Raphael

Something, Nothing, and Truth When we think that something is something, it is something. When we think that something is nothing, it is nothing. When we realize that something is nothing, it is truth.

Feeling That The World Is Antiquated Even though I still have many issues to work on, I feel like paradoxically I'm just way too advanced/too good for the world. 99% of people are basically antiquated for me and in IRL everyone that I know is antiquated. They all live in the middle age. It's hard to relate to outdated people, and I still have difficulties understanding the fact that many people who had better chances in life than me got trapped into ideologies such as success.

12/02/2021 (Week 3) If I treat listening as a creative act... I'll be careful to what people say I'll be more able to detect people's intentions I'll be more able to detect lies and manipulations I'll deal better with people I'll could use people's ideas to grow myself I'll realize that by being attentive, I'll notice others mistakes, and will be able to avoid the same mistakes If I notice how people are affected by the quality of my listening... I'll put a little more importance into listening I'll respect more others opinions even if they are wrong, but without necessarily subscribing to them I'll open myself a little more to people I'll avoid to use my smartphone while dealing with people I'll let go of thoughts that are unrelated to a current conversation I'll realize the impact that I have on people If I bring more awareness to my dealings with people today... my responses would be a little less automatic, but more genuine and/or thoughtful I'll better catch my emotional reactions I'll better catch moments where I'm afraid of having social interactions I'll enhance the clarity of my mind during social interactions I'll realize that I've been avoiding people most of my life I'll open myself to the possibility of having great social interactions If I commit to dealing with people fairly and benevolently... I'll bring more kindness to my social interactions I'll be more genuine in my social interactions I'll use assertiveness when necessary I'll put proper boundaries I'll be able to find the balance between being kind, genuine, open and being assertive, having boundaries, and not letting people abuse me my relationships will improve a little every day, feel better and better, and I'll be happy to have social interactions

Nathaniel Branden, The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem

12 February 2021 Wake Up Time: 05:41 AM (objective 5:30 AM - 6:00 AM) In Bed Time: 09:30 PM (objective 9:00 PM - 9:30 PM) ✅ 45 minutes of Doing Nothing Before Going To Sleep Work Sessions: 09:56 AM - 10:32 AM I did some analysis and responded to a client Focus: 3.5/5 Duration: 36 minutes 11:02 AM - 12:14 AM I did some research on e-commerce SEO Focus: 3.5/5 Duration: 1 hour 12 minutes 01:17 PM - 01:57 PM Did a bunch of disorganized stuff, also distracted myself Focus: 3/5 Duration: 40 minutes Deep Work Sessions: 02:24 PM - 03:18 PM Went back working on a Node.js API Focus: 3.5/5 Duration: 54 minutes 03:23 PM - 04:36 PM I continued the work on the API, but also confused myself a lot while doing it Focus: 3.5/5 Duration: 1 hour 13 minutes Average Focus: 3.4 / 5 (objective at least 3.5 / 5) Total Work Duration: 4 hours 35 minutes, including 2 hours 7 minutes of Deep Work (objective at least 6 hours) Total Reading Time: 0 minutes (I'm not reading anything currently)

About Senses of Superiority Senses are superiority are caused by feelings of insecurities caused by shame caused by traumas caused by the environment someone's developed in.

@Abdelghafar And the wise thing to do is to use the proper distraction according to the phase of life that we are in.

Bored of Spiral Dynamics I'm starting to get bored of Spiral Dynamics even if I still didn't read the book. They are just so much reference to it on this forum that I'm getting sick of it. Also they are too many examples of failures of Spiral Dynamics to this point, I feel like we need to develop a new model. Maybe I could try to reference the 9 Stages Of Ego Development model to bring a little more diversity on this forum.

All distractions are distractions from other distractions.

All distractions are distractions from other distractions.

11/02/2021 (Week 3) If I treat listening as a creative act... I'll be more attentive to people I'll be happier to have social interactions I'll get more ideas from listening I'll open myself more I'll stop resisting others opinion I'll accept divergent opinions If I notice how people are affected by the quality of my listening... I'll recognize that listening is an important aspect of social interactions I'll care a little more about people I'll find a better balance between listening to people and not listening to unconscious critics I'll listen more I'll not respond aggressively when I'm not interested in what someone says I'll bring more love to listening If I bring more awareness to my dealings with people today... I'll be calmer around people I'll change my attitude towards people I'll be more assertive I'll share a little more of my crazy ideas I'll evolve as a person I'll help my environment evolve If I commit to dealing with people fairly and benevolently... I'll be respectful while still staying down to earth I'll recognize that I have a few racist thoughts every day I'll recognize that nobody chooses its environment I'll recognize that I cannot blame someone's behavior towards me because he/she didn't choose his/her environment I'll take into consideration the person's difficulties while interacting with him/her I'll communicate on what's possible to communicate I'll build interactions on what's possible I'll stop treating most people as inferior to me

