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I've discovered this method by accident. I've searched on the web but I couldn't find similar findings. It goes like this: Few tea spoons of Apple cider vinegar ( I use Bragg brand) diluted in a bit of water, half a cup, drink an hour before falling asleep. When I first found out about that, I was like that cannot be true, just coincident that I am waking up even without an alarm Anyone believes this? Try it and let me know!

I was about to post the same here, but found this post. I am replying to bring attention to it.

I’ve been thinking a lot about dogmatism lately and how it impacts decision-making processes. When we talk about dogmatism, we're often referring to a rigid adherence to one's beliefs, but there's another crucial aspect: delegating decisions to others, sometimes more competent, but often not, because those initially in charge lack the wisdom or knowledge to manage the situation effectively. Dogmatism means sticking to an opinion influenced by one's limited understanding and refusing to engage with the complexity of a situation. This refusal often results in the easy way out: passing the responsibility of decision-making to others. But let's not forget why this delegation happens in the first place—those who were supposed to lead didn't have enough insight or the right information to make sound decisions themselves. A Historical Example: Saddam Hussein and the Iraqi War Take Saddam Hussein's actions leading up to the Iraqi War as an example. His dogmatic stance and refusal to acknowledge the geopolitical complexities surrounding Iraq and its vast oil reserves led to catastrophic consequences. He isolated himself from the international community, resisted understanding the full scope of the situation, and ultimately made poor decisions based on his limited perspective. When the international coalition decided to intervene, it wasn't just a matter of external forces imposing their will; it was also a direct result of Hussein's inability to navigate the complexities of his own position. His rigid approach left him disconnected from reality, and he delegated the resolution of his problems to external forces—forces that ultimately had their own interests and agendas. Hussein believed his people would rally to his defense, ignoring their exhaustion from years of conflict and economic hardship. His dogmatism led to the delegation of the future of Iraq to international powers, which resulted in a swift military intervention and the eventual collapse of his regime. The Core Issue: Lack of Wisdom and Knowledge Dogmatism, at its core, often stems from a lack of wisdom and understanding. Leaders and individuals who are dogmatic are not just stubborn; they are often unaware of their own limitations. They resist learning and growing, preferring to stick to what they know—even if it's insufficient. When such leaders face complex situations, their inability to adapt and make informed decisions forces them to rely on others to clean up their mess. In many cases, the people who end up making the decisions might be more competent, but that's not always guaranteed. Sometimes, those who take over are just as ill-equipped, if not more so, leading to even worse outcomes. This cycle perpetuates poor decision-making and can have devastating effects on entire nations and communities. Reality Goes On: Assigning Blame It's important to understand that reality progresses regardless of our actions or inactions. Often, we focus on blaming those who intervene, sometimes labeling them as criminals, while rarely holding accountable those who failed to manage the situation well from the beginning. Saddam Hussein's regime is a case in point. While the coalition forces' actions are frequently scrutinized and criticized, the initial mismanagement and dogmatism of Hussein himself are less often the focal point of blame. By not addressing the root causes and the initial poor decision-making, we fail to learn from these historical events. It's crucial to recognize the responsibility of those in charge from the start and understand that their dogmatism can lead to situations where external intervention becomes inevitable. Managing Our Lives with Wisdom This brings me to a broader and more personal point: we need to start managing our lives with wisdom. Understanding human psychology and power dynamics is essential, not just for global leaders but for each of us in our daily lives. It's astonishing how much time people can spend discussing world events that are happening thousands of miles away while failing to address and fix issues within their own family circles. Gaining insight into the people we live with and building a closer circle of understanding and effective communication is vital. We often overlook the importance of managing personal relationships with the same diligence and insight that we might apply to understanding larger, global issues. By improving our understanding of human psychology and power dynamics, we can create healthier, more functional relationships and communities. Taking Responsibility for Our Situations If we find ourselves in a difficult situation, it often means we haven't made good decisions in the past. More likely than not, we’ve delegated our decisions to others, who may not have our best interests at heart. Others won't care about us as much as we care about ourselves, and their decisions might not benefit us in the long run. Recognizing this can help us take back control and make wiser, more informed decisions for our futures.

@gambler I see that you're trying to make a distinction between being dogmatic and being delusional, but I feel the two comes together, and how it works is that you could be a dogmatic person to start with, then people start lying to your face because they fear you or they have an interest that you can achieve for them right? and then you start believing what they say and become delusional. what do you think?

Are you willing to try method told by Dr. Mandel? All you need is a couple of spoons..

