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haha well, just saw the intro but Vylana seems way happier in this one. Nice move with this episode.

Didnt expectat this at all. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DMauz17OmH5/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link No mainstream celebrities nowadays get to this level of understanding.

Well, if its about disillusion it may work, but whats the price? Look at Sweeden crime rates. Nope, those people are not going to integrate. Too much of a jump in development. Everybody loses. Is a lose-lose situation. Exactly (well maybe not Antartica but still...)

Bringng into your country thounsands and thousands of stage red peoeple is not going to evolve a country through the spiral.

Ofc is almost imposible, thats why nobody does it. But still, you dont need to get to a elite level. If you meditate 1 hour per day, you go to some 1 week long retreats, you throw away your screens, and you contemplate deeply, you will reach an unbelievable level of presence, depth and wisdom. But you will have to reach financial tranquility or stay in your job and spend the rest of your time meditating/Contemplating

Speaking about bullshit:

For the general population yes, but my guess was that for the people in this forum most of the list is pretty achievable in a couple decades.

haha well interesting pov, but we have to raise the bar a bit Nah, I dont compare myself with the greats. In fact, as I said in the OP, my standards are different from the classical 'renaissance man'. I find them a bit shallow.

Yeah, depends on the person. For a native english speaker doenst make a lot of sense, or if you dont like to travel. Creating art for me is a BIG yes. It depends on the person, but some form of creativity and expression seems a must for me.

I had success in the past, but then I focused to much on living life and then spirituality, that business went to shit. Now building it back. Still, not having financial independence shouldn't be a excuse to not have/pursue the others items on the list.

Yeah, after learning this term I asked chatgpt for 10 similar japanese terms. Very interesting. Kaizen was one of them. Very interesting culture.

Yeah, it makes sense to do more than 1 a year depending on the difficulty. I found this concept thru this guy and he advocates to try 1 big/year and 4-6 mid/year. I also thought about diving. Just started some breath holds and CO2 tables. The tree climbing sound great for me also. Recently climbed some safe trees and stayed there contemplating and connecting with it. Found it very spiritual also. There is that depth flirting with death even if its with safety measures. Thats why the 1st rule of this challenges is: 'Don't die!'

It can be tough. What worked best for me was to do a 3 day solo meditation retreat in the woods. You can try do it, and only buy healthy food. Stick through the urges. Isolated you wont have a chance. Its like a complete reset from day to day life.

Updating this: https://www.lethalgentleman.com/p/how-to-be-a-modern-renaissance-man Mostly 'stage orange' stuff. Add your spiritual challenges if you may. Just posted about this 'Misogi' concept and it makes so much sense. Check it out:

I found this western version of Misogi. Its as simple as this: Some examples Im thinking about and some other ideas: -10 day solo retreat -multi-day solo hike -run a marathon/triathlon -10K race barefoot -amateur boxing fight -quit alcohol & smoking -1 week fast -biking across the country -publish a book -give a speech to +100 people -perform an open mic -solo travel -live for 1 month in other country (different language) -climb a high mountain. -climb a 100 foot tree -deep-water scuba diving -psychedelic retreat -launch a business Whatever. Can be a physical, mental, emotional or spiritual challenge. Or even better, a mix of those. You can decide the difficulty of it, but this is the key rule: My personal experience: I realize this is true when I did my first 3 day solo meditation retreat. Nothing super difficult, but still. Is challenging. When I did it, I haven't meditate in a year, so it was tough going from nothing to full time. So I realize that for the next one, I had to do daily meditation practice, eliminate cravings, quit social media & spend way less time on phone and online, resolve personal life problems, simply my life, and be confortable eating no meat/fish and drink less coffee (since I do no coffee and veggie food on retreats). Doing a retreat, or that 1 thing, forces you to live your day to day with a higher focus on better habits, so you can thrive in that retreat/challenge. Is like an exam. If forces you weeks-months to study hard if you want to pass. School structure was ritght in that sense. Contemplate on it. What is your 1 thing for this year or 2026?