I suck so much at insert skill here" identity iv'e got going for myself Anyway, thanks for the advice!

@Consept Oh my gosh, you have no idea how LOW my self confidence is man, I guess I didn't think at all that my confidence reached as far as the domain of being creative, and I believe you have a strong point here. I love how you pointed out my thoughts as a possible obstacle to my work, and you're right that my inner psychology is what needs changing, not being creative or writing or whatever other skill you could think of. I'll try to be more aware of my thinking rather than becoming stuck in it I also think trying to be too "perfect" on the first go has always been a problem of mine too, so I have a lot on my plate ha ha I know meditation is helpful for watching the mind, but I don't really know HOW helpful it is, but I guess i'll try to do that more too Anyway, thanks everyone, this has all been very interesting for me! =)

@DJ Well, truth be told, i'm not entirely sure what your asking. If you mean you want me to tell you my opinion on what the problem is, then I suppose that I would say it's like I can't put all my small ideas together in a way that sensibly forms the "big picture" of how all these things relate to each other. I can have several sort of good ideas, but each idea alone usually isn't particularly useful for impacting my life, as well as the fact that I can't put these ideas together in a meaningful and insightful way, sorry if i'm not making sense here I think the main issue is that I struggle to "organize" my thoughts into a coherent whole sorry again, but I think I may have comprehension or/and articulation impairment to some degree

@vizual Beautifully put man =) I think you made me just realize that i'm a "perfectionist", and it makes perfect sense to me that i'm serious to a fault as I have always been since childhood The thing I like most about what you said is "every perspective is unique", and I totally agree that there is no right answer that people can truly discover no matter how hard they really try I think i'll just grab a warm coffee and simply start jotting stuff down in a light-hearted kinda way! =)

@Henri I did always lack focus, maybe meditation is really key for me then I had to look up what pranayamas even were lol, I suppose i'm not knowledgeable in yoga I also find it interesting that you suggest "creativity", but i'm not so sure how to water my "creative side" to be honest. I am rather terrible when it comes to being creative in general. Although Philosophernotes.tv did a class on that (I think) so I may check that out Thanks!

Hey everyone, I'll try my best to explain myself properly here, but i'm rather bad at laying down my thoughts so i'll just do my best Leo Gura's video "how to stop being a victim part 2" he uploaded recently got me thinking and a little inspired to contemplate my "inner self" for lack of a better term Well, i'm sort of a beginner when it comes to contemplating my internal world as opposed to my external world, and in general I am very bad at organizing my thoughts into a comprehensible self inquiry that can be understood left and right, that is to say I am awful at articulating my thoughts in a constructive manner. I don't know why this is, but every time I attempt to study something like say the "subconscious mind" and how it can work to improve my life for the better, it's like i'm not smart enough to make any progress at all in learning about the subject. I try to take notes and all, but then my mind just goes "blank" and I can't think of what to write down, nor do I have any insights to speak of I guess what i'm saying is that i'm struggling with contemplation in general, not just contemplation of my "inner world" as it were, and I feel I am losing confidence in my own mind, so I am wondering if anyone could give me their insights on the matter or approaches that worked best for them Sorry if i'm not making sense here, I tried to spell my problem out as best I could, let me know if you have any questions, and thanks everyone!

Well, if it interests you at all, I sometimes watch "FightMediocrity" channel, which has an entertaining style of presentation Also, you may want to look up "philosophernotes.tv" I believe both channels examine various personal development books Cheers

Mat Pav Interesting, so your saying that some of these growth books are so packed with wisdom that a summary can't do it justice? In that case, I suppose i'll go on to read the full text then I also find it interesting that you say to compare your existing insights and findings with the wisdom in the books, and I agree with that too, I think it's very practical to line up what you know and have experimented with on a personal level with said wisdom, which in turn reinforces the validity of the text if things are in fact lining up properly Of course, Leo's videos can only scratch the surface with at most 1 hour a pop, but I think they serve more as an introduction to important concepts that can inspire a person to inquire further on his own By the way, thanks for the post! Feel free to add any more should you wish

So let me just introduce myself here as GigaWiser, hello everyone on the forum! (I hope this is the correct sub-forum for this topic) I am very new and fresh to this forum here on actualized.org, so please forgive me if it shows and let me know if I do anything wrong and i'll try to correct it as best i can(Note that I have read through the guidelines and i'll do my best to follow them, but there was quite a bit there to remember) Ok so, I have been thinking a little lately as I am reading my books on personal development and such, and it struck me that there are actually places on the web you can go to get summarized notes of the content in many said self growth books. And so, I started contemplating as to what the true value of reading so many books from start to finish really is. if it is true that I can easily access high quality crafted summaries of these books and therefore be able to digest the wisdom in a fraction of the time it would take to read a 100-300+ page book, then I suppose my question of the day is whether the value of consuming a full out text is still worth all the time put into it just to absorb the smaller details contained within? I feel as though much time can be saved by avoiding reading dozens of books in favor of notes. But what do you guys think about this? Any insights into this is certainly welcome and appreciated! I'll be interested in hearing your replies I am only just now starting my personal development journey, and I am rather bad at it right now, but i am hoping to grow in time, thank you!