RyanSubconscious

Hi all, So I'm feeling a bit lost as to what to work on next. Just wondering if anyone else has ever felt this way? Has anyone devised a methodical self-assessment for what to work on or learn about next? A little background, I've been working actively on self-actualization with and without Leo's video blogs for around two years. Now I know this is still early in the game and there's heaps of improvement still to be made. I meditate daily, usually with guided meditations of sorts. I've conquered a lot of negative feelings and have truly changed my outlook on life in general and I'm in a lot better place for it, even when going through really tough times. I've assessed that I need to work on nutrition and fitness but I'm a little lost as to pinpointing exactly what to work on next on a mental level. Has anyone else ever felt this way? If so, how to did you assess yourself and address what you needed to look at most importantly next and in the future? Thanks in advance, Ryan

Hi all. This is my first topic so bear with me. So, I wanted to share a side venture of self help I've dived into over the past year which is bio hacking. Predominantly for the mind. Before I continue, its well known that supplementation isn't meant to replace a healthy diet and excersize and I don't claim at any point that this makes me more healthy. None the less, Leo has covered supplementation in his videos going over various vitamins and touched on curiosity of mind enhancing supplements so I thought I'd share my experience. What was the goal? Well there wasn't one. It was an experiment off the back of research (via various forums) as to attempt to improve my cognitive ability. I'm an IT tech so rely heavily on my mind for my job. I learn constantly and retaining information is priceless (and recognised by peers). The problem I had was I was OK at remembering things but I wanted an edge but without caffeine's negative, stress hormone, mood bending properties. So I stumbled across Nootropics. I stack a few different ones to give an overall effect. I will stress as powder like as they look, by no means are they narcotics, just to be straight. To cut a long story short the end result has been pretty impressive. I've passed 2 Microsoft exams in the past year with another at the end of this month. My general awareness is heightened. Focus is clean and on point and my energy levels are stable at a constant mid high. Not a Looney tune but not lazy either. I've mixed these up with vitamins too which also compliment brain, mood and overall well-being. The Nootropics I take daily are: Aniracetam Noopept Sulbutiamine Alpha GPC Vits are: Omega 3 Vit D3 A-Z multivitamin So for any biohacking curious or for those with mentally challenging jobs, I'd highly recommend trying Nootropics. For those who already take these supplements, please share with me as I'd love to hear your stack / results! Thanks guys

@JustTom sorty for the late reply ive been inactive on the forum due to house move and other bits. Right to the stack. Aniracetam and sulbutiamine are fat soluble to take with food preferably. I have also taken mixed in with smoothies. Doseages: Sulbutiamine :600mg Aniracetam: 1500mg Alphagpc: 300mg (if you've bought a 50% product like I have - double to 600mg) Noopept: 20-30mg I do no more than two microscoops. It's entirely up to you how you do this. I personally do the lot at breakfast. However I'd probably advise splitting these in two half in the morning half at lunch at first. I have a break at the weekend so do 5 on 2 off. And take a week break every 3 months. I've also added a scoop of noopept in an afternoon here and there if I know I've extra mentally excertive things to do but daily only two on the whole. I used to do three but it made me a bit weird lol. Hope this helps.

Hi Di! Firstly, I feel@Tancrede Pouyat was a little brutal on that approach. I think he has some good points though. However, if you're not happy doing what you're doing, you definitely should not waste any more time doing something you're not happy with. Lifes too short to toy around, you have to grab it by the balls. I too have done a career move a couple years back. Before I talk about what I did, do you have a career you want to change to? Why? Have you gone over Leo's material about aligning your values with what you're doing? If so, does your new career path fulfill that list? Does your current career path fulfill that list? If so, perhaps it's you not giving it enough chance to grow? What study have you done on the chosen path if you've no experience in it? I would definitely suggest not letting onto your boss you're moving (worst still, quit) if you do decide to change, you still need to pay the bills during transition ;). I think most importantly, just ensure the career path lines up with your values then research and learn about (practically or theory) your possible career path and make sure it's right for you. It's also good on the CV for future interviews. When you're sure, throw everything at it, then don't stop until you've made it. Once you've dreamt up a plan it's time to put those feet to the fire and start getting results. I used to work as a chef, working 6 days a week normally 12-14 hour shifts. My boss was an arsehole and while I did like the job, too many factors burnt me out and I had enough. I had always been an gamer, love messing around with PC's and was quite technical. So, I decided to look into IT. I got some material and made time, which was all the spare time I had, to study the shit out of it. I knew after a few hours of learning about it, this is what I wanted to do. At the time, I hadn't found Leo's fountain of wisdom so I didn't have a value list per say, it just felt right at the time. I saved enough money to last me and the family a couple of months and I jumped ship. I wouldn't advise quitting like I did though, the stress of the ticking time bomb of depleting money was more stress than it was worth. I just went full force at it then, I drafted up letters to all the IT firms in a 20 mile radius and sent my CV to all of them. After a good month of 15+ applications a day plus speculative queries, a few bum interviews, I finally got my break. After 2 years of working back up from the bottom of the pile, I'm in a good place with a stable job. It's been hard getting there and still much further to go but taking that risk was the best thing I've done possibly so far in my life. Bar from having kids. I hope this is of some form of help for you, good luck!

