Shroomdoctor

Okay. I need discipline. What are your best methods or courses or books to build long term discipline? I think this is one of the most important aspects of self actualization that 90% of people lack. People stop meditating, stop their nutrition, stop waking up early, all because of lack of discipline. I am one of those people, again and again and again. I get inspired, but I can't sustain things long term, the rationalizations come. Leo often advocates vision to get disciplined. I have worked on my vision as much as I think I can, I don't think I can come up with anything better. Is it not fueling me enough? All pointers would be appreciated. @aurum @Nahm @Leo Gura

@Nahm that part of listening to motivation in the morning really helps thanks.

@Shin +100

Well, fuck that is true shit.

@Michael569 Very interesting. Thanks for the information. @Max_V Thanks for your input!

@aurum Thanks! I might want to be more compassionate with myself. @Elton I will look him up! @Shin Do it!

@Nahm Gonna try to get some motivational videos in in the morning and see if it helps!@Colin Interesting...might want to watch out for that. That is so hard to do because I fear getting stuck in those negative habits forever.

@Nahm Do you still stick to that? @BjarkeT I will research that! @Etherial Cat Thanks for the advice!

@Leo Gura Seems legit. Thanks.

@XYZ Doing what is good for you, and choosing the hard road for long term success instead of instant gratification. @Nahm Thanks!

Hey Guys, On the point of emotional mastery: What are the most effective points to tackle that?

@Rachityczny dat ass on the bottom left is very abstract

@Shin Go and join them

@Psyche_92 40 Had a period where I tried different things like once a week but realized they all suck? And u?

@Psyche_92 There is one. Discipline.

You once said meditation was the most important self actualization technique. Do you still think that way given your experiences ?

@Shin Same shit here. But 35 Days going strong again

@Leo Gura Maybe I will understand better after I had a glimpse myself... For now, I can't really put "Truth" or "Non-Duality" into my worldview, as I have not experienced it and I would find it wrong to work entirely from a perspective that I have no grasp of.

@Leo Gura @Etherial Cat @WaveInTheOcean I don't think that is necessarily true. He criticizes far left ideology a lot, yes. And far left ideology often has NOTHING to do with compassion or empathy. There are literally people shouting out to "Kill all white men", which is often socially acceptable to say in certain circles. This is obviously just as bad as the far rights "Kill all muslims". Both are dangerous ideology's, the difference is that the far left ones are much more socially acceptable. This is a very extreme example, but I can see, especially in my surroundings as an university student how unhealthy those things can manifest themselves, which just as much bigotry and hatred as seen in the far right, but with the smokescreen of "green" values, which are not green at all. Did you go near a university in the last few years? Have you seen the attitudes and beliefs a majority of students and faculty members hold there? If so, I don't think you would just so casually dismiss that statement. There are literally courses which teach youngsters how evil "white men" are and how every minority is extremely oppressed. In one class, a guy wanted to say something and he had to start his sentence with "As a white male my opinions is..." Of course, white males were the only group which had to preface their sentences, and the answer to his argument was along the lines of "Your views do not count, as you are the oppressor of society". This is an educational course funded by the state. Its ridiculous, and in my opinion opposing that is not "fear-mongering". So much for the political stuff, which is of course, debatable. I watch and read JP for the personal development stuff, which I find very helpful at the place where I am at. Peterson advocates the development of the individual, stressing (self)-responsibility a lot. For someone like me, who had quite a lot of problems in that regard, it really helps. He can broadcast an air of appreciation and acknowledgment of our individual struggles, which I rarely feel from other people/teachers. For example, Leo's attitude in his videos is often a "suck it up and meditate 10 hours" which is something people sometimes are just not able to do. People might call that quite orange and not green at all. Especially for people struggling in the nihilistic-party-life, where a lot of the youth currently is, Peterson can be a ton of help. I cannot talk about enlightenment related topics, as I have not yet gotten a direct experience of Truth, but for the more "basic" development (which isn't so basic at all) he is a source I found much more helpful than other orange thinkers. After all, you didn't start you journey pursuing enlightenment did you, Leo? There were other areas that you had to get handled, before you even had the possibility of pursuing that. When I hear people say that Peterson is not a compassionate individual I always think about this video. I think nobody can watch this and really think "This guy wants people to suffer." If you read "12 Rules for Life" there is A LOT of compassion dripping of these pages, in the audiobook there are numerous times where you can hear Peterson close to tears. Of course, his views might have problems, as everyone's have. Nobody is perfect. But labeling him as this: is, in my opinion flat out wrong and VERY surface level.

@Max_V Well developing yourself in which areas? You can develop yourself physically, spiritually, psychologically...

@see_on_see +1 Dating Apps leaves you with low quality women and without dating skills.

I found the zen guy to come off as really likable and "intensely in the moment". I got the sense from the video that a direct conversation with him would be awesome. Just my opinion.