Thought Art

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  1. @Someone here Haha, I’ve been on the forum awhile. Even moderated. There is less shit here, less trolling etc. Don’t be trolling.
  2. @Nemra There’s got to be videos or explainers on this already in the internet
  3. I second this. The forum has improved a lot. But, people like Someone Here still haven’t grown over the years but post garbage and make the forum dumber. Why spend time in a personal development forum if you wanna waste our time with your foolishness? Go dick around in Reddit.
  4. @Someone here ? Not everything is free? I never assumed to look for a free book. Support Peter. 30 bucks for a book at the level of wisdom is nothing.
  5. Actually reading Ralston would be a start. Reading Ending Unnecessary Suffering by Ralston now. Very good book. Helping me bring together Byron Katie’s Work, The Sedona Method and Rational Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, etc. I’ve been transcending so much self created suffering very inspiring. Mastery by him was also incredible. I still have yet to read all his work. I’ve read about half the book of Not Knowing.
  6. Great track, and channel for meditation, reading, contemplation and relaxing
  7. @Leo Gura Idk, Leo. That selection may not and highlighting it only misrepresents my point overall.
  8. @Leo Gura At the end he also claims she: 1. Is doing harm and a disservice to humanity. But, from my brief research, familiarity with her via Brendon Burchard who I have grown very fond of and what the core subjects of her books are about she is providing basic self help and psychological comfort to people. People likely benefit as to her popularity. Not just empty, cold calculated love bombing and marketing funny sales copy. She does not, nor does Jay pose as psychologists. Nor do they just flaunt « positive thinking » and « positive affirmation ». That is a straw man. 2. The YouTuber also claims she makes people less resilient to to the stress and challenges of daily living. How? He never explained that just finished with th claim after framing her in a demonizing light. Could you find example of gross stage orange behaviour etc? I’m of course open to that possibility. This video however is not a good example. Be careful lacking nuance I think, when we judge the character of others that can easily be smudged by negative framing and being well spoken as is this YouTuber. I am open to being wrong. But, I suspect this YouTuber is actually wrong, or at least not entirely correct, and likely is framing this with a negative bias. He, to me interpreted the things said by those in the video different from me, attributing falseness, fakeness, pure manipulation, fake emotions, etc of itch Jay, Mel and the other guest. This to me is not a critique from above.
  9. I won’t explicate all my reasons why but I am pushing back on Leo’s recent post against Mel Robbins. She teaches basic self help intended to motivate and provide some psychological comfort which helps basic people. Her marketing is aligned with her message. And she can love her audience. She can move humanity and people. Can can build a business and profit too. Leo, and this YouTube making the critique love to posture as moral authority but I beckon you to see it for yourself. I really think it’s important not to take Leo’s opinions on everything as true. These YouTubers are convincing and also playing psychological tricks, whether knowingly or not. The guy critiquing Mel has a clear general bias. He makes lots of assumptions and claims to know true intentions which he can’t really. His research is questionable, and his interpretation skills are also questionable. Make your own conclusion. Don’t fall into Leo’s gloom traps. But, focus on discernment, and wisdom development.
  10. I think there are aspects of the Mel Robbins video you shared where I could question his interpretation of interviewee/ interviewer intention and authenticity. Someone could cry tears about others pain, believe in sharing their message and sell books. Someone can sell a book, and care about their audience. You can’t reach lots of people without these marketing tactics. Humans have a psychological structure. Marketing isn’t all bad. Guys, it’s worth listening to Leo I think he has a good eye and understanding of corruption. But, also be wary of him on this. He’s been sharing a lot of negative stuff lately. Can’t be healthy to binge all that. Be wary of those who make their careers shedding shadows on others. I think the guy who did the Mel Robbins/ Jay Shetty espose/ critique even at times misrepresents what Jay is saying. He wasn’t speaking about affirmations around 23 minutes in but the YouTuber making the critique says he was. Odd. Jay Sherry spoke about how attitude and meaning made a menial, and gross job something valuable. No how they used positive affirmation to change their opinion of their job. He didn’t say that changed from low to high. Which makes sense, your attitude shapes how you see your work. Then, at 25:02 the YouTuber shows a quote which he says contradicts what Jay was saying. Which, it doesn’t really, as the point can co-exist that interpersonal and internal perspective can effect how someone gains meaning or value from their work. And, though he didn’t find in his research the exact words the researchers wrote, or what was quoted in law where Jay refered it doesn’t mean they don’t exist. The guy has a clear bias as well. Why can’t I find something meaningful? And who is he to say I do or don’t? Who is he to make Jay or Mel, bad actors who don’t care? That seems a bit odd. The sharing and proliferation of information requires marketing and use of psychology. Is that inherently evil?
  11. @Leo Gura Be sure to have editors.
  12. Trump is also rich, his hands are free to do as he pleases and he is sober.
  13. What matters is what you think 😀
  14. Vape meme
  15. Saws post on Osho but it seems to have disappeared.
  16. I get what you are saying but your brush is too wide.
  17. I wouldn’t consider lady boys trans. Nor are they post modern deconstructists.
  18. Yeah because that is how people with gender dysphoria are approaching their transition. ? Most trans likely aren’t deep post modern thinkers. Maybe they are confused kids or mentally ill? Some could be post modern. But, they likely aren’t all built equal. Your intellect is likely being projecting in these people. Trans does not equal post modern gender idealogy either. Trans would be a particular chapter in the book in that.
  19. Disagree on the trans post. Trans is not a “deconstruction “ but an alternate presentation, and shaking of standards.
  20. Okay but try running a business without some marketing
  21. Elon Musk May have killed 300,000 people
  22. @Carl-Richard okay thank you for sharing that i was reply to your previous comment. I think others can be perceived by a solipsist without applying space and time. They have a different ontological category for “others” than, they would if they were a materialist. In a dream for example a person speak of a monster they saw. But, the dreamer need not consider space and time because they know it’s a dream. There is no space and time in dreams though it appears that way. A solipsist may just consider an “other” a form of finite division in their infinite mind. Like anything that that would be perceived. I would say solipsists, at least metaphysical, absolute solipsism is not grounding reality in space and time at all. I’m not entirety sure why you think that. Because. It’s all maya. I think, largely the realization of solipsism occurs during God Realization and in states of omnipotence.