Vali2003

I’ve been sporadically wearing earplugs over the last two-three weeks and every time I did wear them, my sleep was significantly better. I originally bought the earplugs because it can be noisy in my shared-flat sometimes. Think, game night, someone coming home late at night, late-night kitchen action etc. I didn’t plan to use the earplugs every night. However, I’ve noticed that every night that I’ve worn them my sleep is significantly better than without them. I don’t wake up in the night at all. And there’s a much more “solid” feel to my sleep. I also wake up feeling more recovered. Note that it’s not just better than my sleep in those noisy nights. It’s better than my sleep even when in nights when it’s “quiet.” So, what I think happens is that (in my case at least) there always are micro-noises (a car driving by, someone using the bathroom, some neighbor..) that disturb my sleep. But they aren’t loud enough to wake me up. On some level these micro-noises make me not sleep as deep even though I don’t consciously notice them. When I put in the ear plugs that flies out the window and hence my sleep is better. Earplugs for the win. I think silence is often underestimated in the “improve sleep discussion,” because there can be these micro-noises disturbing your sleep quality without you being able to consciously notice them. So I wanted to share this.

Yes you should start jogging on soft surfaces like sand, and then transition to harder ones. Concrete is the final boss.

Not everyone’s bodies are the same. I can run on pavement without cushioned shoes without problems. It depends how your body distributes the force — which depends on how tense your fascia tensegrity network is.

Ok, so the problem you have with the thread is you don’t see the use in finding examples of conformity in general, not that the examples were not relevant? I think that’s fair. For me, I find the thread cool because I start being aware of more areas where I conform as I see everything through the conformity lens.

I think you’re strawmanning a little. What you’re saying is theoretically true, but most examples I’ve read here have been relevant and useful — at least for me.

Very specific training just means gradually introducing more barefoot activity, no?

It depends on how strong (connected to your glutes) your feet are. The problem is, most people have very weak feet so they definitely shouldn’t run barefoot on concrete. They will just get injured. If the connection is strong, however, you will have a natural forefoot strike and your feet will be very tense so you wouldn’t have to worry even if you run on something like concrete. There are still issues like glass on the floor, cold temperatures, the skin on your foot getting hurt and things like that, of course. So I’m not saying you should run barefoot. Actually, running — or moving in general — on hard floors as a kid will improve the strength and health of your feet. Look at Brazilian kids playing football barefooted on concrete for example.

Yes… they would and they are. ^^

Fair point. Still, the cushioning will make your feet weaker over time.

@UnbornTao It depends on the state your feet are in. The problem is, if your feet are weak then it would be a bad idea to just start running with barefoot shoes. Some people have such strong feet — and the tensegrity network that results from that — that they can run marathons without shoes altogether. This guy, for example, won the Olympics 1960 barefooted. It’s quite a complicated issue, honestly, because the feet are not isolated. Through fascia, they connect to your glutes. However, if this fascial connection is weak, your feet will be weak and you’ll need cushioned shoes which try to ‘replace’ this connection. This only makes the glutes connection weaker over time, though and so all sorts of problems will appear. Anyways, sorry for the rant. I’d recommend slowly transitioning to barefoot shoes — there are a couple ones that look decent. If you don’t like them, I’d pick shoes that have a flat sole and low heel.

This is the only non-conformist shoe that exists :

How to deal with conformity: Ask yourself which value of yours something serves. If it doesn’t serve any value, discard it. If it does serve a value, ask yourself if it’s the best way to live this value and think of potential alternatives. Choose the way that best serves your value —independently of what is the conform choice.

The problem is that people already rely on strongly cushioned shoes way too much, which makes their feet relax and their tensegrity structure less ‘bouncy.’ To counteract that loss of bounce and elasticity, they then need shoes which give it to them. They create the problem first, and then sell the solution. Not saying they’re doing it consciously but all shoe companies do this by selling more and more cushioned shoes in general, which only makes the feet degenerate — to a degree that most of you can’t even imagine, actually. Cushioned shoes are conformity. They serve no real purpose and do a BUNCH of damage.

You’re missing my point. I agree that drinking wine can be conformity. I used it as an example to show that this type of conformity is different from, say, speaking english if you’re from an english-speaking-country.

@Alexop Could be. I think the high heel increases the risk of ankle injuries so I wouldn’t wear them but I don’t doubt they’re comfortable.

I like Robert Greene’s writing style.

@MuadDib Of course you could argue that it’s some sort of conformity. What I tried to say with my previous post is that conforming to speaking a language vs. something like acting as though you like redwine even though, in truth, you have to represss your urge to puke every time you take a sip — and yes there are thousands of people who say they love redwine — are two very different things. So maybe it doesn’t make so much sense to call both ‘conformity.’

@mmKay Actually, running shoes like above is the worst kind of conformity. Everybody wears them now.

Extending conformity to language in general makes it unclear what conformity means. Would you say conforming to knowing language, and conforming to drinking red-wine, even if you find it disgusting, is the same thing?

@MuadDib Not sure if accents really qualify for conformity. Some people’s accents go so deep they have no ability to speak without it. Might as well say that all of language is conformity at that point. I agree if you mean adapting to a local accent when moving around, though.

I think he doesn’t want to sacrifice truth in order to reach more people. But I also think he dislikes the promotional kind of language and the way you have to present yourself to get more reach. However, there is one simple thing he could do, I think that would help get his work to more people (but also there just aren’t that many people who are interested in the kind of work he’s doing): Give very quick intros to his YT videos and then get into the content quickly. Mostly Leo gives like 2-3 minute long intros before he starts with the meaty stuff. This is fine for people who watch all of his videos anyways, but new watchers will be turned off by this, which makes it less likely that the videos spread. I think this is an easy fix that doesn’t require sacrifice of truth (look at videos of Alex Hormozi or MrBeast for examples of what I mean — they start delivering on their video-title within 15-20 seconds). I do think that most preamble is rather useless anyways. It’s, of course, hard to cut it out but I think it would improve the videos in general, and also the reach.

@jacknine119 Hey. If your goal is to make money should think about what your actual offer is first. See social media more as a strategy to find clients for your offer. If you want to make money purely with having lots of followers and impressions, that will be more difficult. I wouldn’t worry too much about making ‘unique’ content right now. Just try to be consistent with posting and improve your skills. If you continually get better you will carve out a niche for yourself sooner or later. Remember: most people will quit, so if you simply keep going for a while, you’ll already outcompete most.

What are you doing this instagram page for? Create a purpose for it. Then try to find other instagram pages that make excellent posts and try to emulate them; understand the underlying principles of what makes it work.

Also, when you develop along the stages, it gets quite obvious which ‘reality’ — I’m referring to the stages — the creators of the model tried to map. It’s pretty useful.

I agree, it’s sometimes used in a way that implies superiority. I don’t think being on a ‘higher’ developmental stage says one is superior to another. It depends, though, what you mean by that exactly. Could someone on a higher stage be ‘superior’ in terms of moral development for example? Sure. Just like a high-school-kid has superior maths than a primary-school-kid. But is a primary-school-kid by itself inferior to the high-school-kid? Do you see a baby as inferior to a ten-year old? You can go into specific skills, sure, but do you get what I mean? Also, it’s an error to think all perspectives must be of equal value or maturity (for example progressivism vs. conservatism).