EternalForest

@Jakuchu Exactly, if I want to stay healthy, I no longer have the free will to eat what I want.

Awesome advice. Only' thing I'll comment on is this: After making a post, just get away from the computer for a while. Don't avoid posting just because you/re anxious about replies, that'll make you more anxious.

@TheSomeBody haha! Yeah, masturbation is healthy as long as you keep it to once a day/every other day.

Music has no stage, art is limitless.

It seems every company wants someone who's already had years of experience and no one's willing to train anymore. Job sites are flooded with people who are more experienced than you. Interview questions are designed to make you look bad (what is your greatest weakness?, specific personality tests, etc.). Overall, connections seem more important than skills, who you know is more important than what you know. How is a young person (18-25) supposed to get a job these days?

The more conversational discussions where you're both on the same wavelength are great, but in the future I'd also like to see you talk to some people who respectfully challenge you as well. Maybe more of a traditionally minded person whos curious about spirituality and metaphysics but comes from a more skeptical and orange perspective. Those would be just as interesting, to help the average person relate more and understand these ideas.

@NorthRise I'm not scapegoating, I'm anti-nationalism but also pro-American culture

Happiness is natural. You can tell yourself that you're happy all day, but it won't make any difference if it's not actually true for you.

I would say, work on developing a strong daily routine

I would advise against "not talking too much". There's not much else you're gonna be able to do on a virtual date haha

No way. Not after what happened on the Capital and the way he handled his defeat with no grace.

Not just that, America is literally built on delusion. So called "pride" for what? Destroying the Indians' homeland and pushing agendas of greedy businesses and maximum productivity? It's a dark and twisted history no American should be very proud of, and should never forget. Despite this, America has created so many beautiful and innovative things. Those treasures should never be forgotten either.

The more knowledge you acquire, the more context you have behind every new piece of information you absorb. This is why when rock and roll came on the scene in the 50s and 60s, it was so jarring to the older generation. Because it didn't fit into the paradigm of music that they knew. Same thing with the rock generation's reaction to hip hop. I'd be willing to bet that if you raised the rock generation with hip hop, they would view it very differently. So all in all, I would say the most important thing to keep as you take in new information is OPEN MINDEDNESS. Try to have the same open mindedness you had before reading a single book, even if you've read 1000 books. Be willing to forget everything you think you know.

If having a desire for an honest and open environment for people of all perspectives to have a dialogue makes you entitled, I'm proud to be entitled.

@Flowerfaeiry You should be able to express your views 100% freely. Imagine the most high consciousness society possible. Do you see any censorship going on? Of course not. Censorship's wrong, no matter what.

I seriously want to do this but I'm not sure where to start. Are there any books or videos that could prepare me, or is it just something you have to do to understand?

@undeather That's fascinating and equally frightening

@ZenSwift Love the way you write!

Years ago I put a gig up online for someone to do a music related job for me. As they were doing it, they were very friendly and it really felt like we related to each other. We talked about a bunch of bands and shared taste in music. They gained my trust by doing this and I really felt like they were legitimate, so when they asked for early payment before the job was done, I didn't think twice and sent them the money. Afterwards, they promptly deactivated their phone number, never finished the job and I never heard from them again.

Blog exclusive video content has been quiet for a while now. Been checking every Sunday since early April (when the last one was posted). Lots of cool stuff shared, but nothing from Leo on the couch Please come back. The raw, unscripted videos you do are weirdly my favorite!

I think you're just using music obsessively. I set aside about an hour a day to either discover new music or just play a small selection of songs I really love from my sound system, Maybe even go outside and listen to music on the phone while taking a walk, looking at the sky and enjoying myself. Then every once in a while I'll schedule a little vacation day to myself to listen through an entire artist's discography, but at the end of that I feel like I just went through a spiritual experience. I also schedule days like this to watch full seasons of shows and movie marathons. Just don't overdo it and consume several hours of media a day obsessively. Pace yourself. Doesn't mean you can't listen to a few songs here and there or have some music in the background, but treat it like a dream. Dreaming is nice, but do you want to dream your life away?

Alright so I've just read your original post and haven't read any replies but when it comes to the Black Pill, let me give it to you straight, man. I used to have a lot of the same negative and defeatist sort of beliefs about women, until I realized one very important thing: Even if the Black Pill is true, it doesn't matter at all! It doesn't matter if there isn't a single woman in the entire world wants to have a relationship with you at the moment. Why? Because you need to live your own life. Do you. Forget about what women want and live your dreams. Pursue your passions. Live the life you've already dreamed of. Be the genuine person that you really want to be. Once you do this, you'll realize all this sulking and negativity was just a waste of your time. Every moment that you spend bitter about the fact you don't have a girlfriend is one moment that you could be spending pursuing your passions, helping others, building your company, creating your art, and ultimately changing the world. And you know what? Once you start living your best life, you'll eventually find the quality women that you have a lot in common with. You'll attract and gravitate towards the women that are perfect for you. If I were you? Forget that you ever found the Black Pill, get off the internet, and have some fun. Work hard. Play hard. Wish you the best!

I'm a huge fan of your work, and I can't thank you enough for all the value you've given me over the years. The book list and Spiral Dynamic series in particular have been invaluable. However, I must be honest and true to the thread about what I feel like is your biggest flaw: patronizing your students. Oftentimes while watching your videos it feels like you assume the person watching the video does nothing but play video games, watch porn and jack off all day (you insinuate your audience relishes in these activities nearly every video), and also assume they've never achieved anything close to your state of self actualization or enlightenment. This might be good for the new viewer to kind of "jolt them awake" so to speak but it causes a sort of dulling effect among your frequent students where they start to subconsciously feel like they'll never surpass or outgrow you. You've even teased about this a few times in recent videos, how "One day you might outgrow me" but it's always done with a little wink and an unspoken "but you have so much more to learn and I'm growing pretty fast, so you better keep watching". I just don't see any situation where someone watching your content for an extended period of time will ever advance beyond Actualized.org, and that's an issue because even though someone who watches all your videos is destined to be extremely developed and conscious, they'll never become as conscious as you. The best teachers create the best teachers, yet I don't see a strong enough push from Actualized.org to create leaders, especially spiritual teachers. This issue is present in the videos but especially in the forum. I value and appreciate the many insightful dialogues you and I have had, but again, I gotta be honest Leo...scrolling through your comment history, you come off as a total jerk sometimes. You don't sound at all like the wise man in your videos. I could bring up examples, but it's not any one example as much as it is your overall tone. A good chunk of the comments are helpful, but most of them are some variation on: "Wooosh you missed the point" "LOL this is total bullshit. Total pipe dream." "Hahaha just go out and talk to girls" "Bro, get off the computer and get back to work" "Dude, quit bitching." If I had never watched your Youtube videos and just read your comments, I'd think they were made by some punk kid trolling on his phone while waiting for the school bus. Bottom line: please treat your students with more respect.

I have long conversations of 2-4 hours with my friends on a regular basis, but in those situations you don't have to be very structured, you can take breaks while the other person is talking and you'll always have the other person to go off of. But to speak... By yourself, With no feedback, Focusing on the same topic, Making it engaging For multiple hours With little to no breaks On the regular? How does one do that? Seems like an incredibly powerful skill to have.

@Dodo Yes, and it's also because you have more awareness while falling asleep because of the slight discomfort of the hard floor. I also find it ironic that I had a typo (short story/story story) when talking about my writing, haha that's funny