11 February 2021 Wake Up Time: 06:51 AM (objective 5:30 AM - 6:00 AM) In Bed Time: 09:15 PM (objective 9:00 PM - 9:30 PM) ✅ 45 minutes of Doing Nothing Before Going To Sleep Work Sessions: 09:01 AM - 10:21 AM I had a talk with a client, did a few modifications on a website, and responded to another client Focus: 3.5/5 Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes 10:40 AM - 12:11 AM Created a new branch, did a lot of research Focus: 3.5/5 Duration: 1 hour 31 minutes 01:04 PM - 02:05 PM I did a small modification on a website and responded to a client Focus: 3.5/5 Duration: 1 hour 1 minute Deep Work Sessions: 02:19 PM - 03:34 PM I did researches and experimented with Twitter API Focus: 4/5 Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes 03:40 PM - 04:25 PM I continued my researches on Twitter API. I think I know what I need to do now Focus: 4/5 Duration: 45 minutes Average Focus: 3.7 / 5 (objective at least 3.5 / 5) Total Work Duration: 5 hours 52 minutes, including hours 2 of Deep Work (objective at least 6 hours) Total Reading Time: 0 minutes (I'm not reading anything currently)

Block him.

When we aren't connected to survival everything becomes identical.

10/02/2021 (Week 3) If I treat listening as a creative act... I'll bring more consciousness to moments where I need to listen I'll choose moments where I consider worth to listen I'll develop more empathy I'll get more ideas from listening to people I'll open myself more to people I'll be happier to listen I'll be able to create flow states while listening If I notice how people are affected by the quality of my listening... I'll see that people are needy I'll see that people want visibility I'll see that I can bring happiness by caring a little more about people I'll see that I can improve my relationships by listening to people I'll see that not listening to most people is causing me to be disconnected and alienated I'll see that I'm a selfish bastard who only cares about himself I'll see that to improve my relationships I need to let go of my selfishness and become a little more selfless by listening to people's needs and opinions If I bring more awareness to my dealings with people today... I'll be more kind I'll be more attentive to my neurotic emotional reactions when listening to people I'll bring more compassion to my relationships I'll be more attentive to the words that come from my mouth I'll start to change the world by changing how I behave in my relationships I'll be fairer I'll let know in a polite way when someone's conversation doesn't interest me If I commit to dealing with people fairly and benevolently... I'll take time to analyze how I treat people I'll create the proper balance between me and others I'll understand that people are where they are and that it's unfair to see them as inferior because of that I'll be more genuine I'll bring more responsibility to how I behave with people I'll be open to different opinions

10 February 2021 Wake Up Time: 05:37 AM (objective 5:30 AM - 6:00 AM) In Bed Time: 09:50 PM (objective 9:00 PM - 9:30 PM) ❌ 45 minutes of Doing Nothing Before Going To Sleep Work Sessions: 10:40 AM - 11:19 AM I did some research and responded to a client Focus: 3.5/5 Duration: 39 minutes 07:38 PM - 07:51 PM I responded to a client Focus: 3.5/5 Duration: 13 minutes Good day, even though I got some internet cravings before going to bed. Average Focus: 3.5 / 5 (objective at least 3.5 / 5) Total Work Duration: 52 minutes, including 0 minutes of Deep Work (objective 0 minutes) Total Reading Time: 0 minutes (I'm not reading anything currently)

Towards Wealth I'm not rich, but I'm moving a little more towards wealth every day by using my mind and my emotions. It will happen naturally, that's something that I felt since I was a kid. For the moment I have pretty good living standards despite not being rich.

Interesting.

It's a movie scene, life ain't like a movie. If you have some real life examples I'm interested btw.

I had many experiences like you, not just with women, but globally in relationships. I would just ask a question because I was curious about something, or make a statement and people would easily get highly emotionally reactive. I think that's because I'm naturally highly logical and don't take things personally, where most people are more emotional. Your post was still a little too much in my opinion. However, if I made something similar, but a little more down to earth, I would also not understand why Leo would lock it as being "low quality". In my mind, it would only be that I was curious about knowing people's opinions on a subject and therefore asked a question.

