Vali2003

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@Sugarcoat It has to do with hard work. But running for people who have poor fascia health is much more effortful. Look at what happens to David Goggins when he runs an ultramarathon. His body completely breaks down, while other people get out of it with much less damage. Really, you have to imagine it as the body functioning in a completely different manner if you have good fascia health. You automatically get propelled on to your forefoot and the momentum effortlessly carries you forward while running. This is not a technique that you use. It’s a physiological change the body goes through over several years. It’s a neurological metamorphosis where the body becomes more and more elastic and holistic. Once your body has changed in this way it’s permanent and does not require conscious effort. Also, on the notion of hard work. Once your body functions like this, physical activities stop being super effortful. They become like free play and are a lot of fun. Which is why super talented people often “work hard” and do a lot of sports, because they’re so good at that it just becomes pure play and fun.

@Sugarcoat Ah, in terms of by hand vs. laptop. For me, laptop is much better because I can write faster, it's less painful for my hands, and it's easier to organize the notes. But I see how it would be difficult to do it for chemistry. My suggestions is, to research if there's a computer program for chemistry stuff so you can have the benefits of a laptop, while still being able to do all the proper symbols etc.

@Sugarcoat Do you mostly have technical classes, where you solve stuff like math problems? In that case, your number one priority should be to note down the given problem and the solution. However, if the problems are given on the slides and you have access to them, then no need to write it down. Second priority would be to note down wherever you get confused. You can go to the professor after class and ask them about those sections and fill in your notes. In classical lectures where the professor reads from his slides more or less, it's useless to copy the slides. As you say, you can access them later anyways. However, not doing anything is really unproductive because you drift into monkey mind so easily. The best thing to do is to summarize the key insight from each slide in your own words, in one sentence. Don't look at the slide while writing. It has to be from memory. This forces you to stay present during the lecture and go over what you just learned. When you go through this process, you discover what you understand poorly. The things you understand well, will stick to your brain. You're basically already studying during the lecture, while staying really active. Your understanding will be so much better this way, and studying for the exam at the end of the semester will be much less effort. It really pays off and going to class becomes a lot more fun, because you feel smarter and more competent than before. What degree are you pursuing?

How many hours of focused work are possible per day? It’s definitely like a muscle that you can train. When you notice you’re tired and you think you need a break, you can push through until a second wind comes. But I wonder where that limit is. Currently, I can do about 4-5 hours of focused work per day. Focused work means no distractions at all, and actually doing work. I’m trying to build a business now and noticed that I’m gonna need to do a lot more than that per day if I want to get somewhere. The question also depends on the context. If I had to do 12 hours of focused work today or else I‘d die tomorrow, then I could easily do it. But of course that wouldn’t be sustainable. It also depends on how old you are and how your genetics are. i think the max I can get to is somewhere around 7-8 hours maybe. Let‘s find out. What’s the maximum amount of focused work you can sustainably do per day?

You’re on point with hyper-focused time being the most important thing. I’ve also started time-blocking the tasks I want to get done prior to starting the day. I basically allot a time I think is realistic to my tasks, then put on a timer for that time and try to get it done within that frame. It puts a little pressure on you to really concentrate which is nice. Also it enables some deliberate practice, because you can try to set the timer a little bit lower than you think it would normally take you. However, this also runs the danger of doing a sloppy job just to get it done in time. Also, yeah, full-time job while building a business is unrealistic for most people. Especially in the beginning, it will take much more than free 4-hours per day which you may have maximally, if you work a 9-5. I’m in university right now, so I’ll have to see how much high quality work I’ll be able to get done consistently. But my degree isn’t very time-intensive so I think it’ll be fine.

Yeah, I think that’s probably true for highly demanding tasks, where you’re stretching your abilities. Like practicing the violin, learning calculus or something like that.

Yes. I usually take a ~1 hour break after 2 hours of focused work. And then do 2 more hours. I’m trying to build a ghostwriting business. I’m not sure if it’s a great idea, but an online service has the lowest barrier and risk to start and some people seem to make good money in ghostwriting. Specifically I focus on writing e-mail courses that can be used as a lead magnet to get more newsletter sign ups. I used to do something similar as you. I did 50 minutes of work, and then 10 break minutes and repeat. I like to do longer periods now, because you build more momentum. Also, after every break, I got the urge to procrastinate again, which costs energy to overcome. How many hours of focused work do you get done?

You should watch leo‘s video is gender a social construct?

Oh . thanks for letting me in on it.

Oh . thanks for letting me in on it hahah.

