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Don't you think that the resources he brings in – such as his academic connections, experience and good awareness of many shortcomings in typical university teaching – are going to outweight the effects that his personal bias might have?

I’ve had something like that on shrooms when I take relatively higher dosage. For me it’s not about escaping, but about the anxiousness rising from realizing the ultimate loneliness of reality. I’ve dealt with that in many different ways simultaneously. One way is that I admit that I might be lacking consciousness and understanding, so that the realization might not be the whole story as I it experience. Secoundly, I repsect the potential of psychedelics and the twisted nature of reality enough, so I intuitively feel it’s not the whole story, that there is something beautiful lurking beneath that is still for me to discover. Thirdly, I acknowledge the conditioning regarding my ego, being aware that my human bias might be distorting the experience. All of those things are something to be worked on, so I look forward overpassing that realization, or the part of it that is probably misinterpreted.

By consciously exposing yourself to life experience as broadly as possible

Yeah, it's easier to be mindful when playing chilly games.

What kind of games do you play and are you competing?

I used to have the same problem before when I used to play competitive fps games. Everytime I brought my attention to my body trying to keep it loose and relaxed while breathing deep and slow, I lost awareness in-game. I think it's really hard in intensive games, especially if you have years of bad habits in your resume. I think it's really about ''rewiring'' your nervous system and ''re-programming'' the body-mind connection slowly over time. It would be wise to start from the root level, directing attention to that while doing basic activities throughout the day and slowely train yourself to be loose and relaxed in more intense activities. It takes repetition to make it automatic.

As an obvious macro-level insight: Using psychedelics safely and effectively requires most of all high maturity. The more mature you are, the less likely you are to experience a bad trip and more likely to improve your life or make progress with your spiritual endeavors. When that factor’s checked, all the other practical details fall into place and your tripping can take it’s most safe and effective form. Emphasizes the role of self-improvement work, trauma healing and life experience as a pathway to a successful psychonaut career

Have you tried different timing for your meditation? Try fitting it in the time of day when you are most alert and refreshed. If there's no time in your day when you can close your eyes without getting sleepy, then it might be a good idea to consult a doctor for a blood test at least. I don't think there is any correct way to do meditation. Whatever suits you best. However, eyes open there is the field of view stimulating your mind, so it might generally be easier to shut your mind while eyes closed.

If the deal gets disputed later for whatever reason, an experienced relator might come in handy as he's aware of the legal stuff and can help you work that out or even prevent that.

Even if you get born in the middle of a warzone? Even if you grow up in an abusive family installing you with tons of trauma?

I've had two pairs from Vivobarefoot over the past few years and am using them occasionally as casual use and when going out for a walk in the nature. I don't know about the part of getting your feet ripped, I use them for the feels and looks, and the fact that they fit my wide feet better than any shoes I've tested around that price range. The ones I've used has a thick enough sole, so that I can go along in the forest without experiencing any or worrying a stick or a rock piercing my feet. I'm still ready to replace them for normal shoes if I just manage to find a pair that fits my feet better and is not overstylized.

I read The Book of Not Knowing few years ago. Don't remember the content so well anymore, but I remember that the book was a real turning point for me, connecting so many dots in my mind and changing my perspective on life for good.

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All the stages can appreciate quality, but for different reasons. For example with material, orange is most likely after status, whereas green wants to express his values. Yellow on the other hand takes the matter more holistically. When looking at consumption behavior through the SD lens, it's good to keep in mind that personal and cultural preferences also affect a lot.

That’s a good point to keep in mind, but I wouldn’t necessarily call it natural, as unlike in the case of evolution we have a choice to consciously affect the process.

And the problem is that we are not ready to handle what’s beyond the limits.

To make his point, which is that quick regulation is needed.

We might not be too far away from that considering the AI’s fast development and its already visible signs of innovative capabilities.

The article is on point. Human selfishness and greed will definitely make AI lethal to human race. I think it’s hard to prevent that even with proper regualtion. It requires super serious action right now, which profit seeking companies and competitive governments are not willing to take, until shit hits fan and it will be too late. Human race needs 1000 years of more development to properly handle such technological innovation.

I started practising piano few years ago. First I learned to play individual pieces through synthesia. Then I added some improvisation on my own. Soon I wanted to start learning sheet music and understand theory, so I purchased an app. The app has been helpful on learning the basics of sheet music, chords, scales, etc. Now I'm starting to put in hours to practise harder sheets while also putting in reps on my technical skills. I have more than enough tools and tips to improve for a long time, with only myself to slow me down. I might need help from a professional when I start moving into the territory of more advanced classical pieces, but that's still pretty long way ahead. These few years have been a bit bumpy and busy in my life, so haven't been able to be consistent and develop a daily habit, but am currently in a flow with building a schedule and developing consistency. The key is consistency with clarity of your motivations. If I were you I wouldn't waste my money on lessons just yet. I'd say that at least the first 1000 hours of piano is 99% of pretty straight forward repetition and 1% of theory that is pretty easy and quick to grasp.

It was easy to hack through Leo’s firewall and make myself a mod. Adobe is not that easy ?

Cool. Unfortunately I’m not such a hacker man myself Yeah, It’s easy and quick to line stuff but the noting feature is garbage.

@supremeyingyang Sure. Just pointing out a cool feature.

To me the power of affecting the level of my own happiness keeps increasing year after year, not the level of happiness per se. So the older I get, the easier it seems for me to turn my life into either bliss or shit.

It’s actually able to come up with recipes for you based on the picture of you fridge. Still not an omelette on a plate, but that’s a great start.