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should there be a distinction between survival work and fulfilling work/passion? surely, if we think holistically, and consider the major principles of life, one can be at a level where they combine both in almost a contradictory way, by embracing the paradoxical nature of life, adopting the right philosophy, mastering detachment and playfulness, leveraging creativity and problem solving to find fulfilling ways to transcend survival, aka make lots of money. and most importantly trusting intuition. I see many examples of broke people that chased their passion in almost immature childlike manner, not giving a slight fuck about practicality or strategy, being delusional and end up more successful than any genius hardworking businesspeople. this pattern is so repetitive to ignore, and I still believe it is possible. Or is this determined by luck and is nothing but mere fantasy? see, if we synthesize insights from these principles: the wisdom from Maslow's hierarchy of needs how authenticity leads to massive drive, motivation, and effortlessness power of intuition how life is paradoxical detachment spiral dynamics cybernetics resistance left brain and right brain big picture and long-term thinking the subconscious mind vs conscious mind Ego being the source of most dysfunctional stuff (fear, being stuck, sabotage, self-image, homeostasis…) we conclude that if one is skilled and developed enough to embody a paradoxical attitude of detachment and non-caring, trusting in how life works, not wanting a specific outcome, mastering fear, mastering ego. eventually some form of intuition will arise, some inner authentic motivation that'll lead you to doing the exact right sequence of actions that get you to where you wanna be without consciously engineering your way into it. where you stop obsessively chasing specific outcomes, become less controlled by fear, and begin trusting the broader intelligence of life, but still paradoxically have conscious direction. because if you just sit there, you won't just stay still until you die, you have authentic desires, for food, money, status, creativity, freedom.... and those constantly generate internal pressure; the subconscious mind may begin organizing behavior toward fulfilling those needs. and the subconscious mind is far more powerful than the conscious in achieving and finding out a way to fulfill those needs, and in synthesizing constraints and finding a way despite those constraints. it is not linear like the conscious mind. that's why the people that make it this way do so unconsciously, they are just talented and wired to follow their intuition in this radical and paradoxical way. it is insane to do this consciously. so, is this kind of intuitive, paradoxical approach to life something that can be consciously cultivated, or does it only work when it emerges naturally and unconsciously when there is barely any conditioning? Would really appreciate your take on this @Leo Gura

@Cred i wish i could just do that, but can't build a business without urgency, at least for me.

@integration journey see why you use it so much, like deep down why. here are common reasons why people can't pull themselves from scrolling: they might be avoiding some emotions or numbing them down. or, they are using it as a soothing mechanism from a stressful life, or as an escape. or it's the only way for them to relax or rest, maybe it's their only window to see other people, or because they feel lonely, or they have nothing going on in their life so the default mode is scrolling, or they have fear of missing out and becoming uncool, or every time they try to do something important, they get resistance and use scrolling for procrastination. or they just simply bored all the time. just turn inwards, and once you find why, it becomes easy to quit. trying to delete the apps or turn your phone black and white so it's not appealing, or simply forcing yourself to quit won't work, until you know why you do it. watch these episodes of Leo: "awareness alone is curative", "overcoming addiction" and "how to stop watching TV" For me, why i was addicted to it at a certain point is i was numbing down fears around staring my freelance business, i was feeling like an imposter, afraid of embracing myself, of failing, of making the wrong decision... it was slowing me down and impacting my life negatively. it took some awareness and some mindset work and after some time i automatically find myself repelled from even opening it. meaning i didn't discipline myself or deleted the app, i just addressed the fears i had, and shined my awareness on how that habit was effecting me negatively and it solved itself overtime.

this is not a picture, but an insight i just had and shared: The problem with suicide and nihilism is that they have truth to them, but the moment you grasp that, you no longer want to be nihilistic or suicidal

the point isn't about the points; it is the attitude in which you come about them.

@Cred bro, no matter how right or wrong is what you say, your epistemic attitude lacks wisdom. the content doesn't matter if the structure screams red flags. imo, the stuff you say about neurodivergence isn't accurate. i was diagnosed with ADHD 7 years ago, and i do just fine. it's just the way i do things is different. won't get into details but you gotta rethink your stuff bro, sorry for being blunt.

@Ramanujan you don't need courses bro, the fundamentals of everything are free on the internet, plus if you know how to ask AI, you don't need courses ever. I learned copywriting, ghostwriting, design, branding and more all for free, you just need to know how. also, in 3rd world courtiers, there are sites and telegram groups where you can find most famous paid courses for free. plus, courses are for people that make 5k$+ a month and want to scale, you can make 5k$ a month with just fundamentals of anything. it is not knowledge that's scarce, it is action.

@adztam There are levels to this game.

