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I've found that 30+ learn skills faster because of their work ethic, which they built over years. But there's certainly trade-offs. They also carry their biases, and try not to go full on, mostly when it comes to technical stuffs.

About "the corruption of success" post I've had some experience, I went to learn from a startup of someone I admired. He when online seemed to have a strong spiritual inclination, but I was utterly disappointed at how low conscious his worldviews are, seeing him up close. It's sad. It's just that the survival has corrupted him, and his entire business is built on something he turned his back on. It's like, "this is bad and I don't like it, but it pays my bills, so let's exploit these suckers". I stayed at that place 1 month, then quickly found a way to cut them off. I was sick in body and mind for the next 4 few months. The effect where, "if you're not working for 'my world', you shouldn't be working at all". This was 3 years ago. And this is true in our society, just as much, "if you don't conform to our social/politcal/monetary/spiritual values and beliefs, you should just die/you're of no use, or just work a normal job and contribute to the country/economy". We need to talk about it more. I'm constant looking for ways to get clear of these gas-lightings, so much damage is done and so much energy is being wasted just to deal with this bullshit. Your videos were the first glimmer of hope amidst all these, @Leo Gura. You have my gratitude.

@Zigzag Idiot The video is not helpful. There's some points, sadly, they have to water it down for the audience, it's truly sad. Either way. Just talk talk about being is utter bullshit. --- After I wrote the initial post, I went back to search it's roots. Body, Mind, Emotions, Being.. It's the 4th. Actualizing "being" would be first, being aware of it, and experiencing it just like we experience the body and physical sensations. It's similar to how much we can use our body. We can move our body, but can you do 100 pushups in a stretch? not unless you really want it and practice. Same goes for mind, emotions and being, what are you doing with it? How are you pushing it's limits. In simple terms being is just experiencing "a certain form of energy" as something tangible. It's like having access to something else other than body, mind and emotions. There's definitely perks to it, just as we have perks of having a body. Some perks of being are these experiences of oneness, unity, with being you can influence the other 3 more directly. Mild version would be, using being to change your actions, mental states, emotions and something hardcore would be the various abilities, such as healing, black magic. It is just something which comes by honing in on this aspect. We "here" can't develop this overnight, I mean in human time frame. Eastern Traditions' common "perception" have a false notion that "being" is superior, yada yada. It is certainly one of the more subtle, but it is "not" without the other 3. Each one of them have it's own depth. One characteristic of these 4 are, no matter which one it is, if you're strong in either one of those, you can influence the other 3. And at one point or other, you'll become aware of being. And it's totally natural. A more holistic approach, is to make use of all 4 and hone in slowly on each, going wide before going deep. Instead of just going after the "superior" 4th. A certain stability is useful. But it's totally upto the individual. Nothing wrong with doing whatever you want with these 4.

I've been doing an exercise for the past year and more. It's basically "remove any external factors which motivate you". I'm sure some of you here must have done something similar. I've had multiple insights from it. (As well as stages of Nihilism, they were beautiful episodes.). Following are some of the insights. 1. Everyone is equal/one, a rock = human, beggar = billionaire. It's not so much about the content, it's about the "=". Practically, it means that every human is equal, and nothing can change it. And I'm glad it is so. 2. I've been experiencing the energy, intent as a real thing. For example, reading how others feel about certain things that they are not even conscious of. And this is a door which would have opened up a lot of trouble if not for the first insight. 3. I'm not a human. Yes, it looks like I'm human. But that's not what I mean. (Please, no alien jokes. You'll hurt my feelings) 4. There's been this question, I have the ability to see this, but why wouldn't I just wanna keep the illusion. Having the ability to transcend it is not often something I personally wanted to exercise. Strangely enough I don't remember why I made that choice. Survival perhaps. May be the allure.. My question is precisely about the point 4. I fucked up, or rather it exceeded my initial expectations. The journey is now in a standstill. Perhaps it's my intent. I started this journey in hopes that it will motivate action from a true source. And at one point it transcended the need for action, and it transcended the need for a purpose. Simply "being" is the ultimate high, regardless of how mundane it may be. But it's not as solid as the other insights. It's not integrated into my being, yet. If you've gone through this stage, I'd appreciate it if you can share some brutal exercises to actualize "being". Remember, actions doesn't matter, being does. I hope I make my stance clear to newbies.

