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Oh nice share, thanks so much! 👌

I use chatgpt often to contemplate or verify ideas. However I notice my brain must get a little dopamine hit when chatgpt replies with "you're absolutely right" or "yes", I really enjoy when it confirms my ideas. Do you think this is dangerous? Mainly the danger would be that I only give it partial input and can steer it into a certain direction by the way I frame my question.

Reality is all a mind game yet Leo comes here saying how Trump is bad and all sorts of things about politics. Well, Leo creates reality with the mind, so why would he choose to create unpleasant things? Sure you could say the God-mind creates all sorts of suffering for a reason, but at least Leo the person would choose to create happy things only. Leo would then teach his followers how to only live in a very high state constantly. Leo is interested in finding truth, but truth (lowercase) is entirely subjective, and Trump has nothing to do with absolute Truth, so why create this into existence by talking about this? This is a lack of construct awareness. Unless we're going to split Leo's audience into separate stages. Perhaps then we could say "political talk is only for the highest evolved who have become emotionally unshakable", but until then why not focus all the teachings on creating your own truth, which is as good as truth, since you construct reality with the mind. All you wanna do is move up this ladder, there's no need to dilute progress with false gods like politics, society or any other things, these have nothing to do with absolute Truth. But Leo talks about them which makes it seem like any of this matters.

So I did this yesterday and I'm quite happy with the results. I ended up mostly meditating and contemplating. Apart from resetting dopamine the added benefit was all the contemplating I did which gave me some good insights. Did end up cooking a meal at night but abstained from screens. It made me realize how much I am addicted to checking for notifications. Even reading texts after waking up causes tiny stress, and causes my brain to go in that direction (reactive). I'd recommend it, even if it's just to gain insight into your own screen / phone behavior.

Rhonda Byrne, Bob Proctor, Esther Hicks, these are similar teachings to what I am talking about. Are you saying they're wrong?

But I was hoping if I keep raising my vibration that I'll be able to pretty much construct my reality consciously, by focusing my loving attention on the things I want and not on anything I don't want. Edit: then why am I talking about this... well who knows. I get curious about these things.

So I am to the effect of life, and I have little control over it? Because another question would be; to what extend do I control my reality? Famous quote: "when you change the way you look at a thing, the thing you look at changes". So we take this deeper and then I look at a person like you who has gone so deep into consciousness work, I'd expect you to be able to consciously construct your reality in this very moment, like a grand master of manifestation, so I don't understand why you're talking about these things. I'd expect you to go closer to oneness (non-duality), not black pill (duality). I will need to further contemplate my stake in this, because I just want to create my dream life, and black pill doesn't fit in that at all, or in self-help in general.

Is he just holding his camera in every girl's face like that?

Try dating a girl who works in a hospital.

What I mean is: Leo has said for example "Trump is a narcissist". Well, by speaking that into existence, Leo has created that. Why? This makes it seem like Leo is at the effect of life, not at the cause.

No. I just don't understand, the above seems like a paradox to me. I see other spiritual teachers emphasize raising your vibration while Leo, who supposedly has reached some of the highest states imaginable, is here talking about politics.

Wait you didn't hit that? Now I'm mad at you bro wtf

My mom is dating Gordon Ramsey https://x.com/i/status/1835366788433051677

Day 225: What if life is always a spiritual journey, no matter which path you take? I haven't done stand-up in a while and my mind is now fully focused on business as I slowly become more emerged in this vision. It's a journey of becoming more disciplined, a journey into the self. It's tremendous. Imagine what I could do 5 - 10 years from now if I just stuck to the discipline of ruthlessly working on my personal brand, my business and myself. Dopamine detox: Personal brand:

Alright, my first journal on here, let's make it count. Goal: €10.000 per month net income (after tax) Timeframe: 5 years (June 2029) Reason: So I can travel while doing stand-up comedy and not having to worry about jobs or money in the future Currently: €28K in debt with almost no income First, I've realized that I don't care about money. The thought of buying cool stuff or experiences doesn't have the same kind of trigger that it used to. Doing my artistic pursuits, doing stand-up, having meaningful interactions with other people, that is the real thing for me. The fantasy of having lots of money is BYPASSING, just to escape the hard things and building mastery in my domain. I don't care if I'm broke, as long as I can do my comedy and have my own thoughts and feelings. I only care about the person I am becoming in this process, because I like that person. So now money just becomes practical, and for practical reasons I would like to have an income. I believe that having a 10K pm income would increase the quality of my life since it'll allow me to travel the world while doing stand-up, creating content, learning new things and further developing my character. History: I've dabbled in my online business things but mastered none. I've built and sold websites, I've done affiliate marketing (Clickbank), YouTube channel and many other things. Most notable is I started a Print-on-Demand Etsy shop in 2020 that has done over $500.000 in sales (not profit, not even close). This was my only income between 2020 and 2024. This business failed for several reasons, mainly; not enough commitment, poor financial management, increased competition (especially in 2023 and 2024). Leo said in his recent Being Wrong episode that he had lost his life purpose for over a year and I was in the same position. I denied who I really was and tried to become someone else. That was a big mistake. Now I understand the value of my LP even more. And the goal of my business should always be to support my LP and not be about the money or anything, that's an escape. Current situation: Right now I have 1 YouTube channel that I make videos with AI. It's not yet monetized but has 1050 subs and was only started 4 months ago. I also have an Etsy shop selling digital items that's making some sales now but not yet profitable. I'm entering into a government debt relief program which will restrict my access to money and whatnot for the coming 18 months. This is probably gonna suck, but should give me time to focus on my stand-up while learning new business skills. So 18 months from now I can start making money and be debt-free. The debt was created from borrowing money into my business (sole proprietorship) but not really growing. The debt snowball just increased which made me stressed and less capable of making sane business decisions. How to make money: First understand WHY I want to make money; so I can focus on stand-up. This WHY is so damn important, it influences every other decision. If I forget the WHY, I've pretty much failed. Like I said if I am a full-time comedian and always broke for the rest of my life, I'll take it! This making money stuff is just for practical purposes. So here are my making-money criteria: Not employment Not sales of physical products Must not consume too much of my time Must not be location bound Must not be bound to specific times Must not be a public persona; my public persona is as a comedian. So if I can't post a bit about me jerking off while high on Molly on my IG then forget about it. Must be ethical (my personal definition counts here) Makes me feel good about my work and myself Be future-proof (AI and stuff) No employees (virtual staff is okay) Scalable Most important factor. once again, is this is a tool to help me maximize my artistic potential, which is why there's so many negatives (not's) on this list. Right now on the top of my mind is learning to create funnels so I can help high-ticket coaches and public speakers get more clients. This seems to be a sensible thing to do. I could charge a retainer of perhaps $2K pm per client, or way higher retainers, as long as I get them clients. I also love the personal development niche so helping these people seems to fit my criteria. Also, having the ability to get people clients is always good and always worth money. And by mastering funnels I can also create my own funnels and do some affiliate marketing for existing online programs. I don't see this dying out anytime soon. In fact, when it comes to live personal development seminars, those will probably be way more popular in the AI age. I'd enjoy networking in this field too, so that's a plus. I downloaded Iman Gadzhi's Agency Navigator course a while ago and he talks about outsourcing. So once I master funnels, I could (as an agency) outsource the actual PPC ad management for low prices to quality third-world freelancers. My focus would then be on overseeing the projects, getting clients and of course managing the customer relationships. Part 1: Mastering Funnels So here we go. The first part of this journey is to master funnels. Spend 1 hour or more to learn everything there is about funnels in 2024 and in the future. This could also be a valuable skill if I host my own comedy shows later on to selling tickets and running these events. There's also a part of getting better at managing my money, but I'll get into that later. Step 1: spend 30 minutes every day learning about funnels.

