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  1. Self-actualization
    Self-actualization
    Hey everyone,
    What are some of the must do habits that I should apply to my life, that are going to help me to self-actualize?
    I already am getting rid of all my addictions and actually am quite conscious of their backfiring, experimenting with diet, cold showers and WHM breathing, a little bit of meditation (I still have to go to school so its difficult to maditate for a long periods of time), questioning and contemplating about paradigms, ideologies and cultures, body consciousness, reading.
    Things that I am getting into are exercising (trying free classes in the yoga and martial arts centers) and I also try to do some self-inquiry, but its not like a habit of mine, I should do that more. 
    Do you have any advice? I am basically a beginner in most of these stages, so I am open to anything, especially if you can give me some clues about the fields that are further in the list.
    My other question is, should I study for school? I saw some people talking about that the grades from 1 to 12 are pretty mandatory, and I shouldnt miss those. Leo is also talking about reading textbooks (maybe he just means that if your life-purpose is based around scholarship and empirical knowledge) in his video about the number 1 rule for acing life. (basically doing the hardest things if possible) I feel like I dont understand this topic at all so I would appreciate if someone has any insights on this. I probably cannot just pass with terrible grades as my parents will start to distrust me and stop investing in my courses.

  2. Taking action to build habits
    Taking action to build habits
    I'm going to write a journal here tracking the implementation of daily habit(s) into my life.
    These habits are designed to improve myself in various areas of my life.
    Backstory
    I am a 29 year old male, in the past I have tried doing several things (for example meditation, exercise, social exercises) for a period of time.
    But I find myself losing focus over time when doing this. So my habits got very inconsistent over time.
    That's why I read up on building habits, and gained insights into the process.
    I will do things differently now compared to the past:
    I took a week to write down a detailed plan on how to do it (possible obstacles, why I want to do this habit, how to setup my environment etc.) I will focus on only building 1 habit at a time (in the past I felt like I needed to do multiple at the same time. I will choose to start with meditation. I will link my habit to a trigger: waking up. Yes, this is Pavlovian . I will start with a very small amount of time: 5 minutes. Therefore increasing the likelihood of doing it consistently, and creating a stronger bond with my trigger. Why this topic?
    In order to be able to share my success (positive reinforcement) / failure (negative reinforcement) with other people. To hold myself accountable to other people. Get support also trying to better their lives by implementing I will start reporting daily starting tomorrow on whether I will do the action (meditate for 5 minutes) to build my habit.

  3. I miss my childhood.
    I miss my childhood.
    @aurum Well said! It is the sense of freedom that comes from our childhood that we desire and feel nostalgia towards.
    @7thLetter I don't relate so much to the part of loneliness. Maybe the loneliness you feel comes from the intimacy of the moment when you were a child. If you mean detachment from the pains of not experiencing childhood with the same freedom as before, then maybe you should do more contemplation. I think you need to keep facing these emotions, contemplate, and meditate. I'm in my 20's like you and I experience this a lot. I think that you should contemplate the question "What is youth?" or "What is childhood?" Maybe we are always children and we just have more responsibilities. I don't want to believe it's something we grow out of but something that is a part of who we are. We grow from a set point and we have a lot of responsibilities we pick up, but we never lose our youthfulness. That's how I see it.
    Great post! I need to contemplate this myself! 

  4. Ending Wage Slavery - Thank You
    Ending Wage Slavery - Thank You
    I’m not going to speak for anyone on here but I can say for myself how much I really fucking got from this video on ending wage slavery. Right now I feel really cornered in my life by my own doing from years of neglect, victimhood, half assing shit, talking shit about what I’m going to do, etc. Right now I really feel both excited and scared because I do have my life purpose and it feels aligned on a level far deeper than where my character is given my current level of development. However I don’t have a lot going for me for reasons that would take too long to get into. 
    Im sharing this because I really hope we can really appreciate (not in some sort “oh thank you Leo my guru” nonsense) when someone says “YOU’RE ABOUT TO CORNER YOURSELF FOREVER! GET OUT NOW THIS WAY! ITS LONGER AND HARDER THAN THE SHORTCUT EVERYONE ELSE IS TAKING BUT THAT SHORTCUT LEADA TO A PIT OF SNAKES!” I dont know about you but I appreciate when someone shatters my expectations and they give me those chills down my spine from how naive, lazy, mayopic, and sloth like I’ve been and grab me by the hair and show me the work ahead. I appreciate it because it’s real honesty. It’s not what I want to hear, granted but at the same time, it is because if it wasn’t for a lot of this amount of straightforwardness I get through Actualized.org literally has me so much more aware of when I notice my mind wanting to start a business, take an easier and more financially secure path, etc. I see that and I literally feel like this inner emergency break being pulled before I go down that path or even when I start. I can literally see ahead for myself when certain shortcut ideas I get pop up or even when I see it for other people. I can see the dead end trap with their happiness, their career, relationship, initially successful YouTube channel, whatever it is. 
    One of the key points I think I really took to heart that I think was unique from all the other awesome and important points was figuring it out. I can’t keep going here to the forum always asking questions and for help figuring out my problem. That’s being a pussy and not having any ownership to get out of the mess I’m in. Struggle through the creative process of giving so much in a way that’s deeply meaningful because that will be a struggle in trying to serve people who conscious value to their lives when they’d rather just be fed delusions that put them more asleep because delusion tastes and feels good and it takes persistence and a drive to want to help the world that much. 
    Thank you Leo. I’m not going to execute on this perfectly at all as I have a lot of obstacles ahead (cognitive ones, emotional ones, spiritual ones, mental ones, financial ones, creative ones, hell even physical ones) and I honestly don’t know yet how I’m going to do this but I have my vision to be an original sage (which I actually think is an under appreciated characteristic of great sages) and not just wannabe Buddha, Ralston, Christ, or Leo or whoever you wanna throw out there.