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@HopefulMan It's hard to say, this is a complex thing. well first, there is a difference between intellectual identity and embodied identity. an embodied identity is built through constant proof and programing. also, you need to take into consideration status quo, fears, unconscious beliefs about yourself, realistic standards, nervous system state and familiarity with new behavior, environment and influences, what thoughts are always circulating in your mind, practical productivity stuff, whether you've emotionally bought into the identity or maybe you just think you should be or act a certain way.... I can say from personal experience, change is gradual and slow and messy. but what worked for me best is designing an environment that reinforces that identity (place, people, internet, what i consume...) and emotionally and philosophically buying into the identity. Treat this as a whole system.

He can do it, and you said how here: Project based learning, problem first, information second. Yeah, the school system is backwards sometimes.

@integration journey In my experience, the best way to do this is to not by studying and memorizing the syllabus directly, but by doing exercises and tests First and only read the syllabus when looking for answers. this way the questions are "the project" and you are applying the information to it. and your goal is to get to a point where you can answer most or all the questions on the tests and exercises. I tried this myself. I studied engineering and architecture. Architecture school is full of similar courses that have a lot of memorization.

if i were you, i wouldn't. too much risk and unnecessary pressure. also, if that course is for beginners, i would stay away from it because that knowledge exists already online for free, especially for marketing websites, you just need a bit of digging and "figuring things out". buying that course will just speed things up, it's not a life saver. but if it's something advanced, it would be for people that already make money and want to scale, which won't make sense for you.

That's why I cut my own hair. Better alone and single than being in toxic relationships.

short, closed loops are your friend. treat everything as a short, closed loop project with clear desirable outcome. example: when the goal is learning a skill or learning about an intellectual thing, instead of going and consuming information and start practicing, outline a project first, take action immediately with what you know already, and only learn information when you stumble upon a problem and need clarity.

this one is already becoming a classic, Leo would love it after his corruption blog posts lol

sell his soul to the devil.

Why isn't it as simple as this?: Skeptical materialistic person ➔ "here, a psychedelic" ➔ boooom💥➔ okay I get it, there is God, I am God. (For context, I've never tried a psychedelic before, so have mercy on my oversimplification, but I'm curious.)

I have so many questions, but it seems the best way to answer them is to try psychedelics.

But won't the mystical experience be enough to reconsider? won't it be chocking enough or overwhelming to a point where one changes their attitude towards truth?

@Xonas Pitfall but aren't psychedelics supposed to handle that part?

I dare god to imagine deez nuts.

@Sucuk Ekmek your profile photo looks like a black girl from afar.

Actualized-snobbing. Example in a sentence: you are actualized-snobbing me you actualized-snob fuck! Meaning: You are acting condescending because you know about and learn from Actualized.org.

Better call Saul my friend. He knows a guy who knows a guy. but there's no coming back from this. and seems like you'll need the deluxe service, he'll give you a number, call it and say "I need a dust filter for a Hoover Max Extract Pressure‑Pro, Model 60." seriously though, what i found works for me best is rather than constructing an identity, i instead construct and anti-identity. it's hard to get clarity and know exactly who do you want to be and act like, but it's way easier and clear to know who you don't want to be. it acts as a reference point. this works for several principles about human psychology and behavior: We're wired for survival, not for happiness and alignment, so instead aligning with an identity, try surviving against one. Negativity bias: we react more to problems, negative stuff, anti-goals rather than aspirational stuff. The enemy effect: we're more likely to take action against an enemy than towards some ideal (this is used in war, politics, branding...) Cognitive dissonance: acting in ways that your anti-identity avatar would act like creates tension, pushing you to adjust behavior to reduce it. the mind hates that shit. Contrast effect: we constantly perceive ourselves in contrast to something else, that's why we constantly compare ourselves to others, judge and criticize the fuck out of anything. Disgust as Behavioral Deterrent (as long as we do it consciously): We’re wired to steer clear of anything that feels gross or wrong, so seeing something disgusting makes us way less likely to do it ourselves. for example, when you see someone who constantly complains and acts like a victim, and you either consciously or unconsciously feel disgusted and disappointed, you are more likely to never do the same. Same thing for constructing a vision, when one is not clear on a vision for the future, constructing an anti-vision gets you there faster and gets you moving.

probably because Asians only study math and engineering, not philosophy. and they do so since birth.

Proud of having answers for my younger siblings after figuring shit out on my own for years. and proud of having infrastructure that makes them transcend the shitty kinds of survival.

nice 😆

see "life unfolds in chapters and phases" and "ego backlash" episodes also, you probably need an answer uniquely to your life and where you are at currently.

@Toranvor This would take some trial and error. maybe you can find your answer in history of how people dealt with similar issue with the rise of similar technologies.

The way he writes his articles and essays is a work of art, he mostly writes about the shallow topics that work and get so many views but use philosophy, developmental psychology, actualized.org inspired topics, human behavior, history to talk about them in an engaging simple way (he was a copywriter). he is the perfect example of balance between art and business. the most holistic motherfucker I follow online.

Same thing happened when all of these technologies were invented: printing press, camera, digital tools, electric guitars, synthesizers...