Carl-Richard

Without sounding like an ass, that is also a thought. So is the thought about a door. The solution is just to catch that. You're having thoughts about why you think you can't catch your thoughts. It's circular. You need a different method to break the spell.

That is a problem with the person, not the goal setting. I will respect the OP's requests even though I don't agree with the assessment.

Sure. However, synthetic cannabinoids don't necessarily cause bad reactions either in correct doses. If you were given a very high dose of pure THC, you probably wouldn't feel so good either.

“A scientist, an artist, a citizen is not like a child who needs papa methodology and mama rationality to give him security and direction; he can take care of himself, for he is the inventor not only of laws, theories, pictures, plays, forms of music, ways of dealing with his fellow man, institutions but also of entire world views, he is the inventor of entire forms of life.” ― Paul Karl Feyerabend, Science in a Free Society “The only principle that does not inhibit progress is: anything goes.” ― Paul Karl Feyerabend Love epistemological anarchism <3

I remember watching the video on "40 signs that you are neurotic" back in autumn of 2016 and it described me 100%, like, it was almost scary how accurate it was. I watched it while sitting on the train home from a vacation trip with my friends. I was so disorganized as to throw away the receipt for my ticket, and I was completely broke, so one of my friends had to pay for it on the train (which is expensive af). I don't think I ever paid him back either. Right before we left for the trip, I didn't tell my mom where I was going. She called me on the bus on the way there, and she knew the reason I didn't tell her was because I was going to do drugs (and I was already smoking weed 3-4 times every single day). That was at the lowest point of my life. I think that video along with a long string of fortunate events saved me from completely ruining my life. I also have to thank my friend who told me somewhat indirectly that I had been acting weird.

I can't imagine anyone in the modern world who would go hunting just for food.

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Sit down and watch your thoughts. That is basically all there is to it. Science, spirituality, philosophy, rationality, objectivity, materialism, intellectualizing are thoughts. Can thoughts be true?

Why?

smol brain take

The past and future is a thought happening in the present moment.

Goal setting is not incompatible with living your passion.

Find your life purpose. If that includes public speaking or math, pursue that.

Why do stones sink?

No.

Notice how both words describe the relationship between atleast two separate parts or entities. Then notice how all words do this to some extent (hot vs. cold, up vs. down, in vs. out, short vs. tall, rough vs. smooth etc.). All these have their own flavor or quality. There is an untold amount of relationships like this in reality, many of them overlapping. One word can also only approximate the extent of each relationship. That is why you can have many words for something similar, and you can keep adding more and more depending on the level of investigation. That is why native people north of the Artic circle have 50 words for qualities of snow. But even this doesn't capture the full nature of snow. No word can do that.

I get this if I try to fall asleep on my back. I have been sleeping on my stomach for half a year now.

For sure. I have my qualms about the theory as well (which may also stem from pure ignorance)

Why?

Persistent baseline non-duality (I initially hesitated to write that, idk why), meaning ~95% of the time (or when blood sugar is stable). It's essentially when you stabilize around the most basic experience of no self. So-called "awakened people" stabilize right below that threshold and may dip in and out ("awakenings"). This is still just the most basic level. There are deeper levels (various maps and disciplines have described this), and in some sense, it's infinite.

Persistent baseline non-duality. All other definitions are bleh

Really insightful.

ehhh

Haha tell me about it, growing up with my mom who is ESFJ. She also divorced my dad who I think is INFP as well

Nice.