Who seriously claims that transgender women can just compete in women’s sports if they have serious physical advantages? This is a minor problem that can easily be resolved, as society adapts to the new situation. Same in regards to women’s private spaces — assuming you mean toilets, changing rooms etc. by this. Don’t act like these are such enormous problems such that we can’t have who have gender dismorphia and transition call themselves men, or women if that’s what they actually identify as.

@Leo Gura Got it. Thank you.

Is epistemology unique in that you should contemplate it from scratch? I remember you saying in "what is insight?," that you should study something first, then go into contemplation. That way you have the dots in your brain to connect and can have insights. In general, I struggle understanding when I should study something first, then contemple vs. derive it from first principles.

I love Cro. Listened to him back when songs like Easy, Bye Bye, Whatever, were big. I don’t know which Album they’re from. I was too young at the time to have a phone, and listen to entire albums haha. Then I re-discovered him a couple years ago and have loved his music again since.

Amazing! Thank you so much. I’ll listen carefully tomorrow and report back. Excited for this

@musicandmath111 My initial thought was to learn more about the music of different countries and find great songs in languages I’d previously been ignorant of. I also find this interesting though, and I’m sure others do as well so post on if you have more of this.

Ah, ok. Thanks for letting me know

@Cireeric Yes, this is fascinating. Lol. Great shares. This is one generation before me music-wise. First one is peak German humor.

@musicandmath111 Yes, feel free to share in any language, not just your native

@Jannes Really nice. The contrast between German back then to now is insane.

@daydrinking https://www.musixmatch.com/lyrics/Yung-Hurn/eine-nase/translation/english Lyrics are essential for this one

https://genius.com/Genius-english-translations-annenmaykantereit-tommi-english-translation-lyrics https://en.muztext.com/lyrics/dead-dawg-bhz-kleiner-prinz https://www.musixmatch.com/de/songtext/OHO-BANI-Ericson/OLYMPIA/ubersetzung/englisch https://www.musixmatch.com/en/lyrics/Edo-Saiya/Kalt/translation/english https://www.musixmatch.com/lyrics/RIN-Bausa/Keine-Liebe/translation/english https://www.musixmatch.com/ja/lyrics/Ufo361/40K/translation/english https://www.paroles-musique.com/eng/lyrics-Tarek-K-I-Z-Nach-wie-vor-en-translation,t1114487 https://lyricstranslate.com/en/ich-liebe-i-love.html https://lyricstranslate.com/en/alles-möglich-everything-possible.html

@Judy2 One thing that has mightily helped with decreasing stress is having one hour before bed, where all I do is relax. It primes me for sleep and resets the stress that accumulated throughout the day. I, for example, often watch the sitcom "friends" before sleeping. I've seen it before, so nothing exciting or arousing happens and it allows me to just relax. I understand from reading this thread that adding things on to your to-do list - even if that's "relaxing" - adds stress, instead of helping you relax. But it's important that you get the principle of relaxing. Basically the essence of what it means to relax. It's a melting, mellow kind of sensation. I'm sure you know it. Put your awareness to your body, and try to relax right now so you see what I mean. Find an activity that puts you in this state, whether that's stretching, meditating, taking a walk, listening to music, drinking tea (camomille tea is great for relaxing btw.), progresive relaxation exercises, relaxation visualisations (there are some great ones in the book Psychocybernetics) or something else. Then do it every day before you sleep. Doing only relaxing stuff for one hour before sleep works great for me, but experiment with what time works best for you. You will notice hat much less stress accumulates over time, you'll be less irritable during the day, and more capable of confronting stress during the day.

My point is not that the passion itself is what’s attractive. I’m saying it’s the conviction and confidence you have into this specific way of penetrating the world. It’s the masculine energy you display. Your example with the Star Wars figurines is a strawman, because the person you imagine when you read this is not somebody who has any confidence in his pursuit. You imagine somebody who hides in their mother’s basement out of fear that somebody sees his true self. Funny enough, a friend of mine paints Warcraft figures and has a collection of them in his room as a hobby, and he has a super cool and good looking girlfriend (by my judgment). I think the advice of “be fun and stoic” is bad advice because it points away from the principle that, in my experience, actually leads to attraction. And that is to impose yourself on the world in whatever way you think is good and right. If you take “be stoic and fun” as absolutely true principles for attraction then that leads to people trying to be some way they’re not which I think is rather unattractive. Anyways, I feel there’s some truth to fun and taking her on an adventure as true principles for attraction, and I’m not sure how they relate to my previous point. I’d have to contemplate that a bit more.