The insight began when I realised it's not enough. And it's not an excuse to ignore the beauty in everyone. I hope nobody reads this.

https://blog.flippednormals.com/why-i-hate-demo-reels-gavin-goulden/ In this article the author describes how much he hates it when students are becoming generalists(in a sense), I found it hilarious. This is what you call conditioning students for a job, and making them narrow minded. It's not good. You might wanna look at lesser known artists who are more holistic. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4ZR92iL9G0EH2VmoXrPDUF0FdTh8RhZM

It's a mistake to prepare for a job, especially in art. Since you're in this forum. I'll give you my unfiltered opinion. It all depends on you in the end. But making a portfolio is not the best way to learn. Learn by letting yourself free, learning whatever you feel an affinity for. Become a generalist, it's essential to widen your horizon before you go deep. Start with Blender, why encourage the stupid fantasies of industry? Industry, look at the word itself, industry is a place of mass production. It kills the meaning of art. It's now reduced to a commodity. Blender has a great community. Like minded communities is essential for learning. Use AI (not genAI), for learning. AI is a great tool for learning, and researching. It's also great for getting your head right, gaining clarity, strengthing your mindset. But just prime the AI to be on your own level, because by default it's adjusted to the biases of our current world. One final thing, you need to be okay with not doing anything. In fact, I highly recommend you consciously do nothing, and simply be like a cloud. Silence is an essential part of art. You're either guilty about not practicing art or you're worried you're not good enough when practicing art. You need to be okay with simply being and not improving at all. The whole paradigm needs to shift, to be able to get so good. You will eventually stop comparing yourself with others, once you build your own unique skills, by being silent and acting spontaneously. We compare when we are made to beleive we need to compete with someone. This is not true. Why fight for the same pie when there's infinite pies to pick from. You can't make great work by having the same mindset as the your employer or leads. You need to lead. You are free, to make art or not make art.

Science is not just what you've got right. It's everything you're trying to discover, over thousands of years into the future. And it's a shame the economy dictates and controls what's allowed to research.

1. 0 cup a day 2. Not addicted obviously 3. If you want the befinits of coffee, drink milk/milkshake. Because that's where the real benifit lies. Coffee itself just fucks with the system and damages it bit by bit. Drink Ash Gourd essence, this is what you call real benifit. It puts you in a different state altogether.

My approach to learning is, to forget everything I just learnt. Whatever I remember and apply is what's really needed. Work on your needs, your conviction. Bring in more clarity. You'll remember what's needed naturally.

Learn art. Anything with original creation, something which is meaningful to you. In our current anti-economy, creativity is just another commodity to make money. But if you maintain autonomy you can build yourself to create something truly worthwhile and compound your value as you grow. The problem is the society being fast paced, you lose your money fast and you're forced to act quick and quickly get to making money. This is toxic and downright evil. You need time, to slow down and dissolve what's already there. Then slowly build new things, which are true to your values. P.S - NOT all society is fast paced. Live in a Tropical Evergreen biome. You'll likely need 1/5 of what you currently spend.

You are conflicted by default. It's not meant to be a rude comment, so change the reading tone 🙂. You said you're not built to be competitive and yet you want a job in marketing. It's just as you said, fomo. You find it hard to let go of something so conflicting because it somehow caters what you've been conditioned to beleive for so long. And at the same time, you're evolving as a human should. Humans are not meant to work their life off, in a job, just to fill the void created in the first place by the person themselves. Materialism is just a bandaid to some self-induced sickness. BTW, there's so much inherently wrong with USA. It's nice if you can move to somewhere near the equator, Tropical Evergreen biome. Live peacefully for sometime and spend less money. More nature. More of yourself.

Ideas come from Intensity. Just because someone have great ideas doesn't mean he knows what he is doing. It's easy to speak. Harder to embody. And much easier to con. Don't just listen the words, look at their actions, look at their energy. If it still resonates, nice. Try watching movies/documentaries by Peter Joseph. You'll see the contrast.

Absolutely not. Elon building space civilization is akin to US invading lands from natives. No matter how I put it, I see just this. He's not working to improve human kind. Take a look at real men, like Jacques Fresco. You'll see the difference clearly.

The only people who seemed to be crying about free speech are those who damage the morale growth of society for selfish means. Nobody holistic cries about free speech.

There will be no president position when the world is strong Turquoise.

Think out of the box for a while. They're not tamed in cities. If you look at the through modern eyes, all you'll see is torture. Elephant shelters are near a place with lots of trees and they need good shelter. They need a tropical environment to keep themselves healthy. And they're not chained 24/7. But you'll see them chained in almost every video on the internet, because that's internet. My suggestion, go look at elephant shelters and their caretakers first hand. And try to see if the elephant is actually happy about being there instead of in the wild. You're undermining a lot of things here. Anyways, I don't mind if you wanna keep thinking they're tortured. Whatever helps your survival.

This is a very relevant discussion. This is like the firsthand experience of "borderless" world, to the Canadian people. Made me think a lot about it. The economy of a country is maintained by restricting access to the region. Economy breaks if there's no borders. 'world without borders' <=> 'world without money' Here's a stage red perspective high on weed! People from third world countries have a hard time even coming to a first world country, very less fraction can meet the current requirements. Imagine there's no need for a passport or visa, the whole world will be like India. People will start coming to Vegas on bullock cart or elephant backs. And they will have absolutely no trouble living in the streets. This basically means the whole world order is disrupted, jobs as you know it have disappeared. Every privilege "whites" have will be meaningless. And soon "whites" will be in a worse state because of the competition. Borders exist to ward off "low quality" people. It's hard to keep up the racism when "whites" are homeless and jobless and wifeless. It'll just lead to a civil war. Cultural invasion is real. This has also led to the rise of poo memes in twitter. We don't have an utopian world yet, because we still enjoy being racist. Haha.

