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I find it extremely ballsy of Prince Ea to share an enlightenment video like this with almost 2 million subs. Will it pay off or backfire? Also, what do you guys think of the video?

@AMS Radical openmindedness is required when you are against the status quo not when you represent it. Anecdotal evidence like FB posts doesn't count for shit. Science shows us that animal products are not healthy but I guess you have to be extremely biased when you have a carnivore FB group. Animals are not healthy, no amount of mental gymnastics on your part will prove otherwise. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20820038 Research TLDR: A low-carbohydrate diet based on animal sources was associated with higher all-cause mortality in both men and women, whereas a vegetable-based low-carbohydrate diet was associated with lower all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality rates.

@Leo Gura How do you spot an enlightened person?

After watching the video on OneNote, starting writing some stuff and contemplating about my life, I realized where I've been doing well and where I am not. I realized how little action I actually take. I am just observing here so don't get lost assuming stuff. Here are some things that "go wrong" with me and need to be fixed asap: Apart from my formal/walk meditation habit which is pretty consistent, I dabble around in everything else. I protect my ego toooooo much, my cool-smart-wise-funny guy image/identity. No morning routine, no productivity (currently unemployed living with parents). "Stuck" on LP course since I don't know what domain of mastery and ideal medium to choose (more like an excuse but whatever makes me sleep at night, right?) Waste too much time on PC and personal development material when I could be taking action. No structure whatsoever in my daily life. No quality peer group to push me as I wish to be pushed. Being into PUA theory for months now and the only action I have taken is going to a bar and chatting up dudes (not awkward just pussied out I guess) Stuck for literally months in this theory filled and no action comfort zone that I went myopic without noticing. No system in place to autocorrect my stupid behavior in the path of growth and self-improvement without going unconscious for months. Not writing this to victimize myself or anything. I've got the mental game in place. I just really need something tangible to grab on to and get out of this rut. The funny thing is I already got the knowledge to get started but a second opinion would be much appreciated

@Leo Gura Is accumulating Personal development theory actually a waste of time though? If it is, I theoretically have wasted the last 4 years but If I didn't I wouldn't be on the self-actualization journey so I am ok with that. My perfectionism wakes up towards action, what job to find? Is it a waste of time? Should I go pimp it solo again? And especially without a quality peer group, i have to be extremely self-reliant. My mind plays tricks on me... My emotional system is not backing me up and the only thing I have left is willpower. @RossE Daily routine is an idea to maximize productivity. The last months I have been running on open schedule and the results are self-evident. @HII Put down some goals (Both long-term and short-term) on my OneNote, now trying to convince myself how to proceed from here.

@Leo Gura Bashing PUA is a long talk. It involves many factors which RSD have gotten right such as social conditioning, male/female psychology and obviously action. I actually think you've got it wrong here. No one is asserting any power over anyone. If you treat it as you would treat any spiritual dogma you are good to go, I don't see any negatives. You need to clarify which is low consciousness dogma and which is not. I either auto filter it or I don't notice it at all. If it becomes an addiction this is another talk but the game by itself can actually grow you especially if you are the average video game nerd like me. Now that I think about it what is the difference between playing the game to be alpha and playing the game to be conscious in front of the girl? Is it all a matter of appearances?

@Leo Gura That's actually worse since AI won't have to be ultra smart. Keep in mind people are literally puppets of their damn phones and computers. Imagine the damn things being even a tiny bit aware of the situation, how much damage could they do?

What do you guys think of decaf coffee?

@Leo Gura Still though, man's got to learn, right?

@Leo Gura I get the no-free-will but still, something makes decisions, be it the body or the mind. If not, this says that our lives are preset and either you are born capable-of-enlightenment and achieve it or better luck next life. In that case, no matter what I do I will win if my destiny is to win and no matter what I will lose if my destiny is to lose. Sounds weird but I guess we can assume we are winners and act accordingly to increase our chances

@Dan Arnautu We dont feed the entire planet yet lol. Grains are used to feed the cows that make the quarter pounders the average American eats every day. @Leo Gura I eat the classic athlete's diet just veganized. I still eat my whole weat pasta and potatoes, it doesnt feel bad and they also have good nutrients (carbs&protein). Gimme some studies or articles about this. Is decaf coffee ok or no coffee whatsoever?

@Leo Gura i became vegan cold turkey, it's no big deal. What's wrong with potatoes?

@faith I've got mild HPPD from freaking meditation.

@Wind Consistency

How do I find my domain of mastery and my ideal medium?

@Alexo45 Feels good man Do you also feel like your actions flow and you are just a part of the process and not the decision making one?

@HII No experience whatsoever but I connected the dots based on your comment and some work of mine. Talking and storytelling of some sort seem ideal.

@heisenburger My zone of genius is "communicating unique perspectives about life, creatively" but "communicating" and "creatively" is too generic and I have to choose between too many choices. for example: communicating: video, podcast, public speaking, drawing, rap-ing, singing, dancing, stand-up and every art form that exists. Creatively: Self-explanatory that this also has too many nuances. So how do I dumb it down just to keep going with my LP? @Leo Gura Did I mess up any of the exercises based on the above?

Do you also feel like your eyes are not into horizontal level? Happens to me ALL the time.

@DavidBorja Its lit ???

So I was watching Joe Rogan's podcast #725 after Leo's suggestion on the blog and after contemplating it for a little bit I got this insight. If we don't actually know whenever something is true or false, wouldn't it be best to never express an opinion if you want to be as openminded as possible? Even if you don't believe it 100% you are still making a distinction by choosing to say A instead of B. Also if it is not possible to not hold any belief, even if you hold them lightly you still tend to cling to them as we see with science and every paradigm-locked ideology. This also ties in well with something I heard from Sadhguru: "I do not know" holds a tremendous possibility" So isn't open-mindedness just like naivety? How does this notion link with personal development at the highest level?

@Shiva Yeah you got what I am questioning here. To clarify what I am questioning here, even more, aren't we holding some beliefs by doing this work? How do those beliefs vary from the average person's dogmatic beliefs if at all?

@TJ Reeves I have already listened to the whole thing. I actually got interested in this album because of the 1-800 song which sounded so much more than the mainstream bitches-drugs-money narrative of rap these days. Good to hear your perspective man.

Doesn't this sound really spiritual?

@Hardkill You need to get honest with yourself. You cant get up early? Jeez, I feel you man, what an inconvenience... Jokes aside go find a fucking job and stop this bullshit thinking which is a mix of limiting beliefs and victimhood.