EugeneTheSage

What do you guys mean by processed and unprocessed meat? Unprocessed means raw? Or does it mean it wasn't processed in high temperatures like in McDonalds but boiled/baked?

Hey, I've recently bought Holsfadter's book "Godel, Escher, Bach" on the recursive nature of reality. The topic fascinates me very much. However, the vocabulary is quite complicated he uses a lot of nuanced words such as "denizen", "wallowing", and technical vocabulary. I also was reading Wikipedia articles about cognitive biases, and logic, and the language is quite complicated here. English is not my native language. I want to explore such topics quicker, but what slows me down the most is the need to put off the book, take the phone type in the word, see the translation, and see other translation options. It is quite a long process. I've tried using google assistant but it sometimes confuses the words, and I need to say "ok, google" each time to summon the translating demon. I also plan to buy a similar book stand to free my hands so that I don't need to put off and grab on the book each time https://www.amazon.com/Stands-Height-Adjustable-wishacc-Reading/dp/B09LS3JB4Q The second part of the question is: how do I improve my understanding of academic books? Right now most of what I read I just don't get. Mostly because I don't understand some nuanced words and even if I translate them I still need to simultaneously hold newly acquired meaning and try to understand the complex topic. So first - improve my vocabulary and the efficiency of translation. By the way, I'm interested in logic, mathematical logic, logical fallacies, and cognitive biases.

I think the path is not to give up videogames but to evolve them. The same is with modern education. It is not perfect. But does it mean children should stop going to school? No. Instead, we must make schools more interesting and useful. I'm a 3d artist and I'm making 3d models for videogames. I often concern about whether my life purpose is not devilry. I often argument to myself that my goal is to become Hayao Miyazaki of videogames. I don't wanna participate in some zombie apocalypse or primitive shooter shit. Wanna make games with soul. But there is a lot of possibility to go off the path. In my case it is important to make some works for portfolio that would attract projects that I'm resonating with.

I think you shouldn't make excuses and seek shortcuts. Figure out how to improve your math skills.

Ok, but what about translation? Do you know some voice assistants that you don't need to say 'ok google' each time, just say 'translate ...' and he translates and pronounces it to you?

@tezk I've also done a vitamin b12 test and I also don't have big deficiency, just lower than it should be. I'm taking b-complex right now

I also love math. On the LSD trips, I've started to see math everywhere. Trips helped me to discover my life purpose - I can't say what exactly it is but it is definitely somewhere in math circles. Now I'm into procedural modeling in Foundry Modo/Houdini.

@supremeyingyang i will do it in 3 months. Beware. Please understand that you can't measure something without influencing the parameter you are trying to measure - by doing blood test every week you'll lower you iron levels.

He is very creative: he tried making music on some computer program, making a yt channel, making videogames, doing 3d modeling. But unfortunately all his enterprises failed because he has weak laptop and x32 bit system. I thought to gift him my old laptop, but maybe I'll still need it. But also he plays a lot of videogames, watches youtube videos and is very lasy. His concentration is very bad, I've tried doing homework with him, but his attention is very bad - each few seconds he gets distracted. I remember myself as a teenager being inspired about everything, but I was living in village with no internet and after 10mins of not knowing where to channel the inspiration the inspiration vanished I can buy him toy-riddle, paper modeling set (to make a model of car, or plane from paper) What are your ideas?

Update: I've also done other hormone and mineral blood tests. Hormones, including thyroid hormones and cortisol, are OK. Ferritin (iron) is very low: 40 ng/ml whereas it should be 75 ng/ml (the exact amount as my bodyweight is). About vitamin D. After realizing that I have very low vitamin D levels (8 ng/ml, whereas the optimal level, is 50-70 ng/ml) I've asked my 'family doctor' (it is a general physician in Ukraine, usually not very competent) who sends you to other specialists if unable to diagnose himself) how much do I need to take daily to restore deficiency. She said I should take 4000 IU. Then in an endocrinologist lecture on youtube, I heard that everybody should take 5000 IU (he didn't tell if we should take it during summer also because we all have little sun exposure. Today, an endocrinologist told to me that I should take 20 000 IU daily for a month and then once in 2 days (10 000 IU daily) for another month! Make sure your doctor is competent enough - I could have been taking these pity 4000 IU and wondering why I don't have results. On the youtube lecture of endocrinologist, I've also heard that we all need to constantly take magnesium, iodine, vitamin D, and B vitamins because we all are under stress and we constantly lose a lot of these minerals/vitamins. By the way, some of them, for example, iodine, vitamins B are water soluble so they don't accumulate in the body well - the excess taken by mouth is removed through the urine. I also watched a webinar of a Ukrainian functional medicine doctor and she said the following order for restoring health: Restoring mucous membranes of the stomach, esophagus, intestines Working on gallstones, achieving the state of fluid bile. If bile is produced properly then it is 'sanitizing' the intestines and naturally weakens the parasites (including unproductive bacteria, candida, and low-grade viruses). for this milk thistle oil and other methods help digestion: eat bitter foods: arugula etc. liver cleanses (can't do it before bile is fluid enough) Anti-parasite protocols (including candida, unproductive bacteria, and viruses) lymph-drainage exercises Don't just believe what I've said - do your own research - I didn't go into nuances here.