@Pedro M Sorry to hear that. most Leo's videos on that topic are intellectual, and they're good for perspective taking and understanding. understanding alone can help with meaning. but i don't know exactly which videos you need. also, understanding is for the long term. for establishing new meaning and purpose systems. but for the short term, I surely know you might benefit from practices that regulate your state and nervous system. I know it sounds direct and simple and feels strange to do this while battling depression. but trust me, we are machines after all, working on and regulating your nervous system makes a huge difference no matter what one is going through. the hardest thing is taking action on those things. first, just getting enough sunlight and exercise helps a lot. but there are types of ways to regulate: Physical Regulation (exercise, running, walking, yoga, breathwork...) Emotional Processing (journaling, talking to someone, feeling suppressed emotions) Nervous System Soothing (going to nature, hot bath, calm music, anything that signals to your body that you are safe) Social Regulation (talking and hanging out with people that are close to you, and most importantly getting help) also try to spot your maladaptive coping mechanisms, they can make things worse. just spotting and stopping those makes a lot of difference. Hope everything gets better

Nearly all Arabic ex-Muslims still have the same structure as religious people. the furthest they went in their truth seeking is agnosticism. you can see that clearly see that in the content of big names and communities discussing this stuff, they're stuck at debates and criticism, and the never-ending belief vs disbelief and materialistic content. and rarely have I ever heard of spirituality or enlightenment get mentioned. all they do is go from religious ideology to anti-religious ideology. I think why that is, is because of language. you technically can't speak about spirituality and enlightenment using Arabic, and the ones that become open to that are usually the ones that learn other languages like English. One funny thing is that both Arabic Muslims and ex-Muslims shit on and reject Sufism, the spiritual branch of Islam, which hammers the point home.

@Eskilon yes true, but certain languages limit you and what you can think about. it is not just vocabulary, it's more than that i don't know how to articulate it. for example, i speak a native Moroccan language, and with it, I can't even speak about basic intellectual stuff without using words, structure and flow of another language like French or Arabic. I don't really know how to explain that.

@Ziran but without language, how can you learn from another?

@Ramanujan sure, but there is nuance. if one speaks English, has Wi-Fi. location don't matter.

@Lyubov sorry for the late reply. your insights are spot on, specifically i like this framing ↓ I think trying to convert passion into money in the wrong timing robs it of its own joy and authenticity. for example, one broad field of humans are passionate about is creativity and creation and as a creative, 1.you first create to make money (functional creativity), 2.then create to be respected, or for status (esthetic creativity), 3.then you create to be free and fulfilled (creativity as expression), 4.then you create to impact the world, where you stop thinking so much about yourself and impacting others and the world becomes the most fulfilling. jumping to the last 2 was a mistake I'm making, I need to first master survival and set the last 2 as direction only. otherwise, I would be ignoring reality.

I always have this analogy that I keep in mind, which is this: we are like a binary calculator trying to explain and do calculus or take a photo. we are simply limited and so what we can grasp. probably though, I'm not sure lol

Reading this article reminded me of when i was a good Muslim as a kid LOL btw, in this article, the content that's written in English is not the same as the one written with Arabic. in English, it is written in a neutral, external spirituality-aware tone. it uses no verses from the Quran and it talks about the meaning of "tawhid" in a very broad sense. but in the one that is written with Arabic, it is like an orthodox Muslim wrote it, it uses religious language, it uses demonstrations from a lot of Quran verses, and it doesn't mention Sufism like the one written in English. it is like it is biased. it also talks about tawhid in the intellectual belief-based level. "To unit" means to believe there is one God which is Allah and to say "ash-shahada", which is “Ashhadu an lā ilāha illā Allāh wa ashhadu anna Muhammad rasūlu Allāh” that's as far as they go. kinda weird

From what I know, the words "enlightenment" "ego death or ego dissolution" "mindfulness" or even "meditation" don't exist in Sufism, nor Arabic. the word for meditation in Arabic is "ta'ammol" which means reflection, which doesn't explain meditation at all. the vocabulary that exists is exclusive to Sufism, like a practice. for example, Sufism in Arabic is "Sufia", and the act of practicing spirituality is called "tasawuf" which is extracted from name Sufism, as an adjective. the Arabic vocabulary that exists in which you can talk about spirituality with is borrowed from other fields like psychology, or just from regular language in order to translate technical words, so if you hear someone talk about spirituality in Arabic, you'll be confused at first because what they mean by using those words isn't what the words mean.

@pursuitofspirit congrats bro

For me, this clip still holds the title of funniest clip on the internet.

First time to see Leo say this, and got me curious of how much of reality is understood

Yes i totally agree, i wasn't asking about myself, i was just wondering if that is something possible. because that's the only way i can explain early and unconscious success, the ones that succeeded in a very unconvetional way. I'm asking this because i noticed this about myself when i was young up until I'm 16, i was multitalented in arts and sports and school. and i did it all without any self reflection or intention, if you asked me back then "what are you doing and why?" it won't even register in my brain. my environment didn't descipline me, i was never desciplined up until after 16. and when i look at so many creatives that made it early, i could almost see the same pattern. and my best guess and explanation is what i said up there.

@Hojo Dead internet is here

@Yimpa it's me. wanna buy bro? i got the best deals, inspired and signed by God himself. (jk)

Drop your best one-liners that explain the benefits of Meditation and *make it click* why it's a must for anyone really but specifically for self-actualizers (non-spiritual stuff) I always struggle with meditating consistently as i take it for granted and forget why it matters, so I'm creating a list as reminders that i can read frequently. For me, these are the core ones i think of a lot: it trains the awareness muscle it trains the skill of detecting self-deception it trains the skill of "going meta" which is key for emotional regulation, resilience, perspective taking, detecting impulse, mind mastery, and a million other thing it allows and strengthens creative insight and clarity