From my experience, one tip is not to try to control the narrative of your life too much. Yes we want to grow in character, yes we want to go higher the spiral, but we also need to live the story of life too! Try not to isolate too much for the sake of growth. Expose yourself to the story of life too..

@Vrubel @royce because you liked my previous post

The reason why they put laws against money forgery because it's a finite resource. Also they picked papers and coins with special drawings so that they won't be easily duplicated, yet they did put laws against those who duplicate them. What's the implication of that? Money mostly can be a safe investment of your life in highly stable times, and when the world gets complicated, and there are many wars and conflicts, money can even lose it's value in so many different ways. In difficult times, it becomes difficult to make money, precisely because everyone thinks that it's going to make them safe and try to hoard more of it. Rather, you need solutions that are out of the box, try to embrace the big picture thinking. Money is a finite resource means that any money you hoard is going to be denied to other people who might need it more than you do. The game of money is unfair anyways, and there are those who just snap into place and start making money from the get go, and there are those who are marginalized and alienated from society who can't make money even if they try. Also try to imagine you're not living alone! and we're all living at the same boat, and the boat, the society, sinks, you are going to sink with them! Would you rather sink while you're poor? or with tons of money that you've made? At least if you were poor, it means you must've invested your time elsewhere, probably you've made connections and you're going to spend your last minutes with the loved ones, but if you're rich, even your family is going to blame you for not doing enough, so you'll die alone!

Thank you for moderators. Please continue to support free-thinking and also re-open my post:

Let's think about it, What do majority of undeveloped countries (Muslim countries included) do? What are some of their values are? And one answer is that it's survival-based, ultra-moralistic societies. And what tend to happen with those kind of society is that oppression becomes the norm. They tend to oppress free thinking, and free speech, and that would in turn suppress creativity, to a degree that people just race in order to fill a job that give them food and work in the only available field more or less, the survival business. The thing with that though is that there are only limited seats that can be filled. The country has few job spots, and you can only have certain amount of people filling those spots, but when it comes to creating new sectors of business, this is non-existent! and that's because the lack of freedoms! You can't create something new when all your society is brainwashed to think that survival is all there is out there! In my opinion, when you support the right for nations like Palestine to exist, you're already genocide dreams and killing any hope for progress for those nations. You're basically wanting to keeping them in boxes that are called "Countries", hoping that they will progress somehow maybe, knowing what type of values they're operating under. Those countries indeed need freedom, and need some push back against the prevailing values there. Their youth need protection, and you have to wonder, what's the point of supporting other nations to thrive while their sons and daughters are going to be brainwashed already, multiplying in number and thinking that survival is all there's out there!

If I had been a Palastanian young guy, I would feel I am doomed! war and rocket bombarding me, and I won't be able to say that I want to stop this madness and that I want to live anywhere in this world, and that I don't care about the right to have a state! Had I attempted to express my true feeling, I would probably be executed by my own people!

@Majed I've lived in an Islamic country, and I had problems with girls since early ages. However, you do seem to live with a country where rules are strict and you can approach girls few hundreds times before being kicked out? Here are some tips, you need to slow down, and because this urgency would definitely be giving you a "negative aura" that girls can notice really easily. Also, try to dive deep inside yourself, and study your emotions, and listen to Leo's episode "implicit vs explicit" Also try to approach it not from a mentality of an achiever, but just someone who's willing to have fun in life.. Girls like to have fun, and take their time, and somebody who wants to prove something or approaching it like it's a business, well that's instant put off Fourth, to let go of achiever mentality, try to accept that you might never ever be with someone ever in your life and that you might die alone. The sooner you accept that, the sooner you can work on the above points. Good luck!

In our reality, the notion of an infinite money supply is unfounded. Every dollar earned often represents a transfer from someone else, and hoarding wealth in bank accounts and various assets is arguably one of the least constructive pursuits. If you happen to come from a financially privileged background, your obligation is not to disregard the existing wealth stream but to tap into it. Starting from scratch, in such circumstances, seems counterintuitive. Recognize that your family's wealth is an extension of your own. It is incumbent upon you to access and manage this wealth wisely. Utilize your time to cultivate your character and foster personal growth, rather than embarking on a journey from the ground up. Embarking on a self-made journey when your family is already affluent may leave little time for self-actualization and character development. The question then becomes: Why choose such a path? Remember, your family's wealth is an eventual inheritance. Therefore, adopt a mindset befitting your future status – act as a future heir to prosperity. Consider the analogy of a royal heir. They don't seek to establish a new kingdom but patiently await the day they ascend to the throne. Similarly, you should recognize your place within a familial system and the inevitable transfer of wealth to you. Act with the confidence and responsibility of a future king or queen. Understand that the wealth within your family is a legacy awaiting you. Choosing to start anew, disregarding this wealth, may be an unnecessary betrayal of both yourself and others who aspire to experience financial security, self-realization, and contribute positively to humanity.