focus on developing some very valuable skills

@Aiwass of course masturbation was a major reason of my depression. Usually when I masturbate in the morning I then have 0 willpower few days after and then slowly start recovering. However after taking vitamin D3, B-complex for a few weeks+ wearing sadhguru consecrated ring, bracelet, rudraksha mala (sacred seeds bead) I stopped masturbating. It is 3 weeks that I don't masturbate - my record for the past year. We'll se how it goes. Also I suspect that I have adrenal fatigue. I watched endocrinologist lecture and he said that if you have low energy levels in the morning and in the evening you are hyperactive, can't fall asleep - these are signs of adrenal glands underperformance. I also probably have iron deficiency I went to endocrinologist she confirmed these theories. I'll go pass a lot of blood tests tomorrow and do ultrasonic imagery at 03 Feb and we'll see what's going on

Almost always when I experience a dream, things in it happens against my will. For example when I was a kid I clearly remember a dream when I was Lightning McQeen racing on the track and I just wanted to ride, but there were these nasty earthquake that were appearing "intentionally" to disallow me racing normally. Now I often experience dreams when I meet some girls, wanting to have sex with them, but they often escape and I fail to have sex with them. Sometimes I do, but more often girls vanish or some circumstances disallow me to have sex with a girl. I wonder whether if I change how my dreams are my reality will also change? Maybe I'm just need to hold in consciousness this limiting belief that "universe is against me" and thus make it disappear Cause basically the dreams are just a reflection of my reality.

I'm saving 30% of my salary: 10% for financial 'airbag'/financial freedom, 20% for major purchases like a new PC or so. The rest I spend almost without constriction, I rarely watch on price of foods while buying 'em. Earning 800$ in Ukraine. I personally like investing in 3D graphic courses (I'm a 3D modeler) - it's as much fun as WoW and will increase my future earnings

Yeah, I also considering buying one

@Javfly33 I know there is city in India where there is 1000 factories and the water is highly contaminated with heavy metals. I think that's the source

very enlightening info

@Javfly33 Ukraine. During summer I was spending too little time outdoors wanting to work more. It backfired and now (1month ago) I'm barely able to work 2hrs daily. Now (now) I've feel pretty ok and able to work 4-5hrs daily

@Aiwass well, I'm cautious about Rape. I've tried once. Some say it just strong stimulation and is harmful for the brain, people getting addicted to this thing. But I'll research more

For the past 3 years, I have had depression, low willpower, unable to wake up in the morning, compulsive eating of junk food, addiction to porn and masturbation, and video games addiction... But it seems it all went to an end the day before yesterday when I put a copper snake ring on my left ring finger. I just started to have stronger willpower, stopped watching useless youtube videos, toxic self-talk halted - now I'm perfect ME. It costs only 4$ in the Ukrainian Isha Life online store, but how much value does it brings me! I would save thousands of dollars by eventually becoming stable. Because if I would have continued to go this way of compulsion, I would just simply destroyed my health and ultimately life. I didn't think it would be so powerful, this ring. Sadhguru consecrates these rings in Dhyanalinga - consecrated dome temple located at Isha Yoga center Tamil Nadu, India. I've recently watched a documentary about the consecration of Dhyanalinga and from what I've understood it is the most powerful temple (or even place) that ever existed. If you simply sit there you would experience bliss and a profound level of meditation. The consecration took him 3 years of intense work. He predicted he would pass away after the consecration - it was so intense labor. Indeed, doctors were diagnosing one incurable disease after another, but somehow Sadhguru had recovered. Here is the documentary about the consecration: How this ring affects you: For me Sadhguru now became the most powerful alive spiritual master in the world Here is the product for UK/EU: https://www.ishalife.co.uk/products/isha-copper-snake-ring It seems that this site is US based: https://www.ishalife.com/in/consecrated-copper-ring-medium I also bought a Rudraksha Panchamukhi Mala, but haven't tried it yet. I first need to soak it in ghee and milk. I'll report how it worked for me. https://www.ishalife.co.uk/products/rudraksha-panchamukhi-mala-bead-size-7mm What's cool is that in the Ukrainian Isha Life store everything is 2 to 3 times cheaper. I also inspired to explore all these accessories water consecration and also the copper bracelet. Very grateful to you Sadhguruji

Well, maybe someone could say it is a placebo if he hadn't tried Sadhguru meditation Shambhavi Mahamudra Kriya. Everyday I do it I'm definitely experiencing some other dimension than body and mind - maybe energy, maybe Akash (space). I also attended satsang with Sadhguru, and just his whistle and clap can make thousands burst in ecstasy. The ring isn't doing much with energy, but it grounds your system. And it is consecrated in Dhyanalinga - actually the latter is energy related. @John Paul What is BS?

In my case I was suppressing my sexual urges for a long and it backfired strongly

No, they need to take blood sample of yours. That is no vitamin tarots

That's what I've been into for all that time

Hey, I just wanted to know if someone has a positive experience with tapping. This man claims that EFT makes your reptilian brain calm down and releasing trauma. He also said that after few hours of tapping Iraq veterans have released their trauma: memories of unpleasant events didn't bother them emotionally anymore after session. This woman claims that there is connection to acupuncture - by tapping you are targeting energy meridians and nerves and make them fire in different circuits. After few sessions of Brad Yates tapping I feel refreshed. What are your experiences? I'm particularly interested if someone had made a significant progress&life changes with this technique