Do you own a cat? Or any pet for that matter? Elephants are wild creatures, they can't just be brought to a festival on a whim. They have a very special relationship with their caretakers, and the people who approach it. They are taken good care of. Elephants almost never go berserk, it's kinda rare. You're pigeonholing this into animal cruelty. They are really good creatures.

That goes both ways man. I'm from a third world country. Not gonna pretend there's no hostility and corruption. But there's another side to it, there's richness in culture. But a tourist have not much ways to fathom it. And it can be alienating, either way. Plus, if you're thinking of migrating. Don't think you can adapt to the economy ever. It's impossible to get a job or work in a third world country's economy. And there's serious lack of opportunities in places worth living in. It's more like, are you cut out for living in this particular environment? I would avoid anything other than "Tropical Evergreen Forest" biome. Most of Phillipines, Indonesia, Kerala(India) is actually good if you can manage to find a good community to settle in, provided you have the finances taken care of. One more thing, you can't live the same way you've lived in USA, it can feel very restricting, in terms of people's attitude regarding many things. But that's exactly what keeps the culture alive. For example, in Indonesia, living together is illegal. You already get the point. Here's the map I'm referring to.

Earth to Leo. Tourists don't know the richness of a land.

After marriage! That's how it is in Asia. And it's much better. It maintains the stability. All depends on your priorities. Life has a million ways to enjoy and color it, just choose whatever is best for you. BTW, there's no need to go along the lines of "...allowed to have ...", why bother? A mature life knows how to make decisions on it's own. What you can give them is, show them there's infinite choices to pick from, and there's no need to confirm to what's around you.

What's the point of Video Games? I hunt for the most unique games ever created, highest quality. But eventually I get disappointed after playing them. One, because I'm learning Environment Art, so I'm desensitized to games in general. Two, I have too much expectations from games as a medium, a place where real growth is possible. And last but not the least, the culture of video games industry is so mindless. All of these are totally not my values. My top 3 values being Awareness, Mastery and Integrity. I have made it a point that I do what I feel like. Nothing more nothing less, and if I'm feeling any resistance to doing something I want, there's work I gotta do. This post is part of that work. Lately I have been thinking how a small fraction of the population can afford to play AAA Games. And much less enjoy it. If games are more than what they are today, they will be priced 10x higher. Imagine a game which can actually help you grow. Making the accessibility even sparce. My expectations for games are on that level. Entertainment through games is fine, but I think games can do a far better job entertaining than how it is going on today. I'm totally against anything compromised. The current way games have manifested is through being a means for escapism, addiction, guilt of not doing well in life. Life is far more exciting, simply existing is enough reason to rejoice. Naturally, I don't get one bit excited about games these days. I just feel like most games are just wasting my quality of life(I'm talking about the most awesome games I handpicked) This boredom for games is a common thing about those who work in the industry. It's hypocrisy on another level. The ultimate test for a good video game is, whether it's creator can get lost playing the game he created, can he immerse himself in it and get addicted to it? Any new perspective on this is appreciated. I'm just wondering where games can end up, and how can it actually be useful beyond this simple entertainment and escapism. Such that playing games is considered something good, like working out.

"Tomorrowland" I have been having this vision in the back of my mind for quite some time now. A world where karma is the only currency. You enjoy the fruits of everything you do, also you're not supposed to do anything either. This is also an imperfect world, because karma isn't real either at stage Turquoise, also societal(collective) karma is almost nullified, nobody is forced to do anything. This world here isn't interested in hoarding anything, people are free to do anything, but alone. The goal is that one doesn't interfere or even passively impact the other. There is no need to earn money, or even contribute to the society, you can live a perfectly good life, doing nothing. Infact doing nothing is the norm, it is the best thing to do. Activity is neither encouraged nor discouraged. Flowering of an individual's true nature is celebrated. This world at first, focused on tech advancements as a community, like "Tomorrowland". Soon they get bored of it and commit suicide out of boredom. Because every form of "pleasure" is short circuited, it was not really suicide, it was MahaSamadhi. People left behind their bodies, consciously, without any external aid. Where did it go wrong? Or did it? Thoughts?

__ Spiral Dynamics will soon become totally invalid to me, let me make good use of it while I can. --- Help me make a list of things to truly burn down Tier 1, forget about integration. I'll go first Become Fire Access an endless source of fuel Stay afire Set your Heart ablaze