@JeffR1 Great words. That resonates a lot. I spent a couple of hours browsing topics on here last night. What a forum! I've found a practical task to do for now. Also, I think I'm going to crank up the meditation a little. I'm in the midst of a breakup from a long term relationship so quite possibly feeling overwhelmed with various external tasks and no doubt once I have a bit of solitude, my new path for both external and internal development will surface. I've ran through aligning my lifes interests with what I do daily and am on good ground there. For example, my career is something I'm passionate about even outside of work so I have clear purpose there. I'm just going to strip it back to basics: Work on nutrition, set goals for fitness, maintain affirmations and positive thinking and continue meditation daily. Thanks again.

@ClaymanThanks for your comment, I'll take it on board.

@David1 This is awesome. I'm a big fan of TED Talks anyway. My new challenge for the next 30 days, I'll let you know how I get on.

Root:under-active(-12%) Sacral:under-active(0%) Navel:under-active(6%) Heart:open(25%) Throat:open(38%) Third Eye:open(50%) Crown:open(38%) Interesting little test. I haven't done any chakra balancing meditation in ages so might go back over it.

Ahh ok. That's really quite interesting, I'll take a look. I assume these are techniques you can use on yourself? Good luck!

Hi! Can you explain what this is and how it works? Sorry I have no experience or knowledge to provide but I am interested to learn more. Thanks.

@Ayla I find your comments full of depth and wonder. I kind of understand what you mean but I'm with Saitama with the last question posted. If you no longer need any knowledge at all, then what was its purpose in learning it in the first place if only to throw it all away? Also, let us be practical, if I were to unlearn everything I know, I'd be without a job. Can you dive a little deeper for us?

@JustTom I've not had any issues into the UK on all of the supplements I listed. I've just done a quick lookup and Noopept is legal in UK, USA and Canada. Looked up Aniracetam too, this is also not under any prescription / substance laws. Worth noting that all these noot's are non-toxic so unlikely to see any bans in the future. If anything they'll be adopted by health services for cognition enchancing those with dementia and alzheimers as I've spotted quite a few studies out on the web with these topics already. The only thing to bear in mind with importing is that anything over a 3 month supply may be deemed not for personal use and could well get rejected / held up at customs. @InternetPoints That would make sense, what dose of Choline were you taking? What product was it too? Alpha GPC, Citicholine, etc?

Wow guys, sorry for the late reply and awesome comments, so thank you. @InternetPoints Interesting feedback on the Aniracetam, I don't get restless at all, there again I stack with others and not ever taken this by itself so maybe the other Noot's in my stack level it out. Kudos for the Noopept video too, I'll give it a watch! @JustTom Thanks for the questions, for elaboration. Aniracetam is known for it's anxiolytic properties and what it's drew me to it initially. Anxiety levels have hit rock bottom since taking this. Noopept you're right is a derivative of Piracetam but some argue it's a different animal in it's own right. Noopept is 100x more potent and I only take 20-30mg a day (compared to the 1500-3000mg of Piracetam dose guidelines). I added it for a couple of reasons, it cranks up the cognitive retention and stacks on Sulbutiamine's energy raising properties. They all compliment each other. Sulbutiamine for example is taken to increase motivation and mental energy, as to remove the need to caffeine. Although I do love a cup of coffee so will still have 1-2 a day (down from my 5-6 I used to have). This complements Aniracetam's mood enhancing and Noopepts energy raising properties. Also, I'm UK based and ship all these in bulk from the states as it's cheaper to buy it in bulk powder than in tablets/capsules. I won't link drop but search for 'Powder City' on Google, they ship internationally and best prices on the web, with good reviews. @8LanguageStud Thanks for the comments! Sulbutiamine is actually a synthetic concentrated form of vitamin B1, I've not looked into B Complex vitamins but thought I'd mention it as it's on a similar par. Also, Noopepts primary role is as a peptide, protecting the brain from various trauma. I found a study taken on rats (Sorry for those who are against animal testing) that had been done to see the effects with Noopept against Alzheimers. The report is interesting: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19145356 Another cognitive enhancer I've read about is Lion's mane which is a mushroom. This is meant to be pretty good, I've not tried it but it's a bit more natural for those who'd rather look at plant extracts etc rather than synthetic supplements. Thanks again peeps!

Wow, I never expected to get a direct reply from yourself Leo! Very honoured, thanks. Yeah, with aniracetam (and any of the racetam family) headaches are a side effect. However, this is remedied with a Choline supplement and in my stack its Alpha gpc. I've not seen the side effects you described whilst taking with Choline. I wasn't aware also that it's now illegal, a little worrying of our customs in UK as I get order this directly from the states. Haha that provigil sounds mad however, I wanted to try suttle ones without the risk of being off my face at work haha. Again, thanks for the reply!

I too have struggled with this in the past. I guess what it boils down to is overall well-being. Are you struggling to get up because your diet sucks or you drink alcohol at night (which disturbs sleep)? Get enough exercise? Get to bed early enough or even sleeping too long? Struggle to get to sleep then maybe look into meditation and quieting the mind?