Hello from Russia

@rnd that's actually a problem with tools like onenote, because they have their own note format (.onenote) which becomes a problem to migrate it to other formats. I got heavily frustrated with one note because Microsoft just doesn't care about working on it and other software is getting better So I switched to obsidian too and I don't look back. The huge difference is that these notes are ACTUALLY future proof because they use an independent format for notes unlike tools like onenote/evernote/notion. With Markdown files you can effortlessly migrate to any other markdown supporting app with 1 click or even open your note from multiple different apps if you'd want to do so. So far I'm hyper content with my choice after using onenote for 3+ years

Why would any good mage expose himself in such a dumb way for just million dollars?

@StarStruck Yup, women and everyone, really, is attracted to people in a higher state of consciousness because you're perceived as more powerful and able survival-wise. Presence is an epic charisma boost, so is projecting a lot of warmth or power You can actually learn to control your state and induce emotions in yourself, it's a learnable skill

No, actually they are constantly scanning for it, even if they are not single. It just happens in a subconscious and in an irrational way, they are not deliberately thinking about. Hence this is why they give you such an answer. In reality, they will look at you and estimate how good of a man you are in 2-3 seconds and then subconsciously decide to get attracted or not. It doesn't mean that nothing can be changed after this 2-3 seconds, though, it's just about the rapidness of how they will typically judge you. That is why emotional state and your body language matters so much, this is like their #1 source for the analysis. We do the same exact stuff as men, that's why in women's version of PUA they put so much emphasis on this body projection stuff as well (how they project their beauty and presence on us)

To be honest I found Don Beck's books to be fairly unpleasant to read as well. Yet still found them very useful nontheless. Ken Wilber is definitely an amazing guy in that sense - amazing material and pleasant writing style, so good.

@Preety_India It's very academically-written, though, not a typical self-help style at all

I started to read a really tough book on Epistemology recently. Such a poor writing as well, relative to the ease of grasping the material. When you read it you feel like you get circle-fucked by philosophers of the past by the endless references. New chapter = New round with new guys coming and go, this is what I felt like reading it. The book still has a lot of useful nuggets in it, though, making it all worthwhile

@Jonson It is, man. Also, don't listen to what your peers from universites/school say, 99% of them are dumb teenagers with low self-esteem and 0 foresight or intellect. And most of them are stage orange, so they will judge you from that paradygm. Don't let them gaslight you/influence you in any negative way because of their own insecurities. This is what would be truly wasteful - if you'd care about these peers.

To radically ignore what everyone else is doing and saying and extremely focus on doing one thing that is the most beneficial and effective for you

You just don't recognize the magic in everything

Yeah, I feel like this enlightenment stuff kinda became the new religion for people as it became more popular and mainstream, to be honest. So many beliefs about what enlightenment is and what it entails are flying around. And mostly from people who aren't really serious seekers. Makes you kinda not even want to talk about this stuff at all so people don't project their own shit into you

When I experience people with really cleaned up mind and psyche I feel so nice in their presence despite them not really being woke. It's amazing, really. I'd even say they are actually quite woke but in their own way. Just more of a secular definition of woke ness Healthy psyches = Healthy beings I feel we just need more holistically healthy people in general and the world will already turn into much better and much more woke place for anyone

@benny sounds like you have difficulties with intention. Why do you contemplate anyway? What are your motivations? In practice answers to these questions will give you a direction what to do next. Maybe they will tell you to contemplate more. Or they might tell you to go test this stuff in fields . Or even quit the contemplation altogether because it's not worthwhile of a subject to investigate

Dw bro, my first sex was at 21 (I think?) And the truth is, the older you get - the better your sex experience becomes. It is really no pleasure sleeping out with immature 18-20 or below girls who are highly inexperienced, aren't in touch with themselves and don't know how be authentic and intimate, so sex is actually typically very lame here To that are range I'm saying all this to cheer you up so you don't have much FOMO about it. You're not really missing anything truly good by delaying your sex life for a bit. You will catch up just fine later in life, you'll only need to get one good emotionally available not sexually repressed girlfriend with whom you'll explore the true deepness of ocean of love.

There is a room for both for sure

@Danioover9000 why not do it the other way around? Tai Chi in the summer and Weight Lifting in the Winter. So you build up muscle when it's cold and offseason and then enjoy your body when it's warm and align with your spiritual side through Tai Chi?

I had problems with erection too with my first time(-s). From what I know many people have it during their first times and it's totally normal. The anxiety you have is totally normal too, It should go away fairly quickly after you start having sex

To be honest awakening to dogmatism is super tricky. Many many layers and degrees of that stuff here for sure. And many of them are so subtle. I only recently started to recognize how deep mind tricks go and I definitely see many people don't recognize it as deep as me, even on this forum. Made me pick up a tome on "Introduction to Epistemology" and start reading it because I still feel like I don't recognize shit, although I recognize a bit

It's not oversaturated at all. There is actually a fairly low supply and ever-increasing demand for High Quality services in that domain as more and more marketing becomes digitalized Probably you just got lied to/gaslighted by your peers who don't know much about how markets work or just lame businessmen

I imagine being a master at this stuff is being able to approach girls anywhere pretty much in any circumstance. It is the same as mastery in Sales/Marketing. If you're a true master you are able to sell your shit at almost any environment and almost in any circumstances, this is what true mastery is. If, for example, you're just using Facebook Ads (read: nightgame) or similar things as your sole marketing tool and can't sell - you're not a master of marketing, yet it doesn't mean Facebook Ads can't give you huge results

Day game will challenge you as a man a lot, Huge Gains

Is it usually done by communicating a lot of personal value (in your experience) ? Like, all your communication faculties scream "holy, this is such a high value guy, I should listen to him or else I'll get a FOMO (!!!)"

Money is way more Important than you ever thought.

Why do you believe it's going to change anything?

What? Ken Wilber actually actively bashes on modern notions of equality which he is very rightin doing so imo