I feel in this day and age, you'd be lucky if you were able to elevate yourself above your mother in the power pyramid within your family

48 laws of power deepens your understanding for human nature, and it should be honestly the first book to read if you're serious about understanding how your world functions..

I dig what you've mentioned, yet allow me to defend the 48 laws, and learning game theory, I feel it's an essential part of navigating this dream with relative ease. It's one step above blinding yourself and going after money. If coupled with Leo's teachings, it could truly help you reach a higher place in your life and spirituality, and also it does enhance your ability to understand people, and thus your ability to start loving them unconditionally.

On the other hand the world is all yours to use in case you needed! You can never probably purchase a large jet, but it's there to serve you whenever you need to fly somewhere! Whole airports and infrastructure is available to serve you! Science, medicine, etc.. So why do you feel the need to accumulate loads of money? You need a lot of growth but little money indeed. Steve Jobs, however rich he is, he died because he denied early treatment for his treatable type of cancer. A small decision that has ended the live of a billionaire!

Free money isn't going to drop on you, because you need to learn the game theory, read books like the 48 laws of power and watch Leo's videos. @Sabth your mistake is that you haven't established yourself yet in the pyramid of power, and you've let them use money i order to get you to do what they want as a mean of control.

@Sabth @Thought Art Of course the older generation are going to have dogmas about life and money, but they also are expecting things from you, and therefore you're going to be needing to deal with those dogmas and in one way or another, and get them to financially support you. It's almost a trade. It's also making money by trading what they want out of you, and gaining money, and thus time to explore more in life and self-actualize. And it's not about money only, it's also about shaping up your life and their lives too! Which is also far way more important than the so called "success" that you could attribute to yourself if you started accumulating loads of money. "Success" is mostly a low-consciousnesses concept, and it's just about increasing your bank account, purely materialistic. You want to go and work and "succeed" but when you do that, you're going to be turning away from working on the big picture with your family, and building authentic relationships with them, and ultimately forging a new reality for everyone to enjoy. If you try to pursue success only, then don't be surprised to find yourself lonely, cuz no amount of money is going to bring you love and authentic connection. AND you can't do both! What do you think?

I feel that's only valid if you would to separate Hamas from the rest of the world. The truth is that Hamas is the head of the spear, and it's a long fight/struggle against the west and their agent in the region (Israel). Have you ever noticed the pattern? ISIS, with the slaughter of Yazidis in Iraq, and Hamas now is coming up with the slaughter of Jewish in Israel. Tens of thousands of Arabs Palestinians will be killed in order to "Liberate" Ghaza, only for the same pattern to emerge elsewhere. We need a solution for Islamic fundamentalism!

Relationships has two components, the connection and the sex, and often times, we choose to go to sex because it's easy, however I found out that no amount of sex can make the relationship stronger or get people closer to each other. It might give you the illusion that it's possible, however at the end of the day, your soul would want to connect with your lover's soul, and you want to get to know them better and have a genuine connection with them. I would advice waiting for a certain period of time before having sex. Make sure that you and your lover are compatible, have to a certain degree same outlook to life, same goals and aspirations, otherwise, it is not worth it to try to force things just because there's some attraction What are your experiences in this regard?

Every nation, or even individuals need to grow up at one point and stop their attachments to walls, rocks, buildings... etc.. When are Muslims going to grow up? Also same for Jewish people, their sentiment is used to plant a state where it doesn't belong, so here's what they get. I wonder how many decades now it might take for an Israili Jewish to feel safe again sleeping few miles away from Palaetenians

I mean at the end of the day, it's not holy those websites, it's just mass hallucination, and nobody truly gives a shit about them. Supposed they're demolished one day, do you think that it's ok to launch nuclear missiles on Israel for that? Why can't you snap of these delusions? do you want to die to save a fucking Masjid's walls?

Yea but that could stay there, or maybe even get demolished since it's now within Israel territory. OR, OR, it could be managed by international peace keeping organizations.. Mostly Muslims also are pissed off about how what used to be a minority in the ancient Muslims states (the Jewish people) are now challenging them and not bowing to the authoritarian teachings of Islam Indeed there's a bigot within each Muslims, ore are you suggesting they're all saints?

@Leo Gura Dear Leo, for a while now, I am only getting notifications on my own personal posts, but when others mention me in other posts, I get no notifications.. what wrong have I done? Thank you