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I like waking up early, but suck at it. It's nice when it happens though. Otherwise it seems like I'm naturally drawn to just staying up late af. The vibe of being up at night is just different. Same for early mornings. The vibe in early morning and late night are similar, very peaceful and quiet and contemplative, that's why I don't mind either of them, but I'm more naturally drawn to the late night. I probably lost like 10 years of my lifespan from all the sleep deprivation I had to go through in school lol. "Might" is an understatement. In actuality these institutions and stuff don't really care about health, it's a second priority to them.

How to resolve the issue? Stop drinking so much, I guess. Seems like it's happening cause you're drinking, right? On the topic of releasing tension in the stomach, I have actually noticed that I unconsciously clench my stomach a lot. It might be the case that you are unconsciously preventing yourself from vomiting, and when you relax your stomach your body just takes its natural course, which is vomiting. On the topic of being scared of vomiting, yeah I hate vomiting as well, and I can relate to staying in bed and avoiding it. The feeling sucks. But the aftermath of vomiting, the process of letting that fear go and facing that toilet/garbage can and saying "ok lets get it over with I need to vomit" is very relaxing and therapeutic for sure. I have noticed that as well. You just gotta bite the bullet, realize that you're gonna vomit, and go all in, with the realization that everything will be all good and blissful right after. The resistance to vomiting just brings extra nausea and anxiety, so it's best you get it done with. Pay attention to how amazing you feel confronting the feeling of vomiting and being done with it, and then remember that the next time you feel like vomiting, and it should make the process more easier, awareness is curative as they say.

Do you have trouble noticing if someone is being sarcastic, or making a joke? Or maybe the latter, you can't tell when they aren't being sarcastic or not making a joke? Generally speaking, Occam's Razor should kick in and by a very quick process of elimination you should realize that the likelihood of her referring to your very literal idea of a power-plant are extremely slim. Imagining a literal power plant is one thing, but assuming that to genuinely be what is being talked about is also another thing. It seems to be a matter of being unable to read human emotions or intentions, or something of the like. I'm not sure. Also, I just realized your original question wasn't even to get to the bottom of why this is happening with you, but rather if it makes you smart or dumb, that's pretty funny. I don't like using the terms "smart" or "dumb" in a genuine conversation like this cause those terms aren't specific enough, but it is definitely creative. Coming up with puns is creative.

So basically you're faced with a word/term that could potentially have multiple meanings, and you don't know which meaning to choose because technically more than one of them could fit in the situation? Similar to how "sprite" could refer to the soda, but it can also refer to a fairy?

So basically, you genuinely thought she may have been talking about either a literal power plant as you imagined, or the energy-conserving type of power plant, and you didn't wanna ask which one cause it would look dumb? I'm having trouble reconciling the difference between "lack of knowledge" and "misunderstanding" here, so did I get that right?

If It doesn't make sense, or I have to come up with a scenario that doesn't make sense, I just immediately assume it is a term I don't know about and so I would ask "What's a power plant?" or "What do you mean by power plant?". Those questions should normally just naturally pop up in the conversation, I wouldn't assume a literal power plant and then keep the conversation going without asking, because that leads to misunderstanding. The weirdness or abnormality of the term "power-plant" should be an indicator to you so that you can question the term. Otherwise, I don't think imagining a literal power-plant is bad as long as you correct the assumption.

If someone followed this advice, it's a bit paradoxical, cause then they'll never be happy lol

I would say it depends on how attached you are to those thoughts. I can think of violent thoughts right now, but they don't garner any sort of emotional reaction or involvement from me. It's like watching a movie scene where the characters are fighting. Imagining a violent thought that you are emotionally invested in and want to act out would be different, and could be seen as "impure" because it indicates some sort of emotional problem. But also, "impure" itself is also a thought and judgement you are projecting on top of your thoughts, so be conscious of that.

Can't wait

Me when I have any free time at all haha. time to endlessly binge music and video games and youtube videos.

Living the dream

Maybe try holding a magnet to the stainless steel, if his magnet test is sound. He does say at the top "Stainless steel that magnets won't stick to has nickel in it, stainless that will hold a magnet does not have much nickel if any"

Hahahaha you thought he wanted Knowledge Hoarder banned on some side tangent? That's probably his alt account

Philosophers have always been contemplating such things, even if they didn't specifically have psychedelics in mind. They could see that our definitions of "real" are a bit flimsy and arbitrary, and that basically cuts to the root of spirituality.

Well just from the thumbnail alone I can tell this will be a very thoughtful and insightful critique Edit: I just looked through the rest of his videos hahahahahahaha

I related with Cypher for a bit. Basically the personification of "ego backlash" or "ignorance is bliss". He wanted to wipe his memory so he could go back to living in the Matrix, cause he hated knowing the truth and living in the real reality. He regretted taking the red pill.

Whether you look crazy or not, that depends on the person you tell it to, and how much they understand you. Is it normal? I think that depends on the degree to which you think about it. I have thought about it as a possibility, and the results that come after it, but I have never seriously thought about executing it or planning it out. I've only ever thought of it as a thought experiment. (FYI, "normal" here means how many people on average think about it.) For me personally, warm showers and walks help me get out of my head when it comes to this stuff. Especially showers. You can feel an immediate increase in awareness and consciousness after coming out of the shower, it makes you much more present and it washes away all the different thoughts you've accumulated throughout the day. Showers are basically effortless meditation sessions, the sensation of water really pulls you into the present moment, away from your thoughts and fantasies.

Yeah, if you look carefully, the standard by which you judge yourself is no different than the standard you judge other people with

I have a hair gel with this ingredient, Lithium Magnesium Sodium Silicate. Does anyone know anything about it? My concern is the lithium part. In general, should ingredients like this just be avoided? Is this similar to aluminum found in deodorants?

It's true that any music or thing I like will make me feel love, but I think this "loving introspection into a true nature" is a very specific thing you're pointing to, and I think I kind of get what you mean. You might be talking about music that sort of makes you introspect over your life and experiences, with a more loving recontextualization around it. I think the key to this is music that makes you feel contemplative/nostalgic/loving. I could listen to some super fast hyperactive electronic music, which is great (for me personally), but that won't make me reminisce and look at life and contemplate what I've been through. So I think the key is making the music invoke contemplative emotions, that is, emotions that make you more contemplative or reflective on your experiences. Nostalgia is definitely an emotion that fills this criteria. Anyways, enough crazy rambling from me, here are a few examples I can personally think of:

When I saw the notification saying Leo commented here, I thought he finally caved in

Well, it's not the easiest thing to wrap my head around, but I think that's kind of inherent to these readings. I do appreciate the personal insights and descriptions you put in there though, it makes understanding it much easier for sure. No worries

From the tests I've taken, I seem to be an INTP. I can get stuck in my head and overthink a lot, though I try not to. I also try to be very open-minded and non-judgmental. I also prioritize being as accurate and holistic as possible. Black hair, short goatee. People say I have a serious and stern look all the time, although I would say I am actually the opposite in terms of personality. What should I be working on right now? Am I making the right decisions? How do I make it so the future I want becomes a reality? Oh yeah, and welcome to the forum

Yeah that doesn't seem like a sustainable solution to me either

How temporary? I can't tell if I have fully recovered or not tbh, I'm not sure how I would even be able to tell, although it has been about a year and it has definitely improved over time. I suspect that I'm still not as sensitive as I used to be, but like I said, hard to tell if I'm imagining that or not, it's been so long. No-fap in general involves lots of fluctuations with libido.