PsychedelicEagle

I'm happy to help btw, should you decide to proceed with the tagging effort.

No way. I use LLMs to design and write complex code across very large codebases (tens of thousands of lines) daily, including tasks such as planning software architecture, designing robust infrastructure, creating concurrent and distributed systems, etc. Tagging the blog is the kind of work that LLMs would excel at, saving you A TON of time. Of course you'd frame the problem in a way that you can review the work before deploying to production. And the taxonomy is something you'd like to control yourself and not defer to the LLM. For verifiability, you could ask the model to create a script scrapping the blog, which you could then easily verify yourself before running. But the time saved would be immense. Modern LLM interfaces such as Claude Code allow you to quickly select a folder and start a task within seconds. A lot of the clunky friction a developer experiences to begin a project can be delegated to the AI, which is something it does well because there are so many examples of repositories around.

Thanks, good tip.

I think that's a good & healthy approach. In my mind: you don't try to distinguish. You just act from first principles. You know what respectful behavior for you means and you act in accordance to that. That's why having a principled approach to life is important. If she crosses a boundary, you enforce the boundary and walk away. If she comes after and changes her behavior, that demonstrates her interest (and that it was a shit test). You should not be running after the girl after she exhibits any behavior that resembles rejection. If the guy's goal is to get the girl regardless of her behavior he's already lost. And from that place he can exhibit rapey behavior, yes. So again, the importance of principles in one's modus operandi. If she comes back after the shit test then you know it was indeed a shit test and not real rejection. Hard to know until then, and one should not be chasing the girl in either way. However, being aware that such types of "shit testing" can occur helps the guy knows what's possible and be prepared when she unexpectedly comes back after you enforced your boundaries. Which is why the distinction is helpful IME.

I'd say you're not the exception — most people find these things boring. Which is why the ones who manage to consistently do them achieve remarkable results. One exercise for you: what do all things you mentioned to find boring — developing professional skills, learning about investing, eating healthy, going to the gym, meditation/contemplation — have in common?

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I agree with pickup lingo tunneling someone's vision — def a perspective limiting phenomenon. And I do agree that pickup itself has many problems. But I do think that for man/woman interactions it can be helpful to distinguish between playfully teasing and shit tests, if the goal is to get the girl. The nature of the shit test is the ungrounding attempt as my quote above highlights. Actually, we can argue that if playfulness is conveyed or perceived, it isn't a shit test. A true shit test is perceived as not playful, and sometimes even harsh criticism.

IME I have found this to not be the case at all. Women will intentionally, often subconsciously — sometimes even deliberately —, test you to see if you're truly grounded in your masculine energy. Masculine energy is about purpose, drive, handling tension, creating a safe container, self-reliance, independence, knowing you are good enough. When we men like the girl too much or think they're outside of our league, we tend to move away from our masculine energy and into more of a feminine energy, seeking safety and acceptance. (I know you probably know this, but I'm contextualizing my post, meant for the generic reader). As soon as the woman senses feminine energy in you, her pussy will get drier than the Sahara desert. Here's a great quote that I saved (from Corey Wayne I believe), about shit tests: All this said, @something_else, I truly agree with what you said about not tolerating disrespectful behavior. Some shit tests do indeed carry some form of disrespectful tone. In such cases, passing the shit test involves asserting your boundaries and self-worth. If she ever crosses that line again, she's done — walk away and never look back.

@Joshe your looks good as well 😋

Sounds delicious — I'mna try it someday. I just ate an improvised tofu salad that turned out delicious. Salty tofu with the sweetness from from fresh figs and oranges made it great. Also, the basil from the tofu seasoning with the tomatoes and the pak choi matched well.

Amazing! I didn't know they had a branch in the Netherlands. Thanks for sharing and keep up the great work!

Same here, my dad turned 71 this year. He is in good shape relative to his age despite having had a minor cardiac event before he turned 70. Good to be present to the fleeting nature of life and health so we give it the proper value. And even then, it's hard to not take some things for granted. Kinda like a medidation practice where we need to always be catching our mind wandering and bringing it back to mindfulness.

The problem with peer review is it enforces conformity, via suppressing creativity and risk-taking. Reviewers will mostly support work aligning with established consensus.

It’s def a risk; I wouldn’t state it categorically, however. I doubled my income and had some of my most productive years after an ayahuasca retreat. I was using psychedelics more from a personal development vs a spiritual pursuit back then. After a couple years I started working with 5meo and focusing on awakening. That did further disconnect me from my job further, despite it being something I was never fully connected to. On the order hand, this less productive-at-work period was a time I fully embraced stage green and changed many things in my personal lifestyle. I was also training hard at the gym and following a strict diet plan, no slacking off. So I think it largely depends on the individual and their life stage. If you have stage orange work to do and lessons to learn it may be wise to postpone. As Leo says you can always dose higher later

@Yimpa That's crazy. You touched Ouroboros

Amazing.

Haha this is deadly indeed ⚰️ — especially given the frequency with which people drink coffee.

@D2sage What changes have you implemented in particular for thyroid health?

@Jehovah increases Consider adding legumes (beans, soybeans, chickpeas, lentils, etc.) to your diet as well for vegan protein, these are among the healthiest foods cause they provide fermentable fiber. Also, nuts and seeds — pumpkin seeds for example have a high protein-to-fat ratio for a seed, as well as Zinc. You can also easily buy soybean products (e.g., soybean yogurt or milk — especially Calcium fortified alternatives, which can fully replace cow milk in terms of micronutrients) to add to your meals, which are protein rich. Nowadays, protein intake is overrated. If you're not bodybuilding you can easily get away with 1.0g protein/kg of bodyweight, and some would even argue that's healthier than higher protein. Also, if you track your whole food intake you'll be surprised to see sources of protein you didn't expect. The 1.6g/kg of bodyweight only matters if you're exercising intensely (and want to optimize muscle building). Hitting total caloric intake is more important than protein alone. And, if you're hitting you're caloric intake and eating legumes, whole grains, and seeds, it's almost impossible to stay below the 0.8g of protein/kg of bodyweight RDA or the individual amino acid targets. Of course if you decide to include some animal sources that's also fine — your personal choice. The key is to focus on whole foods and avoid the empty macronutrients that come from junk and processed foods.

One way to get around both issues would be to buy a significant amount and make a tea off of it. Reduce variance and eliminate the fiberish bits. Could also do the classic "lemon tek" for the extra peak 🚀

Yes; I guess this was primarily written in the context of human history — the order of a group or civilization. Generally, any system persisting through time (an established order), needs stabilization mechanisms (feedback loops) that keep in place the structures and behaviors defining it. The naturalization of a an order's arbitrariness (e.g., traditions interpreted as "the way things should be") is not only one such mechanism but also a very efficient one: it normalizes the patterns and behaviors required to maintain the system, in a way that each piece of the system (e.g., individuals in a society) internalizes it and acts via intrinsic rather than extrinsic forces (I only realized this key distinction after brainstorming with Claude). Over time, you'd expect orders that survive to be the ones leveraging such (very efficient) mechanism.

Yes, ideally you should be busy with your life purpose. And anyway the phone is for setting dates. On the phone, you just to the minimally-necessary texting for her to see you're not a crazy person, and then you book the date ASAP and get off the phone. It's all laid out on Corey Wayne's book.

Cheers! Today I did some contemplation in the early morning, in the sunlight.

It's a scientific fact that women are more attracted to men whose feelings are unclear. ~ Corey Wayne.

+1. Neither is 5-MeO but still powerful substances. I'd be honored to attend any Actualized.org event TBH.