Jacob Morres

@Leo Gura leo i read your last blog on rigidity. Just a kind request, look into obsessive compulsive personality disorder. Because the main diagnostic criterias is rigidity, and i suspect you may have symptoms of it judging from your videos. Namely i noticed, intellectualization, high standards, unique strategies (self perceived as "right" way of doing things). I suspect it bc i have similar qualities and u remind me of myself 😬. Just a thought Namely it's categorized as: extreme perfectionism, inability to challenge standards/rules, controlling or inability to delgate, challenges with emotional expression. <- these particularly are the main ones, which i didnt notice as prominently so thats why I'm not overtly confident. But i suspect it bc there was a few overlap symptoms i mentioned in the first paragraph. I am not a doctor lol btw just decent intuition on this

I get it. Maybe you should find a friend or a group to fight with. Makes the journey a bit easier

@PsychedelicEagle pros and cons to it tho, no? Consensus generally has high rates of accuracy and repeatability

@Rafael Thundercat I think it can be, you can peer review studies even if the nature of the study relies on purely subjective experiences There are apparently a lot of studies on enlightenment as well

@Basman which non specialized work are you referring to? Yeah theres definietely subtle elitism i can agree. I do however dont know if thats just academia, bc i work in finance and its arguably much worse here, and a bit more overt. People will outwardly disrespect you if you dont work in particular roles. In academia i thought it was subtle, and depended on the person I would say it's also generally frowned upon to put down anyone in construction etc. Comes off cringe

@Basman i think class only explains why someone doesnt get education (bc lack of finances or culturally not appropriate) but not the education deficiency itself Its def not a silver bullet and is flawed but systems of education are soo important. But i think I'm talking moreso on a macro scale On an individual level it is a lot of debt and you need to be intelligent abt it

@Yimpa Yeah its rly helpful for finance. Openai just came out with financial modelling agents for corporate. I wonder if itll take my job lol

when i was younger all things personal development these days im hyper practical productivity, self-esteem and finances

i dont think you would be screwed in life. my understanding of epistemology and truth seeking is that it's more of an orientation to life. like you generally pursue the truth in your endeavors and thinking, and have good theoretical foundations (for epistemology) i dont think you need to spend more than 20-30 hours getting those foundations. then just let those gains carry you for life. you definietely will not be screwed. i would research some high quality sources, consume them and do the practices and you will be fine generally.

@Basman wait just to clarify i wasnt pointing out their skin color as the issue, but that the lack of education was such a major commonality among a dangerous group of ppl, as common as something basic like skin color Basically I'm saying that while college has flaws the alternative (no college) creates dumbasses like maga lol If we had universal free college, would we even have maga?

@Basman A lack of education is a main commonality in MAGA btw. I think 2nd only to being white. 80% of MAGA is uneducated I think it sets lines a baseline intelligence for the average person

but also consider how uneducated populations behave in countries. not the best crowd. i think left to their own devices, i dont think people would curate a top notch education system for themselves

most of finance, healthcare, tech, any type of education job, pilot

If you can find the same level of material and integrate it somehow at a similar rate that college kids do (like not just theorizing but doing some type of active learning like thru projects, groupwork, problem solving), then you technically dont need it College can actually be fast paced so youd need to be moving quickly information that comes from college is actually generally high quality and principled. So you'd need to do solid sorting wheat from chaff as well if you do it without and be very resourceful to get that info But then a college degree gives u a signal for employers as well

Whatever books you need at that moment of time in ur life Reading just to read will give you diminishing returns essentially immediately I think classical therapy models are good and practical. Like cbt, dbt, exposure therapy. I think those dont get enough credit here. These are very practical for mental health stuff tho

Generally i like to copy people who are already really good with women. I think this is best But i really like dating coaches that advocate for massive experience. Some of them however lean really far into manipulation of women, BS self help, upselling their material. So i prefer teachers that are high social intelligence and normie I grew up on the pua type, which has its strengths tho

Wdym by stone-cold exactly? Like what traits/behaviors does this look like

I like how body positivity was ultra viral 5-6 years ago and now we have looksmaxxing. How the pendulum has shifted

Not sure but its def an important skill.

@Leo Gura $$ too honestly

Was going to ask this very question. Im guessing you may have trouble with being meek, non-assertive, shy? I think one thing that might help would be trauma work (challenging old limiting beliefs and healing trauma that may be holding you back) and changing your self concept (rewriting a new belief system and personality with affirmations, visualization and behavior change into the person you desire)

Maybe particular modules in therapy training. They have to do a good amount of that. Maybe regarding active listening, validating, empathy

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@Raze Flaws in (mainstream) feminism The anti woke crowd had a few great points. That being said, i did take a course in college where the prof did address many mens issues as well (things like expectations in sex, gender roles and a few more things)

start a socialization habit. spend 20 minutes a day conversing with people. make some friends. start an instagram account and post pics. a linkedin. just do it everyday and keep applying principles #1 thing non-negotiable is this: spend 20 minutes a day you must get practice daily