Day 219: Even though I feel quite embarrassed by these small numbers, I promised to post when I had some profit so here we go. Notes: This is on a brand new Etsy shop selling PoD candles. I had another shop where I started selling ornaments in October but it got banned right away. If that hadn't happened the numbers would be much higher. Also if I wasn't so stupid to have my old Etsy shop banned I wouldn't even be in this situation but whatever. December 2024: Etsy sales: $5309.42 Amazon sales: $115.84 Ebay sales: $22.99 Cost of goods: $3521.81 Ad costs: $495 Etsy fees: $673.08 December Profit: $758 November 2024: Etsy sales: $2216.55 Cost of goods: $1463 Etsy ads: $157 Etsy fees: $273 November Profit: $323.55

Charlie is criminally undersubscribed on YT in my opinion. This video touches on mindset and routines, highly recommend if you're an entrepreneur:

I just found this blog post from Leo from 2017, hope it's okay I quote the whole thing here, it is trippy. Is this a description of insanity? https://www.actualized.org/insights/hitting-rock-bottom Jesus

Being hyper aware of my surroundings and inner world at the same time makes me uncomfortable in public. But being distracted (unaware) always counters the panick attack. Why? So unawareness = comfort? Awareness = discomfort? When not in public, it's in reverse. At home I love the heightened awareness. 😑

The first time he was in the hospital was this summer. He had been drinking and then he blacked out in his home and lay there on the floor for 4 days before the police broke in. Then he was in a coma in the hospital. Then he awoke again and he recovered. After a month or so he was back home and doing well. Unfortunately this time is much different. He was doing quite well until he started drinking again a few weeks ago. He was found by the police in his home confused and taken to the hospital. He is confused, making up facts. He is quite unpleasant, the worst version of himself it seems. The doctors say he's had a delirium and some sort of infection. Not really sure. The first time was much easier to stomach for me because of the timeline. He didn't wanna die, and he fought for his recovery. We all cheered for his recovery and he recovered. it seemed like such a positive story. This time it's like his soul is completely gone, no more spark in his eye, only a shimmer of his absolute worst version. The version I always despised growing up, the version that's an alcoholic. I've done a lot of thinking and I understand that from an absolute perspective none of it is his fault (the drinking, his behavior etc.). But I also understand my own position. As the child of an alcoholic parent you have to take on so much, it's not fair. I find it very difficult to visit this version of my dad at the hospital. The version that is just dark, soulless. He seems completely gone, just stuck in a loop of material thinking, cut off from source. There's no self awareness from his end, nothing really comes in. At first I didn't wanna visit because I was really annoyed that we were all there supporting him last summer and then he drinks himself into the hospital again, which seems like such a lack of respect or acknowledgements to those around him who care for him. But then I actually saw him yesterday and it's just ... nothing. Just an empty shell. Now I don't feel blame or guilt, I just experience ego backlash. Needless to say I've been making enormous leaps forward in my personal development and consciousness lately, and this is how the universe works and tests us.

Really great life advice for young and old

Yes I know these things, I'm 35 and I've lived on my own since I was 18. I really feel I've already gone through most of the process and my emotional attachment now is about 1 percent where it used to be 100. It's more like a post mortum analysis for me at this moment. I know to distance myself from it emotionally.

Ok thank you but in my case I think I am well over my social anxiety, it's just a very mild panic 3/10 times on the subway and that is all 😬 no panic actually talking to people or anywhere else.

Because at home I work on my business all day. The transition period is where I get panick, like straight from home getting onto the subway for example.

Most gurus put their best stuff on YT for free, and their video course isn't that valuable. Most value there comes from the buyer making a financial investment, so they're more committed to follow through with the program. I'd prefer a high-ticket mentorship program or access to some private community.