09/02/2021 (Week 3) If I treat listening as a creative act... I'll get more creative ideas I'll recognize that other people can have good ideas too I'll put more attention in listening to people I'll got ideas from sounds around me I'll be happy to listen I'll complain a little less about noises around me If I notice how people are affected by the quality of my listening... I'll realize how much listening to people is important in relationships I'll make an effort to listen with more attention I'll see that people want to be heard just like me I'll notice that people are happy to speak about everything it means that I can improve my relationships by listening more to people I could help people by giving them feedback after listening to them I could help people by giving them emotional support after listening to them If I bring more awareness to my dealings with people today... I'll accept that people aren't concerned by the things that I'm concerned I'll see that people suffer from unconsciousness I'll see that people cannot help themselves many times I'll see that I can help people every day by giving some love I'll see that I can help people every day by giving a few tips I'll open myself a little more to people I'll bring more happiness to my social interactions I'll be more enthusiastic around people If I commit to dealing with people fairly and benevolently... I'll set a proper balance between personal interest and other people interest I'll be more genuine I'll see that everyone needs to be treated fairly and respectfully I'll try to find win-win solutions for everyone I'll stop looking down at people I'll stop seeing myself as a superior being

09 February 2021 Wake Up Time: 06:40 AM (objective 5:30 AM - 6:00 AM) In Bed Time: ~ PM (objective 9:00 PM - 9:30 PM) ✅ 45 minutes of Doing Nothing Before Going To Sleep Work Sessions: 09:31 AM - 10:40 AM After one year of fighting and more than one hour this morning it looks like I'm finally able to withdraw my money from the freelancing platform. I now only need to wait with the hope to see the money appears on my banking interface Focus: 3.5/5 Duration: 1 hour 9 minutes 10:58 AM - 12:33 AM I did some analysis and some research on backlinks. I learned a lot Focus: 3.5/5 Duration: 1 hour 35 minutes 01:25 PM - 02:57 PM I took back the accounting course, but I realize that it's currently useless for me. I switched back to my coding project and got in touch with my previous work Focus: 3.5/5 Duration: 1 hour 32 minutes 07:33 PM - 08:10 PM I updated node.js, made a small correction and a pull request, and sent some updates to a client Focus: 3.5/5 Duration: 37 minutes Deep Work Sessions: 03:02 PM - 03:36 PM I fixed a bug, found another issue, but it only looks like a software that needs to be updated Focus: 3.5/5 Duration: 1 hour 34 minutes I didn't want to get out of bed this morning because it felt so good. It didn't matter that much in the end as I had a pretty productive day. Average Focus: 3.5 / 5 (objective at least 3.5 / 5) Total Work Duration: 6 hours 27 minutes, including 1 hour 34 minutes of Deep Work (objective at least 6 hours) Total Reading Time: 0 minutes (I'm not reading anything currently)

08/02/2021 (Week 3) If I treat listening as a creative act... I'll bring more focus when I'll have conversations I'll remember better what people says to me I'll be more open to different opinions I'll be non judgmental with listening to people I'll be more happy to hear people share I'll be more open to people If I notice how people are affected by the quality of my listening... I'll realize that how I listen to them is part of the quality of my relationships I'll notice that people like attention and visibility I'll improve the quality of my listening I'll change how I listen to people I'll have a little more attention to people I'll have a little more attention to people's needs If I bring more awareness to my dealings with people today... I'll be more happy to communicate with people I'll be more genuine with people I'll see people as innocent childs I'll create a proper balance between interacting and caring about people and my personal life I'll bring more consciousness to my interactions I'm bring more attention to my interactions If I commit to dealing with people fairly and benevolently... I'll be more honest with people I'll accept people's imperfections I'll be more genuine with people I'll try to better understand people I'll try to better understand human emotions I'll enjoy human relationships more and more I'll be more authentic I'll bring more joy to my life

08 February 2021 Wake Up Time: 05:45 AM (objective 5:30 AM - 6:00 AM) In Bed Time: 09:35 PM (objective 9:00 PM - 9:30 PM) ❌ 45 minutes of Doing Nothing Before Going To Sleep Work Sessions: 08:27 AM - 10:01 AM I continued the accounting course Focus: 3.5/5 Duration: 1 hour 34 minutes 10:26 AM - 12:06 AM I continued the accounting course, I distracted myself a bit at some moments Focus: 3.5/5 Duration: 1 hour 40 minutes 01:06 PM - 02:30 PM I continued the work on the accounting course Focus: 3.5/5 Duration: 1 hour 24 minutes 02:39 PM - 03:48 PM I'm continuing the accounting course, but starting to get tired Focus: 3.5/5 Duration: 1 hour 9 minutes 03:54 PM - 04:21 PM I corrected an issue on the calculations Focus: 3.5/5 Duration: 27 minutes @Raphael Good job! Average Focus: 3.5 / 5 (objective at least 3.5 / 5) Total Work Duration: 6 hours 14 minutes, including 0 minutes of Deep Work (objective at least 6 hours) Total Reading Time: 0 minutes (I'm not reading anything currently)